{"id":1770,"date":"2026-02-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/celebrate-pulp-peril-and-pure-style-in-francesco-francavillas-black-beetle-omnibus\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:00:00","slug":"celebrate-pulp-peril-and-pure-style-in-francesco-francavillas-black-beetle-omnibus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/celebrate-pulp-peril-and-pure-style-in-francesco-francavillas-black-beetle-omnibus\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Pulp, Peril, and Pure Style in Francesco Francavilla&#x27;s Black Beetle Omnibus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-text\">\n<p data-block-key=\"uep73\">\n<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Black Beetle Omnibus\" class=\"richtext-image left\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/images.darkhorse.com\/wagtail\/production\/images\/9781506755038.width-500.jpg\" width=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"1tajf\"><i>Collects all three adventures for the first time alongside never-before-seen bonus content<\/i><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"7b12e\">Dark Horse Books presents <b><i>The Black Beetle Omnibus<\/i><\/b>, Francesco Francavilla\u2019s (<i>Batman The Black Mirror, White Boat, Afterlife With Archie<\/i>) love letter to classic crime busters. <b><i>The Black Beetle Omnibus<\/i><\/b> will collect every thrilling <i>Black Beetle<\/i> tale written and illustrated by Francavilla for the first time, including the full-length adventures <i>No Way Out<\/i> and <i>Kara Bocek<\/i> and the one-shot, <i>Night Shift<\/i>. The paperback book also collects never-before-seen bonus content, including concept art, layouts, character studies, vintage-style lobby cards, behind-the-scenes material from Francavilla\u2019s sketchbook, and a brand-new cover by Francavilla.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"dq9vj\"><b>About<\/b> <b><i>The Black Beetle:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"a2fmc\">After witnessing an explosion that decimates the city\u2019s organized crime community, killing dozens, the Black Beetle\u2014Colt City\u2019s sleuthing sentinel\u2014is on the hunt for answers and justice in the story, <i>No Way Out<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"929hl\">In <i>Kara Bocek<\/i>, the masked American hero ventures to the Middle East incognito (as Tom Sawyer) to fight Nazis in pursuit of a mysterious object of terrible power\u2014a weapon of unknown origin, older than the pyramids, which could fuel the Thousand-Year Reich of Hitler\u2019s dreams.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"4mori\">Finally, in <i>Night Shift,<\/i> the <i>Black Beetle<\/i> is on the case when a powerful totem of magic shows up at Colt City Natural History Museum, prompting Hitler to send his fearsome Werewolf Korps to collect the piece.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"21hn5\">&#8220;I&#8217;m super excited to see all the adventures\u2014published so far\u2014of my baby, THE BLACK BEETLE, collected in one book,\u201d said Francavilla.\u201d It&#8217;s the perfect way to get to know (or rediscover for those who are already familiar with the books) my neo-noir hero and get excited for what comes next in the shadowy streets of Colt City!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"aa3u3\"><b><i>The Black Beetle Omnibus<\/i><\/b> (paperback, 216 pages, 10.1875 x 6.625\u201d) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on September 22, 2026. It is now available for preorder at Amazon,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-black-beetle-omnibus-francesco-francavilla\/1149567933?ean=9781506755038\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, and your <a href=\"https:\/\/findyourcomic.store\/\">local comic shop<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/\">bookstore<\/a> for $29.99.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"1mo9u\">Be sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZ7ieAFt6M\">Dark Horse Comics<\/a> on social media and check our website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/\">www.DarkHorse.com<\/a>, for more news, announcements, and updates!<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"2dqri\"><b>Praise for<\/b> <b><i>The Black Beetle<\/i><\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"elv3h\">\u201cThe Black Beetle #1 is one of the most exhilarating, stunning superhero comics on the stands . . . This miniseries presents a high-stakes mystery realized through Francavilla\u2019s intensely graphic style, full of innovative layouts and spectacular splash pages.\u201d\u2014The Onion\u2019s A.V. Club<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"eod7f\">\u201c<i>The Black Beetle<\/i> has everything readers want from a pulp Saturday afternoon special. The hero is unique and shrouded in mystery, the plot is twisted and aching to grow into more, and the craft of both writing and art are spectacular. If you enjoyed Francailla&#8217;s work at DC, then you owe it to yourself to get on this. <i>The Black Beetle<\/i> is a delightful slice of skewed madness from one of today&#8217;s finest artists.\u201d\u2014Comic Book Resources<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"bjos0\">\u201cThe hard-boiled mystery hits the ground running and doesn\u2019t pause to catch its breath.\u201d\u2014Nerdist<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collects all three adventures for the first time alongside never-before-seen bonus content Dark Horse Books&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}