Fábio Moon Ultra-Rare Variant Covers Dark Horse Presents #2

As announced by on Dark Horse's blog, Dark Horse Presents #2 will feature regular covers by Neal Adams and Sanford Greene. However, the publisher has informed Diamond that the second issue will also feature an ultra-rare variant by Fábio Moon, creator of the Dark Horse horror anthology PIXU and the artist of Marvel Icon's Casanova and Vertigo's Daytripper. The new cover can be seen here! (Click the cover for a larger image.)

For every 20 copies of DHP #2 featuring the Adams cover, the Sanford cover, or a combination of both that you purchase through the regular issue’s FOC date, you’ll receive one free Dark Horse Presents #2 Moon Variant Cover, signed by one of the book’s iconic creators.

Dark Horse Presents #2 is scheduled to go on sale this June and will be offered in April's PREVIEWS.

As a reminder, Dark Horse president and publisher Mike Richardson—who’s also personally editing DHP’s anticipated return—also previously announced an ultra-rare variant for Dark Horse Presents #1 from Paul Pope (cover artist for The Escapists, the original and historic run of Dark Horse Presents, Marvel’s Strange Tales, DC’s Wednesday Comics). You still have time to qualify for that variant! 

For every 20 copies of DHP #1 featuring the Chadwick cover (FEB110009D, $7.99), the Miller cover (FEB110010D, $7.99), or a combination of both that you purchase through the regular issue’s FOC date of March 21, you’ll receive one free Dark Horse Presents #1 Pope Variant Cover, signed by one of the book’s iconic creators.

For each additional 20 copies you order (any combination of FEB110009D & FEB110010D), you’ll receive another free copy of the ultra-rare variant edition. Each signed ultra-rare variant received per account will feature a signature from a different creator associated with Dark Horse Presents #1.

Please Note: This offer is valid only while supplies last. Dark Horse will be shipping the signed Pope variants to retailers directly and will thus be responsible for order fulfillment of these variants. These rare editions are not expected to go on sale on April 20, 2011 along with the Chadwick and Miller cover editions. The 1:20 signed variant is currently expected to arrive the first week of May 2011. Retailers with questions may contact Patrick Richardson, Dark Horse's Comic Retailer Account Executive, via email at patrickr@darkhorse.com or phone at 503-905-2415.

The original Dark Horse Presents wasn't just a flagship title for Dark Horse, it was the publisher's first title, the title that helped establish the company's identity and win over fans. It was the home and/or birth place of titles like Concrete, Next Men, and Sin City. Now the anthology returns with a who's who line-up of creators and features a new Concrete story, a preview of Miller's Xerxes, a new Crimson Empire story from the Star Wars universe, a prose piece from sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison, and so much more.

This 80-page first issue should appeal to fans of the writers and artists contributing and the properties they're showcasing, customers that followed Dark Horse Presents for so many years and have missed it, and any comic book readers that can't resist the variety an anthology offers. And remember to look for Dark Horse Presents #2 in April's catalog!