Minor Threats from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum Optioned by Netflix!

By Ben Gritz | July 29 2024 | ComicsGraphic NovelsMedia Tie-In

As seen in The Hollywood Reporter, Dark Horse’s Minor Threats is officially optioned for TV development by Netflix!  This is the latest in a continuing collaboration between the comic book publisher and the hit streaming company, who previously adapted The Umbrella Academy, about to enter its fourth and final season this August.

Patton Oswalt is a prolific actor and standup comedian, who created the world of Minor Threats alongside Jordan Blum, an accomplished screenwriter in his own right.  The pair will also serve as showrunners, writers and executive producers — suggesting that a televised version of this world will maintain what the comic series proved to be successful.

Focused on a loosely organized group of D-list villains who unite on a dangerous mission to eliminate a terrifying villain whose actions caused their city’s heroes to impose martial law, this is a world ripe for the same kind of genre nose-twisting seen from recent successes like The Boys and the Deadpool film series.

Below you can check out upcoming titles from this rapidly expanding universe and start to familiarize yourself with the wild world of Minor Threats.

 

9781506729992
A new original comic series from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum - showrunners of Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K on Hulu - and superstar artist Scott Hepburn!In the vein of Sin City, Watchmen, and The Boys, this noir-ish superhero caper, focuses on a lower-class kind of criminal, similar to the Coen Bros' most pulpy films, but set in a high concept world of heroes and villains.“I was hooked from the first page!" — Taika Waititi
On sale Jul 11, 2023
FOC Mar 06, 2023
Paperback
136 Pages
Dark Horse Books

9781506739564
The hit superhero saga that’s Watchmen meets The Wire returns from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, showrunners of Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K on HULU, and superstar artist Scott Hepburn (Tom Morello’s Orchid).
On sale Nov 05, 2024
FOC Aug 05, 2024
Paperback
136 Pages
Dark Horse Books

9781506739540
Spinning out of the world of the hit Minor Threats superhero series created by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn comes a new tale of costumed underdogs—featuring a support group for superheroes, struggling to reclaim their mediocre lives after tasting their true potential.
On sale Apr 16, 2024
FOC Jan 15, 2024
Paperback
136 Pages
Dark Horse Books

9781506744322
Spinning out of the world of the hit Minor Threats superhero series by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn comes a new tale of costumed underdogs—featuring a low-level henchman without a leader to serve.
On sale Apr 01, 2025
FOC Jan 06, 2025
Paperback
112 Pages
Dark Horse Books

76156801314600111
From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains.   Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he’s fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he’s forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary children: Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning ... and unlucky enough to be the child of the world’s greatest supervillain.   See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it all: Raise a family AND conquer the world. Then he thought: Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty... None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business?   Join us for an unlikely coming-of-age story, that wrestles with the concussions and repercussions of getting raised by a once-in-a-generation criminal mind. Think your father is manipulative, cold and demanding...? Wait until you meet Napoleon. • Writer/Producer Heath Corson joins Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum for an all-new Minor Threats story! • Four issue series.
On sale Dec 11, 2024
FOC Oct 21, 2024
Comic Book
32 Pages
Dark Horse Comics