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The origin of Assateague's wild horses has remained a mystery for centuries, but new genetic data supports the theory that they descended from Spanish horses marooned on the barrier island. Credit: Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record have conspired to rewrite the history of a barrier island…

https://madcavestudios.com/Fans of God of War will be getting an extra dose of Kratos and his world this November. Not only is the much-anticipated game God of War Ragnarok launching November 9th, but Dark Horse Books and Santa Monica Studio will be bringing you a behind the scenes look of the game’s development with The Art of God of War Ragnarok from November 29th. The Art of God of War Ragnarok will be available from November 29 in bookstores and November 30 from local comic shops. There will be two versions – a…

It’s impossible to separate Nina Nastasia’s first album in 12 years from its tumultuous backstory. On 26 January 2020, she finally left an abusive 25-year relationship with her manager and collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson. The following day he took his own life. Those events don’t so much cast a shadow over Riderless Horse, written and recorded in the aftermath, as permeate every second of it. It’s an unsettlingly raw album, the sparse instrumentation – Nastasia’s soft voice and acoustic guitar, recorded, as ever, by Steve…

https://madcavestudios.com/Dark Horse Comics has released their solicitations for titles scheduled to ship in October 2022 and beyond. Among Dark Horse‘s offerings for the month are the print debut of Scott Snyder & Francesco Francavilla‘s Night of the Ghoul Comixology Originals series; Hellboy in Love, a new supernatural adventure series from Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Matt Smith, and Chris O’Halloran; and the debut of a new Rangers of the Divide series, Into the Depths, from cartoonist Megan Huang. Alld…

https://madcavestudios.com/Matt Wagner’s Grendel first appeared in October 1982, in Comico Primer #2, and the tale of the assassin Hunter Rose and his successors, have continued and survived some four decades. Now fans can get their hands on a special commemorative Grendel statue of the legendary evil mastermind exclusively from Dark Horse Direct. The Grendel statue is 11.25” tall and 5” wide and will be limited to 500 units, each containing a special certificate of authenticity. It will set you back $249.99 but you…

https://madcavestudios.com/A quickie from SDCC – Dark Horse Books has announced that they will be releasing The Art of Solar Opposites, in partnership with 20th Television Animation, in early 2023. Retail price $49.99. The Art of Solar Opposites will be a 192-page hardcover art book of the type that Dark Horse Books afficionados may be well familiar with possessing on their shelves or coffee tables. It will be written by Scott Gallopo and reportedly feature “concept work as well as completed renders of all characters,…

https://madcavestudios.com/Here’s a little shocker – Dark Horse and Fantagor Press have announced a new partnership to celebrate the career of the late artist Richard Corben through a line of deluxe hardcover editions in 2023. The line will be a mix of work that has been previously released and out of print, plus work never before released. And the first titles will be Murky World and Den. DEN! According to Dark Horse, these new editions will each include special introductions by other comics legends and aficionados…

Sir Patrick Stewart has delighted fans with a video of him riding a horse on his 82nd birthday.The veteran Star Trek actor celebrated his 82nd birthday on Wednesday (13 July) and posted a clip to social media to celebrate.In the video, Stewart was seen riding a white horse through a field while wearing a straw hat. At the same time, he could be heard singing Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In”.On the final line, Stewart accidentally sang the words: “Don’t send me in,” before correcting himself.“Don’t fence me in,” he said,…

The prospect of an unreleased Neil Young album from 2001 might not quicken the heart as, say, the 2020 release of Homegrown, his long-lost set from 1974/5. But this is a vault item of note. Toast was nixed in favour of 2002’s Are You Passionate?, recorded with Booker T & the MGs. By contrast, Toast was “so sad that I couldn’t put it out”, according to Young. Cuts such as Gateway of Love surfaced live, adding to the clamour for the album’s release.Toast is a markedly different offering than its loved-up substitute. The…

| Dark Horse Comics is going underground for a new young adult graphic novel by Christo Bogacs and Marie Enger, Under Kingdom. Hitting stores next March, Under Kingdom is about a teenager who ventures into a magical underground world in West Virginia after his mother goes missing, and has to balance his quest with regular high school stuff, which is infinitely harder. Dark Horse promotes the comic as good for readers age 10 and older who are fans of "Critical Role, Adventure Time, Trollhunters, and other…