Even after growing up in Salem and once having a girlfriend from Milwaukie, I had no idea that such a large company was based there. What surprised me even more was the fact that a Los Angeles Times contributor wrote about the fact that Dark Horse Comics is 
in a small city in Oregon. After signing a deal with Universal Studios, Dark Horse has been the imagination behind several blockbusters including 300, Sin City and now Hellboy 2. As the author points out, Dark Horse started with only $2,000 back in 1980 in Bend, Ore. Today, Dark Horse is estimated to be worth millions of dollars. Dark Horse is also incredible in the fact that it has created several muti-million dollar blockbusters with only 150 employees. When I think of movies, I often think of media conglomerates out to have a good bottom line instead of creating good movies that are made by fans for fans.
What’s great about Dark Horse’s story is the fact that the company was started out of a simple love of comics by one man. With the economy so bad recently, it seems as though people don’t have the nerve to take a chance on something that could go nowhere. People are much less willing to take chances and go with the sure thing in life. That is what makes Dark Horse’s story so refreshing and enlightening.
in a small city in Oregon. After signing a deal with Universal Studios, Dark Horse has been the imagination behind several blockbusters including 300, Sin City and now Hellboy 2. As the author points out, Dark Horse started with only $2,000 back in 1980 in Bend, Ore. Today, Dark Horse is estimated to be worth millions of dollars. Dark Horse is also incredible in the fact that it has created several muti-million dollar blockbusters with only 150 employees. When I think of movies, I often think of media conglomerates out to have a good bottom line instead of creating good movies that are made by fans for fans.What’s great about Dark Horse’s story is the fact that the company was started out of a simple love of comics by one man. With the economy so bad recently, it seems as though people don’t have the nerve to take a chance on something that could go nowhere. People are much less willing to take chances and go with the sure thing in life. That is what makes Dark Horse’s story so refreshing and enlightening.
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