Dark Horse Comics Closes Things From Another World Retail Chain Amid Corporate Restructuring
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Rich Johnston
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Summary
Dark Horse Comics is closing its chain of comic book stores, Things From Another World, following significant corporate changes. This comes after founder Mike Richardson was fired by new owner Embracer Group in March 2024, just before the publisher's 40th anniversary. The store chain, originally called Pegasus, was where Dark Horse Comics was first launched. The closure marks another major shift at the company under Embracer's ownership.
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· 3 pulledMike Richardson launched Dark Horse Comics out of his small comic book store chain, Pegasus, later Things From Another World, in Portland, Oregon.
At the beginning of March this year, Mike Richardson was fired from Dark Horse Comics, the comic book publisher he founded and used to own, on the eve of its fortieth anniversary, by new owners Embracer.
Dark Horse announced that Things From Another World is closing.
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