16 Best Crime and Thriller Comic Books from Dark Horse In 2022

Welcome to our 2022 update on best crime and thriller comic books and graphic novels from Dark Horse: some of the titles that we particularly like include Cover Volume 1 and FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY VOLUME 7: HELL AND BACK.

Note: You can check out Mystery Tribune’s coverage of the latest and most notable titles in crime, mystery and thriller comics here.

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Cover Volume 1

One of our recent favorites from Dark Horse: Brian Michael Bendis, the New York Times bestselling, Peabody and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, Jessica Jones, and POWERS; and acclaimed creator of the bestselling Kabuki series David Mack team up to tell an incredible new espionage epic in COVER.

Based on a true story, the intelligence community figures out that the traveling band of social misfits who make comic books are an exact match to the profiles of candidates recruited for intelligence and counterintelligence gathering. A well-known comics creator is recruited by the agency to live a double life as a spy. And convention season is upon us.

COVER is the blockbuster new epic from the renowned team of writer Brian Michael Bendis (Superman, Action Comics) and David Mack (Kabuki, Jessica Jones) as they reunite for the first time since their renowned run on Daredevil. Collects issues #1–#6 with a brand-new cover by David Mack!

Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter #4

The only thing harder for Jerri Bartman than learning how to get through her day without a drink is learning how to defeat a vampire. Contrary to popular opinion, sunlight, holy water and stakes through the heart don’t do much to help. If she’s going to survive the night, Jerri will have to learn a lot about monster immobilization.

The startling conclusion to Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter is sure to shock and horrify even the most resilient and red-blooded comic readers. Prepare for…the Mad Monster!

FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY VOLUME 7: HELL AND BACK

A favorite Dark Horse series: Experience the biggest, baddest yarn the harsh and blood-soaked burg has to offer! This tome of the acclaimed crime noir is presented at original size with new wrap-around cover art by Frank Miller.

Wallace was living a pretty simple life, a good guy, an artist, trying to make his way but not willing to sacrifice his principles to do it. Then, he meets Ester. He saves her from trying to take her own life, and falls in love. But before she can explain her reasons, she’s taken, kidnapped by a shadowy cabal up to serious no good. Luckily there’s more to Wallace than goodness. He isn’t the kind to lose his head, he’s really good at killing people. And he’ll kill anyone that needs killing if it gets him closer to finding Ester again. He’s going to hell . . . and back.

The fourth editions of Frank Miller’s signature series continue with Volume 7 Hell and Back. This edition does include twenty-three pages of cover and pinup galleries from previous editions, with art from Eduardo Barreto, Brian Bolland, Geof Darrow, Gary Gianni, Paul Grist, R. C. Harvey, Russ Heath, Gil Kane, Jason Pearson, and Matt Wagner. Devoted fans and new readers can again experience the groundbreaking and unparalleled noir masterpiece that has engrossed readers for nearly three decades!

Halo: Initiation and Escalation

In the dark years following the war with the Covenant, the Spartans of UNSC Infinity represent humanity’s best hope against a growing tide of enemies that imperil all they have tirelessly worked to recover.

Led by Commander Palmer, these super-soldiers are unparalleled warriors, but it will take more than raw combat skill and dogged bravery to keep humankind safe from the danger that approaches on all sides.

From the rise of Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer aboard the flagship Infinity to the UNSC’s extraordinary efforts to stop the machinations of Jul ‘Mdama and the Covenant, this stunning collection contains Halo: Initiation #1–3 and Halo: Escalation #1–24 and features scripts crafted by writers on Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians.  A must have for any fan of Halo!

Night of the Ghoul #2

In the film Night of the Ghoul, it’s 1918 and our nation is rejoicing as soldiers return from the battlegrounds of the Great War. But what if something has come back with them? In the real world, a father and son discover the blurred line between fiction and reality.

The writer and artist behind Batman: The Black Mirror reunite to shed light on a celluloid artifact once thought forever missing, perhaps with good reason…

Part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on comiXology and Kindle. Read for free as part of your subscription to comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime. Also available for purchase via comiXology, Kindle and collected in print via Dark Horse Books.

PEARL III #6

The startling and emotional conclusion to arc three of Pearl Tanaka’s journey from tattoo artist badass to yakuza badass is here!! A shocking confrontation with her ever-mysterious father and the other members of the old school yakuza has Pearl at a crossroads unlike anything she’s ever faced before. Another beautiful issue illustrated by Jessica Jones’ co-creator Michael Gaydos.

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Other notable titles from Dark Horse Comics include: