The Brood #1 Will Expand the World of Minor Threats this December

By Zoey Willshire | August 26 2024 | Comics

In an exclusive announcement from AIPT, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, it was revealed that Minor Threats, the superhero mystery caper from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, will be expanding with From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood #1. This spin-off series releasing in December will be the first set outside Twilight City and will instead show off the futuristic metropolis, Meteor Falls. Heath Corson (Animal Kingdom, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) is writing the story with art by I.N.J Culbard (Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death, Salamandre), and letters by Minor Threats veteran Nate Piekos. There will be several variant covers for The Brood #1 by Scott Hepburn (available in both standard and foil covers), I.N.J. Culbard, John K. Snyder lll, Christian Ward (1:10 incentive variant), and one more to be revealed later.

“The two major influences were Succession and then Wes Anderson’s Royal Tenenbaums, which you can very much see in Ian’s art and color palette,” said Corson. “The idea came when I was watching the film and thinking: What if this was the continuing story of Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor? What if he married Ms. Teschmacher, had three children, and tried to raise them in the family business? So, Napleon’s brood was always his big idea: Have a dynasty. Eventually, you’ll outlive the heroes… AND WIN.”

From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood #1 will go on sale December 11th, 2024, and goes on FOC October 21st. You can check it out along with other books in the Minor Threats world below:

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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

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 Mar 11, 2025
Paperback
104 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

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