While no major changes are expected, ownership of Dark Horse has now shifted from Milwaukie to Sweden as gaming company Embracer purchase the third biggest comics company in America.
The Swedish video game company known as Embracer Group has purchased Dark Horse Comics, the third-largest publisher of American comics behind Marvel and DC. The acquisition was announced earlier today, but don’t expect any major changes to come to the company anytime soon. Apparently, the Embracer Group has traditionally been pretty hands-off with the companies it acquires, so it should be business as usual for Dark Horse.
In addition to Dark Horse Comics, Embracer has likewise embraced Dark Horse Entertainment, which develops its various comics properties into TV series and movies over in Hollywood, as well as the comic store retail chain Thing From Another World. According to the press release, the purchase has everything to do with Dark Horse’s library of content. From the press release:
“Dark Horse’s growing library includes over 300 compelling intellectual properties. With a structure and proven ability to produce IP, partner with top creative talent, and create brands and global hits, Dark Horse is in a strong position in a market where entertainment content is in high demand. This proof-point can be seen in Dark Horse’s strong pipeline of over 40 projects at Netflix, Amazon, Syfy, Sony, MGM, Universal, and Warner Media.
With Star Wars returning to Dark Horse there’s plenty to watch on this front, so stay tuned.
