List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications
Below is a list of television series and feature films based on Dark Horse Comics publications, including its various imprints. This list includes live action and animated television series and films.
Television
Live-action
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original running | Production company | Network | Notes / Refs |
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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[1] but only 9 episodes were aired. |
Dark Matter | 3 | 39 | 2015–17 | Prodigy Pictures, Inc. / Dark Horse Entertainment | Space / Syfy | |
Ongoing | ||||||
The Umbrella Academy | 1 | 10 | 2019–present | Universal Cable Productions / Borderline Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | Netflix | Renewed for a second season[2] |
Ordered | ||||||
Resident Alien | 2020 | Universal Cable Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Amblin Television | Syfy | [3] | ||
In development | ||||||
Briggs Land | TBA | Dark Horse Entertainment / AMC Studios / A24 | AMC | [4] | ||
The Fifth Beatle | Sonar Entertainment / Bravo Media / Universal Cable Productions | Bravo | [5][6] | |||
Fear Agent | Sony Pictures Television | Amazon Prime Video | [7] | |||
MIND MGMT | Universal Cable Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment | TBA | [8] | |||
Flutter | [8] | |||||
Harrow County | [9] | |||||
Sin City | Legendary Pictures / Troublemaker Studios | [10][11][12] | ||||
Black Hammer | Legendary Entertainment | [13][14][15] | ||||
Specials
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
Title | Original running | Production company | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Duckman | 1994–97 | Klasky Csupo / Reno & Osborn Productions / Paramount Television | USA Network | 70 episodes. |
The Mask: Animated Series | 1995–97 | Dark Horse Entertainment / Film Roman / Sunbow Productions / New Line Television | CBS | Loosely based on the 1994 film and the Dark Horse Comics of the same name; also known as The Mask Animated Series and The Mask: The Animated Series; 52 episodes. |
Fat Dog Mendoza | 1998–2000 | TMO-Loonland / Sunbow Productions / Cartoon Network Europe / Sony Wonder | Cartoon Network | 26 episodes. |
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | 1999–2001 | Dark Horse Entertainment / Adelaide Productions / Columbia TriStar Television | Fox Kids | |
Axe Cop | 2013–15 | Friends Night / ADHD Studios | Fox (season 1) FXX (season 2) | 22 episodes. |
Ongoing | ||||
The Rocketeer | 2019–present | Wild Canary Animation / ICON Creative Studio, Inc. | Disney Junior | [16][17] |
In development | ||||
Usagi Yojimbo | TBA | Gaumont Animation / Dark Horse Entertainment / Atomic Monster Productions | TBA | [18][19] |
Hungry Ghosts | Sony Pictures Animation / Dark Horse Entertainment | [20] |
Pilots
Title | Year | Production studio | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Amazing Screw-On Head | 2006 | Dark Horse Entertainment / Kickstart Productions / Lionsgate Television / Living Dead Guy Productions / Sci-Fi Channel | Sci-Fi Channel | Failed animated pilot, run length of 22 minutes, aired on August 20, 2006.[21] |
Films
Live-action
Year | Title | Production studio | Notes | |
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1994 | The Mask | New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment | Received 1 Oscar nomination. | |
Timecop | Universal Studios / Largo Entertainment / Signature Pictures / Renaissance Pictures | |||
1995 | Tank Girl | United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group | ||
1996 | Barb Wire | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Propaganda Films / Dark Horse Entertainment | ||
1999 | Virus | Universal Studios / Mutual Film Company / Valhalla Motion Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | ||
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 Studios | Direct-to-video; sequel to Timecop. | ||
2004 | Hellboy | Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios / Lawrence Gordon 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 / Gang of Seven Animation | 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 Studios / Relativity Media / Lawrence Gordon Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment | Sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy. Received 1 Oscar nomination. | |
2013 | R.I.P.D. | Universal Studios / Original Film / Relativity Media / 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 / Dark Horse Entertainment / Constantin Film | ||
Hellboy | Lionsgate Films / Millennium Films / Dark Horse Entertainment | Reboot of the Hellboy film series. | ||
Upcoming | ||||
TBA | The Goon | 20th Century Studios / Blur Studio / Chernin Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment | [22] | |
Blood Brothers | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Dark Horse Entertainment | [23] | ||
Timecop | Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | Reboot of the Timecop film franchise.[24] | ||
Hard Boiled | Warner Bros. Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment | [25][26][27] | ||
Untitled 300: Rise of an Empire sequel | Warner Bros. Pictures / Cruel and Unusual Films / Legendary Pictures / Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang Productions | Sequel to 300: Rise of an Empire.[28] | ||
Tank Girl | LuckyChap Entertainment / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Reboot of Tank Girl.[29] | ||
The Mask | Dark Horse Entertainment | Reboot of The Mask film franchise.[30] | ||
Black Hammer | Legendary Entertainment | [31][32][33] |
Animated films
Year | Title | Production studio | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Revolution Studios / IDT Entertainment / 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. Released on DVD on March 10, 2007 and aired on Cartoon Network a week later, on March 17, 2007. | ||
Upcoming | ||||
TBA | Emily the Strange | Amazon Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment | Theatrical release.[34] |
Shorts
Year | Title | Production studio | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Hellboy: Iron Shoes | Revolution Studios / IDT Entertainment / Film Roman | Direct-to-video | Bonus feature for the DVD release of Hellboy: Blood and Iron; only short of the Hellboy Animated series. |
2013 | R.I.P.D. | Titmouse, Inc. | Adult Swim | 2 minute prequel short to the feature-length film. |
Reception
Box office
Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) |
Budget (in millions) |
Box office gross[35] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | $44,664,690 |
Total | $1.032 billion | $345,777,891 | $962,353,736 | $2,289,904,157 |
Critical and public reception
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[36] |
---|---|---|---|
The Mask | 77% (52 reviews)[37] | 56 (12 reviews)[38] | B+[36] |
Timecop | 45% (42 reviews)[39] | 48 (17 reviews)[40] | B+[36] |
Tank Girl | 38% (39 reviews)[41] | N/A | B[36] |
Barb Wire | 28% (36 reviews)[42] | 40 (14 reviews)[43] | N/A |
Virus | 10% (48 reviews)[44] | 19 (17 reviews)[45] | C[36] |
Mystery Men | 60% (103 reviews)[46] | 65 (24 reviews)[47] | C+[36] |
G-Men from Hell | N/A[48] | N/A | N/A |
American Splendor | 94% (186 reviews)[49] | 90 (42 reviews)[50] | N/A |
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | N/A (2 reviews)[51] | N/A | N/A |
Hellboy | 81% (201 reviews)[52] | 72 (37 reviews)[53] | B−[36] |
Alien vs. Predator | 20% (147 reviews)[54] | 29 (21 reviews)[55] | B[36] |
Son of the Mask | 6% (105 reviews)[56] | 20 (26 reviews)[57] | B−[36] |
Sin City | 77% (250 reviews)[58] | 74 (40 reviews)[59] | B[36] |
300 | 60% (232 reviews)[60] | 51 (35 reviews)[61] | A−[36] |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 11% (75 reviews)[62] | 29 (14 reviews)[63] | C[36] |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army | 86% (248 reviews)[64] | 78 (36 reviews)[65] | B[36] |
R.I.P.D. | 13% (100 reviews)[66] | 25 (27 reviews)[67] | C+[36] |
300: Rise of an Empire | 45% (192 reviews)[68] | 48 (34 reviews)[69] | B−[36] |
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | 43% (183 reviews)[70] | 46 (38 reviews)[71] | B−[36] |
Polar | 20% (45 reviews)[72] | 19 (12 reviews)[73] | N/A |
Hellboy | 17% (207 reviews)[74] | 31 (44 reviews)[75] | C[36] |
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External links
- Dark Horse Entertainment on Internet Movie Database
- Official Website - Dark Horse Entertainment
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