Before they could scour city skylines pummeling crooks with inhuman skills and abilities, every comic book character was an idea in the mind of an author, artist, or team. Dark Horse Comics competes with the Big Two, and has for decades, but remains an independent publisher. Artists have creative control over their stories and characters that they may not have had at other times in their careers. Over the years, authors and artists of all kinds have taken their ideas to Dark Horse to have the freedom to deconstruct and analyze commonly accepted themes and tropes.
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