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Darby Pop Publishing Declares Its Independence Day on July 4th

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on May 1, 2017

After four years of editorial autonomy paired with distribution partnerships, Darby Pop Publishing is ready to become truly “indie.”  With a new “direct” deal in place, Darby Pop Publishing’s titles will continue to be available through Diamond Book Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors, but retailers can now find the publisher’s critically-acclaimed titles listed under Darby… Read more

Breaking Into Comics: Women of Darby Pop

Written by Kristine Chester | 6 Comments | Published on April 8, 2016

We here at Darby Pop Publishing know how hard it can be to get a foot in the door of the comic book industry. Which is why, 18 months ago, we launched our first “Breaking Into Comics” campaign – a script-writing contest centered around Indestructible’s amoral aquatic, Stingray. That contest was so successful, and the quality… Read more

Darby Pops Off: “Guerrilla Writing” by Jeff Marsick

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on December 4, 2015

I doubt any writer in the history of the craft has claimed to have too much time to devote to their writing. The couple of hours dedicated to working on your latest script can easily be overtaken by chores, friends, and dozens of other distractions. How then do you make time to write? Jeff Marsick,… Read more

Celebrate the Red, “Wine” & Blue with Darby Pop at Golden Apple Comics

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on June 23, 2015

Darby Pop will be celebrating July 4th a little early on Thursday, July 2nd at Golden Apple Comics (7018 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA) starting at 6pm. Join us there for comics, creators, snacks, and wine! Attending the celebration will be creators: Bernard Chang (Cover Artist of DOBERMAN, INDESTRUCTIBLE, CITY: THE MIND IN THE MACHINE,… Read more

Darby Pop’s Free Comic Book Day 2015 Signings!

Written by Kristine Chester | 1 Comment | Published on April 22, 2015

Come join the Darby Pop team for Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, May 2nd, all over the nation. INDESTRUCTIBLE creator/writer and Darby Pop founder Jeff Kline and INDESTRUCTIBLE: STINGRAY writer, “Breaking Into Comics” Script Contest winner Jeff Marsick, and DEAD SQUAD, INDESTRUCTIBLE, and THE 7TH SWORD’s colorist Doug Sirois will be in attendance at… Read more

April 2015 Events: Darby Pop Celebrates THE 7TH SWORD TPB’s Release and Introduces INDESTRUCTIBLE: STINGRAY with a Big Wow Exclusive Cover

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on March 26, 2015

Convention season is upon us! Below you’ll find a list of the conventions and events Darby Pop will be attending for the month of April along with which creatives we’ll have with us and where you can find them. More to be named later, so be sure to tune back in for updates. Los Angeles… Read more

STINGRAY Rises From the Depths in the May Solicits!

Written by Kristine Chester | 1 Comment | Published on February 26, 2015

The May solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to preorder our books from your local comic shop.   INDESTRUCTIBLE: STINGRAY #1 Diamond Order Code: MAR15 0466 Jeff Marsick (W) • Luca Reguzzoni (A) • Jeff Langevin (C) • Nei Ruffino (C) Jeff Marsick, winner of Darby Pop’s “Breaking… Read more

Winner Announced for Darby Pop Publishing’s “Breaking Into Comics” Contest

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on November 17, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17th, 2014 Winner Announced for Darby Pop Publishing’s “Breaking Into Comics” Contest After marathon reading sessions and high-spirited debate, IDW-distributed Darby Pop Publishing has announced the winner of its “Breaking Into Comics” writing contest. The company put out a call for complete scripts featuring the character of Stingray — a hero-turned-villain… Read more

“Breaking Into Comics” Contest Generates Thousands of Pages. And, Very Soon, a Dream Fulfilled

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on November 7, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7th, 2014 Darby Pop Publishing’s “Breaking Into Comics” Script Contest Generates Thousands of Pages. And, Very Soon, A Dream Fulfilled. Recently, IDW-distributed Darby Pop Publishing did something rather unusual when it put out an “open call” for finished comic book scripts — one of which will become the basis for a… Read more

DOBERMAN Doesn’t Believe in Parachutes in the January Solicits

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on November 4, 2014

The January solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to pre-order our books from your local comic shop. DOBERMAN #5 Diamond Order Code: NOV14 0528 Rob Rosell (W) • Scott Marder (W) • Jack Lambert (W) • Brandon McKinney (A) • Bernard Chang (C) From the producers of IT’S… Read more

Darby Pop’s Smorgasboard of October Conventions and Signings

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on October 12, 2014

For the month of October you’re going to find Darby Pop Publishing a little bit of everywhere: conventions, signings, your local comic book store, east coast, west coast. There will be no escape!     The first event you’ll find us at is SoCal Comic Con on Sunday, October 5th. In attendance will be INDESTRUCTIBLE… Read more

Breaking Into Comics: Darby Pop’s Script Contest

Written by Kristine Chester | 1 Comment | Published on September 9, 2014

We all know how hard it is to get a foothold in the comic book industry, especially for a Writer. Ask any Pro, and they are likely to tell you that the only way “in” is to fund your own book and hope others take notice. It’s like asking an MBA to finance a start-up… Read more