Francesco Francavilla's 'Black Beetle' comes to 'Dark Horse Presents'

Dark Horse Comics has announced a new story of Francesco Francavilla's The Black Beetle.

The Detective Comics artist is working on the three-part pulp-noir story featuring his webcomic hero for the Dark Horse Presents anthology comic.



"I'm working on a 24-page story titled 'Night Shift' that will be spread over three issues of Dark Horse Presents," said Francavilla.

"I am hugely influenced by pulp stories of the '30s and '40s, and wanted to develop a series that used that influence as a jumping-off point to explore some modern storytelling with fun twists. I think this will be a great introduction to readers who are new to this character and universe, but will also be an exciting new adventure for those who've been reading the online stories over the years.

"As a huge fan of pulp and noir, working on my own characters and stories really gives me free reign to explore this world and create lots of fun scenarios and thrilling situations. The stories are definitely full of mystery and intrigue, plus I get to give The Black Beetle lots of cool and funky gadgets.

"'Night Shift' promises to be full of action, excitement, danger, and double-crosses, so I am overjoyed to see this new tale in print, and hope this is the first of many more to come in Dark Horse Presents."

Francavilla is currently working on Captain America and Bucky with writers James Asmus and Ed Brubaker.

'Night Shift' will debut in Dark Horse Presents #11 on April 18.