New Dark Shadows Movie Tie-In Book Announced

Pomegranate Press has announced that it will be publishing a new Dark Shadows factual book, released to coincide with the forthcoming feature film. Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood offers an overview of the show's entire history, illustrated throughout with rare photographs.

The 200-page large format paperback will also include behind the scenes anecdotes from Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) and the other cast members who have filmed cameo appearances for the new movie: Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins), Lara Parker (Angelique) and David Selby (Quentin Collins), detailing their experiences taking part in the new production.

Promising "hundreds of exclusive photographs of Dark Shadows then and now, along with behind the scenes information, production materials and unique archival elements", Return to Collinwood is due out in May and can be pre-ordered at a discount price from Amazon by clicking here. UK readers can also purchase from Amazon.co.uk by clicking here.

New Dark Shadows DVD Sale

Amazon are running a special promotion on selected titles in the Dark Shadows DVD range, offering savings of between 50-70% on the retail prices for a limited time.

Each four-disc collection contains 40 complete episodes with bonus interviews and other special features. Here are the discounted titles; click on the hyperlinked titles to order:

Dark Shadows DVD Collection 11, Collection 14, Collection 16, Collection 19, Collection 20, Collection 24, Collection 25, Collection 26

New Comics Collection Cover Revealed

Hermes Press have unveiled cover artwork for Dark Shadows: The Complete Collection – Volume Four, which continues the series of collector's hardback reprints of the classic 1960s Gold Key comic strips.

The 200-page collection features more digitally restored strips from the latter run of the Dark Shadows comic, complete with supplementary essays, rare photographs and other bonus content. This title, along with the recently announced Volume Five, complete Hermes' Dark Shadows reprint programme.

Dark Shadows: The Complete Collection – Volume Four is due for release on February 14. To pre-order the book at a discount price from Amazon, click here. UK readers can also purchase from Amazon.co.uk by clicking here.

New Dark Shadows Comic Book Launches

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The first issue of Dynamite Comics' new Dark Shadows comic book is now available. The monthly series follows on from the original television episodes with all new stories. Issue One is available with two covers, seen above. The script is by Dark Shadows News Page editor Stuart Manning, with artwork by Aaron Campbell. The first issue sold out within days of its release and has been reprinted. From the publisher:

Television's original reluctant vampire is back! Barnabas Collins is re-adjusting to life under his vampiric curse. Haunted by terrifying dreams of his age-old lover and nemesis, Angelique, and fighting his bloodlust, Barnabas fears that danger lies ahead for all who live at Collinwood. Meanwhile, Barnabas' ally and trusted friend Dr. Julia Hoffman is harboring secrets of her own...

The launch of the comic has been covered by a number of websites. Newsarama hosted a preview of the opening pages, while KSiteTV, PopCultureAddict, Things From Another World and ComicVine have featured writer and artist interviews.

The Dark Shadows comic book can be purchased from comic stores everywhere. To order the series directly from the publishers, click here.

New Classic Comics Collections Announced

Hermes Press have announced two new Dark Shadows titles for publication in 2012, as their programme of classic reprints from the Gold Key archives continues.

First up is the final volume of classic Dark Shadows comic reprints, featuring digitally restored artwork and bonus content. Dark Shadows: The Complete Collection – Volume Five is due out on February 14 in hardback, completing the series. Provisional cover artwork can be seen on the right and the book can be pre-ordered at a discount price from Amazon, click here. UK readers can also order from Amazon.co.uk by clicking here.

February will also see the release of a separate compilation volume aimed at the general market. Dark Shadows: The Best of the Original Gold Key Series will be a deluxe trade paperback collecting 12 complete stories from the series, along with photographs, essays and other bonus features. The book can be pre-ordered at a discount price by clicking here. UK readers can also order from Amazon.co.uk by clicking here.