About Us:
Founded in 2014, Dark Planet Comics is an independent comic book imprint created by Annie, Eisner, and Ringo award-nominated animator/writer/director/comic book creator Stephan Franck (The Iron Giant; Marvel Studio’s “What If…?”).
Our first graphic novel series SILVER made a splash with a nomination for the prestigious Russ Manning Award for Best Newcomer to the Field of Comics at San Diego Comic Con’s Eisner Awards, and become an indy sensation. Since 2022, Silver continues building upon its grassroots success in partnership with Abrams ComicArts. The SILVER UNIVERSE continues with ROSALYND, a graphic novella presented as Rosalynd “Sledge” Van Helsing’s childhood diary.
Silver was followed by Stephan’s Ringo-Award-nominated neo-noir crime-mystery series PALOMINO and ROMANCE IN THE AGE OF THE SPACE GOD, a strange comic for and about strange times.
No part of the Dark Planet Comics journey could have been possible without our fans, and we are eternally grateful for their passion and readership. All of our books have had their initial print runs funded via Kickstarter, and we regularly exhibit at comic book and pop culture conventions where we love seeing our beloved readers in person.
In The News
COMICON.CON: STEPHAN FRANCK ON COMPLETING HIS EPIC
NERDIST: SILVER IS A BOOK "YOU NEED TO READ!"
DARK PLANET, GLENAT COMICS, EURO PUBLISHERS, TEAM UP TO STEAL "SILVER" TREASURE!
COMICBOOK BIN: "SILVER ONE OF THE BEST COMICS CURRENTLY PUBLISHED IN AMERICA"
13TH DIMENSION: A NIGHT AT THE PALOMINO: THE MAGICAL CROSSROADS OF COMICS AND MUSIC
WMQ COMICS: ‘PALOMINO’ KICKSTARTER EXPLORES L.A.’S 1980S COUNTRY SCENE
TRIPWIRE MAGAZINE: STEPHAN FRANCK TALKS HIS NEW KICKSTARTER ‘PALOMINO’
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: COWBOY COMIC ‘PALOMINO’ LAUNCHES CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN
MONKEYS FIGHTING ROBOTS: KICKSTARTER SPOTLIGHT: STEPHAN FRANCK DISCUSSES PALOMINO
WOMEN WRITE ABOUT COMICS: REVISTING THE AMERICAN CENTURY WITH STEPHAN FRANCK’S PALOMINO
COMICS BEAT: STEPHAN FRANCK IS KICKSTARTING HIS NEXT GRAPHIC NOVEL ‘PALOMINO’