List of films based on Dark Horse Comics

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List of films based on Dark Horse Comics
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Television[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Live action[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production studio Network Notes / Refs
Timecop 1 9 1997–98 Lawrence Gordon Productions / December 3rd Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Television ABC Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics; 13 episodes ordered but only 9 episodes were aired.
Dark Matter 3 39 2015–17 Blue Penguin / Prescience / Dark Horse Entertainment / Prodigy Pictures Inc. Space / Syfy
Ongoing
The Umbrella Academy 3 30 2019–present Borderline Entertainment (seasons 1 and 2) / Irish Cowboy (season 3–present) / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Content Productions Netflix Renewed for a fourth and final season.[1]
Resident Alien 2 26 2021–present Jocko Productions / Amblin Television / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Content Productions Syfy Renewed for a third season.[2]
In development
She Could Fly TBA TBA TBA Dark Horse Entertainment / AMC Studios AMC [3]
Fear Agent Sony Pictures Television / Point Grey Pictures Amazon Prime Video [4]
Wyrd Dark Horse Entertainment / Vendetta Productions / FX Productions / 20th Television FX [5]
Mind MGMT Dark Horse Entertainment Netflix [6]
Sin City Legendary Television / Troublemaker Studios TBA [7][8][9]
Grendel Dark Horse Entertainment [10][11]

Specials[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Title Original running Production studio Network Notes
The B.P.R.D. Declassified 2004 Visible Man Productions FX Network Live-action special, run length of 22 minutes, aired on March 22, 2004.

Animated series[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production studio Network Notes / Refs
Duckman 4 70 1994–97 Klasky Csupo / Reno & Osborn Productions / Paramount Television USA Network
The Mask: Animated Series 3 54 1995–97 Dark Horse Entertainment / Film Roman / Sunbow Entertainment / New Line Television CBS Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics of the same name.
Fat Dog Mendoza 2 26 2000 TMO-Loonland Film GmbH / Sunbow Entertainment / Cartoon Network Europe / Sony Wonder Television Cartoon Network
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot 2 26 1999–2001 Dark Horse Entertainment / Adelaide Productions / Columbia TriStar Television Fox Kids
Axe Cop 2 22 2013–15 Friends Night / ADHD Studios Fox (season 1)
FXX (season 2)
The Rocketeer 1 22 2019–20 Wild Canary Animation / Icon Creative Studio Disney Junior
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles 2 20 2022 Atomic Monster / Dark Horse Entertainment / Gaumont Animation / Netflix Animation Netflix Loosely based on the comics by Stan Sakai.[12]
Upcoming
Iyanu: Child of Wonder TBA TBA 2024 Lion Forge Animation / Impact X Capital / Forefront Media Group Cartoon Network / Max [13][14]
In development
Hungry Ghosts TBA TBA TBA Sony Pictures Animation TBA [15]
Lady Danger G-Unit Films and Television Inc. / Make Good Content Amazon Freevee [16]

Motion comics[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Title Seasons Episodes Year Production studio Network Notes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Motion Comic 1 19 2010 Fox Home Entertainment Amazon Prime Video / iTunes
Dark Horse Motion Comics 1 32 2012 Geek & Sundry YouTube [17]

Pilots[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Title Year Production studio Network Notes
The Amazing Screw-On Head 2006 Kickstart Productions / Living Dead Guy Productions / Lionsgate Television Sci-Fi Channel Failed animated pilot, 22 minutes long, aired on August 20, 2006.[18]

Films[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Live action[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Year Title Production studio Notes
1994 The Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment Received 1 Oscar nomination.
Timecop Universal Pictures / Largo Entertainment / Signature Pictures / Renaissance Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment
1995 Tank Girl United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group
1996 Enemy Dark Horse Entertainment / TriStar Television Television film; failed pilot.
Barb Wire PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Propaganda Films / Dark Horse Entertainment
1999 Virus Universal Pictures / Mutual Film Company / Dark Horse Entertainment / Valhalla Motion Pictures
Mystery Men Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar Productions
2000 G-Men from Hell Sawmill Entertainment Direct-to-video.
2003 American Splendor Fine Line Features / HBO Films / Good Machine / Dark Horse Entertainment Received 1 Oscar nomination.
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Universal Pictures Direct-to-video; sequel to Timecop.
2004 Hellboy Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment
Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Impact Pictures / Stillking Films
2005 Son of the Mask New Line Cinema / Radar Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment Sequel to The Mask.
Sin City Miramax / Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios Written, produced and co-directed by Frank Miller.
2007 300 Warner Bros. Pictures / Virtual Studios / Legendary Pictures / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions Frank Miller served as executive producer.
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 20th Century Fox / Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment / Dune Entertainment Sequel to Alien vs. Predator.
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Universal Pictures / Relativity Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment Sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy. Received 1 Oscar nomination.
2013 R.I.P.D. Universal Pictures / Original Film / Dark Horse Entertainment
2014 300: Rise of an Empire Warner Bros. Pictures / Cruel and Unusual Films / Legendary Pictures / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions Sequel to 300.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For The Weinstein Company / Dimension Films / Aldamisa Productions / Demarest Films / Troublemaker Studios / Miramax / Solipsist Films / A. R. Films Sequel to Sin City.
2019 Polar Netflix / Constantin Film / JB Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment
Hellboy Lionsgate Films / Summit Entertainment / Millennium Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment / Campbell Grobman Films First reboot of the Hellboy film series.
2022 R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Universal 1440 Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment Direct-to-video; prequel to R.I.P.D.[19][20]
Upcoming
TBA Hellboy: The Crooked Man Ketchup Entertainment / Nu Boyana Film Studios / Campbell Grobman Films / Millennium Media / Dark Horse Entertainment Second reboot of the Hellboy film series.[21]
In development
TBA Tank Girl LuckyChap Entertainment / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Reboot of Tank Girl.[22]
Mystery Girl Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / Wonderland Sound and Vision / She Ready Productions [23]
Lady Killer Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / B for Effort [24]
Dept. H Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment [25]
Bang! Netflix / Dark Horse Entertainment / 87North Productions [6]

Animated films[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Year Title Production studio Notes
2006 Hellboy: Sword of Storms Starz Media / Revolution Studios / Film Roman The first film of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network on October 28, 2006, later released on DVD on February 6, 2007.
2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron The second film of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network on March 10, 2007, later released on DVD on June 12, 2007.
2022 Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness Sony Pictures International Productions / nWave Pictures / Octopolis Theatrical release. Released on Netflix in the United States and select territories.
In development
TBA The Goon Netflix Animation / Blur Studio / Chernin Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment [26][27]

Shorts[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Year Title Production studio Notes
2008 Hellboy: Iron Shoes Starz Media / Revolution Studios / Film Roman Bonus feature for the DVD release of Hellboy: Blood and Iron. First short of the Hellboy Animated series.
2010 Hellboy: The Dark Below Second and final short of the Hellboy Animated series.
2013 R.I.P.D. Titmouse, Inc. Released on Adult Swim; promotional prequel short to the feature-length film of the same name.

Reception[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Box office[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Title Distributor(s) Release date
(United States)
Budget
(in millions)
Box office gross[28]
Opening weekend
(North America)
North America Worldwide
The Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment July 29, 1994 $23 $23,117,068 $119,938,730 $351,583,407
Timecop Universal Studios / Largo Entertainment / JVC Entertainment Inc. September 16, 1994 $27 $12,064,625 $44,853,581 $101,646,581
Tank Girl United Artists March 31, 1995 $25 $2,018,183 $4,064,495 $4,064,495
Barb Wire Gramercy Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment May 3, 1996 $9 $1,844,426 $3,793,614 $3,793,614
Virus Universal Pictures January 15, 1999 $75 $6,013,640 $14,036,005 $30,652,005
Mystery Men July 30, 1999 $68 $10,017,865 $29,762,011 $33,461,011
G-Men from Hell Sawmill Entertainment July 22, 2000 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
American Splendor Good Machine / HBO Films / Dark Horse Entertainment August 15, 2003 $2 $159,705 $6,010,990 $8,000,000
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Universal Pictures September 30, 2003 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Hellboy Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment April 2, 2004 $66 $23,172,440 $59,623,958 $99,318,987
Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox August 13, 2004 $60 $38,291,056 $80,282,231 $172,544,654
Son of the Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment February 18, 2005 $84 $7,511,675 $17,018,422 $57,600,000
Sin City Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios April 1, 2005 $40 $29,120,273 $74,103,820 $158,753,820
300 Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios March 9, 2007 $65 $70,885,301 $210,614,939 $456,068,181
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 20th Century Fox December 25, 2007 $40 $10,059,425 $41,797,066 $128,884,494
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment July 11, 2008 $85 $34,539,115 $75,986,503 $185,258,983
R.I.P.D. Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment July 19, 2013 $130 $12,691,415 $33,618,855 $78,477,749
300: Rise of an Empire Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios March 7, 2014 $110 $45,038,460 $106,580,051 $331,114,051
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios August 22, 2014 $65 $6,317,683 $13,754,898 $39,407,616
Polar Netflix / Constantin film January 25, 2019 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Hellboy Lionsgate / Millennium Films / Campbell Grobman Films / Nu Boyana / Lawrence Gordon Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment April 12, 2019 $50 $12,045,147 $21,903,748 $55,065,289
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness Sony Pictures International Productions / nWave Pictures / Octopolis January 23, 2022 $20 Unknown Unknown $10,885,116
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Universal 1440 Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment November 15, 2022 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Total $1.044 billion $345,777,891 $962,353,736 $2,311,189,872

Critical and public reception[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[29]
The Mask 77% (52 reviews)[30] 56 (12 reviews)[31] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Timecop 45% (42 reviews)[32] 48 (17 reviews)[33] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Tank Girl 40% (43 reviews)[34] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Barb Wire 28% (36 reviews)[35] 40 (14 reviews)[36]
Virus 12% (49 reviews)[37] 19 (17 reviews)[38] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Mystery Men 61% (104 reviews)[39] 65 (24 reviews)[40] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
G-Men from Hell [41]
American Splendor 94% (186 reviews)[42] 90 (42 reviews)[43]
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision — (2 reviews)[44]
Hellboy 81% (201 reviews)[45] 72 (37 reviews)[46] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Alien vs. Predator 21% (149 reviews)[47] 29 (21 reviews)[48] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Son of the Mask 6% (105 reviews)[49] 20 (26 reviews)[50] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Sin City 77% (250 reviews)[51] 74 (40 reviews)[52] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
300 61% (236 reviews)[53] 52 (42 reviews)[54] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 12% (78 reviews)[55] 29 (14 reviews)[56] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 86% (248 reviews)[57] 78 (36 reviews)[58] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
R.I.P.D. 13% (100 reviews)[59] 25 (27 reviews)[60] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
300: Rise of an Empire 45% (192 reviews)[61] 48 (34 reviews)[62] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 43% (183 reviews)[63] 46 (38 reviews)[64] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Polar 20% (45 reviews)[65] 19 (12 reviews)[66] Tɛmplet:N/A
Hellboy 17% (244 reviews)[67] 31 (44 reviews)[68] Tɛmplet:Sort grade[29]
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 60% (5 reviews)[69] — (1 review)[70] [29]
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned 20% (5 reviews)[71] — (2 reviews)[72] [29]
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Kundivihira[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]

  1. Andreeva, Nellie (August 25, 2022). 'The Umbrella Academy' Renewed For Fourth & Final Season By Netflix (en-US).
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (July 21, 2022). 'Resident Alien' Gets Early Season 3 Renewal By Syfy. Deadline Hollywood.
  3. CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL AND MARTÍN MORAZZO'S "SHE COULD FLY" IN DEVELOPMENT AT AMC (July 19, 2019).
  4. Seth Rogen and David F. Sandberg to Adapt Sci-fi Comic 'Fear Agent' for Amazon (January 22, 2020). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (December 16, 2020). Matthew Rhys To Headline 'Wyrd' Drama Inspired By Comic In Works At FX From Sheldon Turner. Deadline Hollywood.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Hailu, Selome (August 3, 2022). Idris Elba Movie 'Bang!' Set at Netflix in Extended Deal with Dark Horse Entertainment.
  7. Fleming, Mike Jr. (2017-05-31). "Frank Miller's 'Sin City' TV Series Enlists Glen Mazzara, Len Wiseman & Stephen L'Heureux" (en-US). Deadline. https://deadline.com/2017/05/frank-miller-sin-city-tv-series-glen-mazzara-len-wiseman-stephen-lheureux-1202104935/.
  8. "'Sin City' TV Series in the Works with Glen Mazzara and Len Wiseman" (en-US). Collider. 2017-05-31. https://collider.com/sin-city-tv-show/#images.
  9. Legendary Close to Deal with Frank Miller for 'Sin City' TV Series (November 15, 2019).
  10. Del Rosario, Alexandria (September 14, 2021). Netflix Orders 'Grendel' Series Based On Dark Horse Comic With Abubakr Ali To Star, 8 More Cast.
  11. Andreeva, Nellie (2022-09-27). 'Grendel' Series Not Going Forward At Netflix, Could Be Shopped Elsewhere (en-US).
  12. "Comic legend Stan Sakai and 'Usagi Yojimbo' embark on a new adventure with Netflix in an all-new animated kids series 'Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles'". July 15, 2020. https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/comic-legend-stan-sakai-and-usagi-yojimbo-embark-on-a-new-adventure-with-netflix-in-an-all-new-animated-kids-series-samurai-rabbit-the-usagi-chronicles. İstifadə tarixi: July 15, 2020.
  13. Hailu, Selome (July 11, 2022). 'Iyanu: Child of Wonder' Animated Series Greenlit at HBO Max and Cartoon Network.
  14. Cairns, Bryan (January 11, 2023). Iyanu: Child of Wonder Producers Address Demand for African Content.
  15. Hopewell, John (June 12, 2019). Sony Pictures Animation Links to Tencent, Sets New 'Boondocks,' Tartakovsky Duo.
  16. Cordero, Rosy (April 12, 2023). Nicki Minaj To Lead Animated Series 'Lady Danger' In Works At Freevee From Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Carlton Jordan & Crystle Roberson.
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  18. Fanboy Radio #353 - Mike Mignola LIVE (August 20, 2006). Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  19. Squires, John (August 17, 2022). 'R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned' on the Way from Universal Home Entertainment.
  20. R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Blu-ray. (2022, October 19).
  21. Wiseman, Andreas (February 18, 2023). 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' Plot & Production Details Revealed By Millennium; Reboot To Be A "Departure" & First In New Series — EFM. Deadline Hollywood.
  22. Sneider, Jeff (September 10, 2019). Exclusive: Margot Robbie's 'Tank Girl' Movie Lands Director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte.
  23. Tiffany Haddish to Star in and Produce "Mystery Girl" Alongside Dark Horse Entertainment & Wonderland Sound and Vision (March 13, 2021).
  24. Netflix Sets Blake Lively To Star, Diablo Cody To Write 'Lady Killer,' Adaptation Of Dark Horse Comic (May 6, 2021).
  25. DEPT. H is coming to Netflix! Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Paul Schwake Producing! (September 28, 2021).
  26. Trumbore, Dave (May 16, 2019). 'The Goon' in Development at Long Last Through Disney's Fox with Chernin Group.
  27. Magazine, Animation (2022-07-25). Tim Miller Says 'The Goon' Movie a Go with Netflix, Director Patrick Osborne (en-US).
  28. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.[unreliable source?]
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  30. THE MASK (1994). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  31. The Mask. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  32. TIMECOP (1994). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  33. Timecop. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  34. TANK GIRL (1995). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  35. BARB WIRE (1996). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  36. Timecop. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  37. VIRUS (1999). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  38. Virus. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  39. MYSTERY MEN (1999). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  40. Mystery Men. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  41. G-MEN FROM HELL (200). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  42. AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  43. American Splendor. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  44. TIMECOP 2: THE BERLIN DECISION. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  45. HELLBOY (2004). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  46. Hellboy. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  47. AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  48. AVP: Alien vs. Predator. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  49. SON OF THE MASK (2005). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  50. Son of the Mask. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  51. SIN CITY (2005). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  52. Sin City. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  53. 300 (2007). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  54. 300. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  55. AVPR: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2007). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  56. AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  57. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (HELLBOY 2) (2008). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  58. Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  59. R.I.P.D. (2013). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  60. R.I.P.D.. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  61. 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (2014). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  62. 300: Rise of an Empire. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  63. FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.
  64. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  65. POLAR (2019). Fandango Media.
  66. Polar. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  67. HELLBOY (2019). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  68. Hellboy. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  69. Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  70. Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  71. R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango.
  72. R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned. Metacritic. CBS Interactive.

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