FAN FAVORITE STORIES NOW IN COMPACT EDITIONS FROM DARK HORSE ⋆ First Comics News

Creator owned and licensed series from award-winning comics writers and artists to fit in travel-sized paperbacks for new and returning readers

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (September 9, 2026)— Dark Horse Comics proudly presents a new, travel-sized way to read your favorite stories from creator-owned series and licensed titles with a line of compact editions coming to comic shops and bookshops beginning in May 2027. These new editions, priced at $9.99, are a convenient way to experience some of the best stories from The Witcher, Black Hammer, Cyberpunk 2077, and Canto to start, with more titles arriving in the future.

Editor-in-Chief Dave Marshall reiterated the excitement, “With these compact, value-priced editions, we’re excited to give readers the opportunity to try out some of our most beloved publishing lines!”

Read more to discover the first few titles in this new collection:

The Witcher Compact Edition: The Bear and the Butterfly and The Ballad of Two Wolves features one story about Geralt of Rivia on the hunt for a vampire, and another about a bloodthirsty werewolf plaguing the town of Grimmwald. The 200-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on May 25, 2027, for $9.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Find Your Comic Store (FYCS) or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you.

Black Hammer Compact Edition: Secret Origins and The Event TPB collects the first two story arcs of the series when the old superheroes of Spiral City are mysteriously banished to a bizarre farm they can’t escape! Perfectly timed for celebrating 10 years of Black Hammer, the 344-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on June 1, 2027, for $9.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Find Your Comic Store (FYCS) or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you.

Cyberpunk 2077 Compact Edition: Trauma Team and Psycho Squad is a mind-melting introduction into Night City with two stories of its most notorious specialty units. The 200-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on June 29, 2027, for $9.99. Pre-orders open soon from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Find Your Comic Store (FYCS) or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you.

Also coming soon to pre-order, Canto Compact Edition: The Shrouded Man allows readers to relive or experience the first two volumes of the adventures of everyone’s favorite little clockwork hero in one 328-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback. The book includes Canto: If I only Had a Heart #1-6, Canto: The Hollow Man #1-5 and Canto & The Clockwork Faeries one shot. This compact edition arrives in bookstores and comic shops on July 6, 2027, for $9.99. Preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop soon. Visit Find Your Comic Store (FYCS) or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you.

More compact editions, including Eric Powell’s Eisner Award-winning cult classic The Goon Compact Edition: Nothin’ But my Misery and My Murderous Childhood will be announced and available to preorder soon.

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