Dark Horse Comics’ Things From Another World to – Business News
Comic e-book followers are about to lose a longtime nerd haven.
Things From Another World — the cult-favorite comedian and collectibles chain owned by Dark Horse Comics — is shutting down all of its shops after 46 years in business, together with its flagship location at Universal CityStroll in Los Angeles.
Things From Another World flagship store at Universal CityStroll. Google Maps / Things From Another World
The manufacturers greatest store will close its doorways on Sept. 30. Google Maps / Things From Another World
Its shops in Milwaukee (pictured) and Beaverton, Ore. will close June 30. Google Maps
Dark Horse Comics introduced the closure in a company assertion, saying the retailer’s shops in Milwaukie and Beaverton, Oregon will close June 30, whereas the large Universal CityStroll location in Universal City will shutter Sept. 30.
The company didn’t present a particular motive for the closure.
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“This was not an easy decision, and we do not take lightly the impact it has on people affected,” Dark Horse Comics mentioned in a assertion.
The shutdown marks the finish of an period for comic-book collectors and pop-culture followers who flocked to the shops for many years to hunt down uncommon comics, toys, collectibles and film memorabilia.
“This was not an easy decision, and we do not take lightly the impact it has on people affected,” Dark Horse Comics mentioned in a assertion. Getty Images for ReedPOP
Dark Horse presently ranks because the nation’s fifth-largest comedian writer behind DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics and IDW Publishing. Getty Images for ReedPOP
The California flagship grew to become a main vacation spot for vacationers and comedian e-book followers visiting Universal Studios after opening in 1993.
The closure additionally comes about a 12 months after Things From Another World quietly shut down its online web site on April 30, 2025, eliminating online gross sales for purchasers.
Dark Horse mentioned the closures are half of broader efforts to “modernize” and restructure the company below Fellowship Entertainment.
As half of the shakeup, the company introduced the launch of Dark Horse Games, a new initiative centered on increasing the writer’s franchises into interactive leisure.
Dark Horse Comics was based in 1986 by Mike Richardson after launching the unique retail business, then often called Pegasus Books in Bend, Ore. in 1980.
According to industry tracker ICV2, Dark Horse presently ranks because the nation’s fifth-largest comedian writer behind DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics and IDW Publishing.
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