Believe it or not, but Dark Horse Comics announced today that their digital comics app will launch one week from today, on April 27th!

I think the saying that most aptly summarizes how many people probably feel about this news is “better late than never!”

The App, which was announced at NYCC in October 2010, was set to launch in January 2011. However, due to undisclosed reasons, the app’s launch date was delayed a number of times, but it looks like Dark Horse are now ready for launch! I have to say, this is the first digital comics app that I’m actually excited about!

Find out more below:

APRIL 20TH, MILWAUKIE, OR– One of the most eagerly anticipated programs in the history of Dark Horse is announced today, as the Dark Horse Digital app and store will launch in exactly one week.

As previously mentioned, the Dark Horse Comics iOS digital app will be available for free download in the iTunes store. The app will feature the first issue of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction already pre-loaded into your collection. Thanks to those fans who signed up for our Dark Horse Digital newsletter so far, users will also be able to download the full first issues of Criminal Macabre, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, and Joss Whedon’s Fray for free! There are still two more issues yet to be unlocked and an iPad 2 up for grabs, so please visit digital.darkhorse.com to sign up for our digital newsletter today!

In addition to the iPhone and iPad, Dark Horse digital comics will be able to be read on any modern web browser. A native Android app is currently in development. In the meantime, the Dark Horse digital store launches with hundreds of our most popular titles, including Mass Effect, Serenity, Conan, The Goon, Hellboy, BPRD, and more!

Launch title list:

Abe Sapien: The Drowning

Amazing Screw On Head

Axe Cop

Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth #1

Baltimore: Plague Ships

Beasts of Burden

BPRD: Something Under the Bed

BPRD: Dark Waters

BPRD: Hell on Earth Gods

BPRD: Hollow Earth

BPRD: Night Train

BPRD: Plague of Frogs

BPRD: Soul of Venice

BPRD: The Dead

BPRD: V.5 The Flame

BPRD: V.6 The Universal Machine

BPRD: V.7: Garden of Souls

Classic Usagi Yojimbo #1

Classic Usagi Yojimbo #2

Conan

Conan Road of Kings

Conan the Barbarian V1: Coming of Conan

Conan the Barbarian V1: Devil-Wings

Conan the Barbarian V1: Keepers of Crypt

Conan the Barbarian V1: Lair Beast-Men

Conan the Barbarian V1: Lurker Within

Conan the Barbarian V1: Tower Elephant

Conan the Barbarian V1: Twilight

Conan the Barbarian V1: Zukala

Conan: Daughters of Midora

Conan: Demons of Khati

Creatures of the Night

Criminal Macabre

De:tales

Dr. Horrible

Dr. Solar

Dungeon Siege III

Emily vol. 1 Chairman of the Bored

Emily vol. 2 This Cover Got Lost

Empowered

Empowered One Shot Special

Empowered Vol. 4

The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch

Falling Skies

Fallout preview

Finder: Voice

Fray

Goon (Goon/Hellboy)

GOON VOL. 1: NOTHIN’ BUT MISERY

Grendel: Behold the Devil

Guild

Guild Tink

Guild Vork

Hellboy “Heads”: Pancakes, Nature/Beast, King V, Heads

Hellboy: Almost Colossus

Hellboy: Box Full of Evil

Hellboy: Christmas Underground

Hellboy: Corpse & Iron Shoes

Hellboy: Right Hand of Doom

Hellboy: Sleeping & Dead

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm

Hellboy V6: The Island

Hellboy V6: Third Wish

Hellboy: Wolves of St. August

Hellboy: Wake the Devil

King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel

Kull: Hate Witch

Kull: The Shadow Kingdom

Let Me In

Little Lulu (V.19)

Living With the Dead

Lone Wolf & Cub v1

Lone Wolf & Cub v2

Lone Wolf & Cub v3

Lone Wolf & Cub v4

Magnus

Mass Effect

Mass Effect: Evolution

Mighty Samson

Murder Mysteries

Pixu

Serenity: Better Days (Series 2)

Serenity: Float Out

Serenity: Shepherd’s Tale

Serenity: Those Left Behind (Series 1)

Solomon Kane: DBR

Solomon Kane:Castle of Devil

Sugarshock

Terminator: 1984

Terminator: 2029

Terminator: Death Valley

The Goon Vol. 6 Chinatown

Troublemaker 2

Troublemaker 1

Turok #1

Umbrella Academy (FCBD 14pp)

Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite

Umbrella Academy: Dallas

Uncle Silas

Usagi

Usagi 134

Usagi Yojimbo

Usagi Yokai

Witchfinder: Lost and Gone

Your Highness

About Dark Horse Comics

Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed

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