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Title: Dark Horse Comics bought by Swedish Games company
Post by: rogue69 on 22 December, 2021, 11:10:34 AM
Swedish gaming company Embracer Group AB has entered into an agreement to acquire Dark Horse Media, LLC, America's third largest comics publisher for approximately SEK 3.1 billion in total (£253,086,905)

https://downthetubes.net/american-comics-publisher-dark-horse-bought-by-swedish-gaming-company-embracer-as-part-of-billion-kronor-expansion/?fbclid=IwAR3ILTQ1rCFw2hmNXsX9cB_Ddq-nUmfvvsBHeihT1DLbJ7w054e5gT5CpOE
Title: Re: Dark Horse Comics bought by Swedish Games company
Post by: Proudhuff on 22 December, 2021, 11:16:16 AM
Interesting, hopefully it will be win/win....
Title: Re: Dark Horse Comics bought by Swedish Games company
Post by: Colin YNWA on 22 December, 2021, 11:37:01 AM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 22 December, 2021, 11:16:16 AM
Interesting, hopefully it will be win/win....

Yeah exactly that. Since Dark Horse have one of may favourite properties at the moment in Black Hammer I hope this does them proud. I look forward to hearing / reading some analysis of the move as it come out.

Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Dark Horse Comics bought by Swedish Games company
Post by: Timothy on 22 December, 2021, 01:29:41 PM
A games company branching out into comics? It'll never work.
Title: Re: Dark Horse Comics bought by Swedish Games company
Post by: Proudhuff on 22 December, 2021, 03:56:19 PM
Quote from: Timothy on 22 December, 2021, 01:29:41 PM
A games company branching out into comics? It'll never work.

Now somebody else done this, now who was it.... on the tip o my tongue...nope gone.
Title: Re: Dark Horse Comics bought by Swedish Games company
Post by: sheridan on 22 December, 2021, 04:01:07 PM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 22 December, 2021, 03:56:19 PM
Quote from: Timothy on 22 December, 2021, 01:29:41 PM
A games company branching out into comics? It'll never work.

Now somebody else done this, now who was it.... on the tip o my tongue...nope gone.

Resistance?  Contrary?  Something like that.