Collect The First Two Arcs Of Tynion IV And Oeming’s Blue Book In A New Library Edition

Alien Encounters

Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present Blue Book Library Edition Volume 1, a new hardcover compiling Blue Book: 1961,Blue Book: 1947, all of the series’ cover art, and behind-the-scenes sketches by Michael Avon Oeming. Written by James Tynion IV (The Nice House by the Sea,Something is Killing the Children), illustrated by Oeming (Powers,William of Newbury), and lettered by Aditya Bidikar (Dawnrunner,The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos), these “True Weird” stories—tales of ordinary people encountering the strange and impossible—will be collected in a hardcover oversized edition for the first time July 2025. It will also include a cover gallery and sketchbook section…

About Blue Book:

In Blue Book: 1961, Tynion and Oeming retell the story of the Betty and Barney Hill abduction—the widely publicised and very first abduction that went on to shape and influence all future encounter stories.

In Blue Book: 1947, we follow pilot Kenneth Arnold, who flew his Call-Air A-2 over the skies of the Pacific Northwest and encountered otherworldly blinding flashes of silver light that would change the course of his life forever.

Blue Book Library Edition Volume 1 crash lands in bookstores on July 8, 2025 and in comic shops on July 9, 2025. It is now available to preorder at Amazon,Barnes & Noble,TFAW, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $49.99. 

Praise for Blue Book:

“Tynion’s debut volume of a promised ongoing series of nonfiction ‘True Weird’ stories provides a thrilling account of theHills’ experience and a heartbreaking evocation of the price they paid for sharing their story over the rest of their lives.”—Library Journal

“Creepy and unnerving,Blue Book #1 is a fantastic opening to this UFO thriller and love letter to creepy encounters and strange stories from decades past.”—Monkeys Fighting Robots

“Both stories in Blue Book explore the supernatural under a historical context of the past, making the weird and unusual feel unique and new. ReadBlue Book for the supernatural uniqueness but stay for the enjoyable exploration of humanity.”—AIPT Comics

“Even if aliens and UFOs aren’t your thing,Blue Book is an engaging and really fun read.”—Comic Watch

“James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming have created a captivating journey that draws readers into the strange world of UFOs.”—Capes & Tights

About Dark Horse Comics 

Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson with the goal of creating a welcoming environment for comics professionals. The company strives to be an example of how integrity and innovation can broaden a unique storytelling medium and transform a company with humble beginnings into an industry giant. Dark Horse has published modern masters such as Yoshitaka Amano, Margaret Atwood, Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Chadwick, Geof Darrow, Colleen Doran, Janet Evanovich, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Faith Erin Hicks, Kazuo Koike, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Kentaro Miura, Moebius, Chuck Palahniuk, Eric Powell, Stan Sakai, and Gerard Way, as well as Hall of Fame legends Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Richard Corben. The company also set the industry standard for quality licensed comics, graphic novels, collectibles, and art books, based on properties such as Star Wars, Stranger Things, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Age, James Cameron’s Avatar, Game of Thrones, Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Halo. Dark Horse established an entertainment division in 1989, finding success with company-owned projects The Mask and TimeCop. Current hits from Dark Horse Entertainment include The Umbrella Academy on Netflix and Resident Alien on SyFy. Additionally, Dark Horse has a long tradition of establishing new creative talent throughout all of its divisions.

In 2022, Dark Horse Media, LLC was established as the parent company of all three divisions, and became part of Embracer Group AB, strengthening the company’s transmedia capabilities.

ABOUT TINY ONION:

Tiny Onion is an independent production house from the mind of James Tynion IV, co-creator of critically acclaimed comic book bestsellers Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake, and many more. With its roots in comics publishing, Tiny Onion has brought together the brightest minds in comic book production, staffing up an autonomous full-service editorial and design team. Their goal is to identify creative partners and elevate them, curating and packaging titles before bringing them to their publishing partners across the industry. Overseeing Tynion’s backlist of intellectual property, Tiny Onion has aggressive plans across all media, developing a slate of new projects in the film, television, and animation industries.