Dark Horse Announces Gou Tanabe Lovecraft Collection and Martial War Graphic Novel

Dark Horse Comics revealed new titles during its New York Comic Con 2026 panel on Thursday. The publisher will release a collection of early works by artist Gou Tanabe, featuring his adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s "The Outsider." This volume also includes Tanabe’s interpretations of stories by Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky, alongside the story "Ju-Ga." Translation for the project is handled by Zack Davisson.

Additionally, Dark Horse introduced "Martial War," a graphic novel co-created by Hiroyuki Takei, Will Carter, and Aidan White. Inspired by real-world UFC events, the story follows a character named Trash who enters a ninja fighting tournament in an Octagon arena. Takei serves as the cover artist, with art assistance from Jet Kusamura and lettering by Steve Dutro. The series represents an American-Japanese collaboration designed to follow a right-to-left reading order.

AniTrendz reported on October 9 that Dark Horse Manga would release Gou Tanabe’s H.P. Lovecraft’s The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations & More Titles.