Joe Golem
The cover for St. Martin's Press release of the original novel
DateMarch 27, 2012 (novel)
November 4, 2015 – October 2, 2019 (comics)
PublisherSt. Martin's Press, Dark Horse Comics
Creative team
WritersMike Mignola
Christopher Golden
ArtistsMike Mignola (novel)
Patric Reynolds (#1–10)
Peter Bergting (#11–20)
LettererClem Robins
ColoristDave Stewart (#1–10)
Michelle Madsen (#11–20)
EditorScott Allie
Katii O'Brien
Original publication
LanguageEnglish

Joe Golem is a novel and comic book series created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. It began with a promotional short story, Joe Golem and the Copper Girl, followed by an illustrated novel, Joe Golem and the Drowning City in 2012, both published by St. Martin's Press. The series was expanded as a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2015 to 2019. The series follows Joe, an occult detective in New York City during the 1960s and '70s. The Joe Golem series is set in The Outerverse, a shared universe with Baltimore (a 2007 novel by Mignola and Golden and its comic book continuation), and other series.

Comics

In 2015 Dark Horse Comics began the comic series Joe Golem: Occult Detective. The first ten issues were set in the decade preceding the events of the original novel, while the next ten retell the novel. Joe Golem is a series of miniseries, with each miniseries having its own numbering, but each issue also has an ongoing overall numbering on the inside front cover.

Issues

Number
in Series		 Issue Release Date Arc Story Art Colors Cover
1 #1 November 4, 2015[1] The Rat Catcher Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Patric Reynolds Dave Stewart Dave Palumbo
2 #2 December 2, 2015[2]
3 #3 January 6, 2016[3]
4 #1 February 3, 2016[4] The Sunken Dead Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Patric Reynolds Dave Stewart Dave Palumbo
5 #2 March 2, 2016[5]
6 #1 May 31, 2017[6] The Outer Dark Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Patric Reynolds Dave Stewart Dave Palumbo
7 #2 June 28, 2017[7]
8 #3 July 26, 2017[8]
9 #1 December 20, 2017[9] Flesh and Blood Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Patric Reynolds Dave Stewart Dave Palumbo
10 #2 January 31, 2018[10]
11 #1 September 12, 2018[11] The Drowning City Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Peter Bergting Michelle Madsen Dave Palumbo
12 #2 October 10, 2018[12]
13 #3 November 14, 2018[13]
14 #4 December 12, 2018[14]
15 #5 January 9, 2019[15]
16 #1 May 15, 2019[16] The Conjurors Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Peter Bergting Michelle Madsen Dave Palumbo
17 #2 June 12, 2019[17]
18 #3 July 17, 2019[18]
19 #4 August 14, 2019[19]
20 #5 October 2, 2019[20]

Collected editions

The comic book series has been collected in hardcover volumes.

Volume Title Collects Special Features Published ISBN
1 The Rat Catcher
and The Sunken Dead
  • The Rat Catcher
  • The Sunken Dead
  • 10-page sketchbook
 July 20, 2016 9781616559649
2 The Outer Dark
  • The Outer Dark
  • Flesh and Blood
  • 10-page sketchbook
 May 23, 2018 9781506703954
3 The Drowning City
  • The Drowning City
  • 10-page sketchbook
 June 19, 2019 9781506709451
4 The Conjurors
  • The Conjurors
  • 10-page sketchbook
 February 26, 2020 9781506714134

Furthermore, in October 2022 the whole series was collected in one hardcover book, the Joe Golem: Occult Detective Omnibus (ISBN 9781506729084) with 536 pages including the back matter with covers and a sketchbook.


References

  1. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Rat Catcher #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  2. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Rat Catcher #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  3. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Rat Catcher #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  4. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Sunken Dead #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  5. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Sunken Dead #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  6. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Outer Dark #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  7. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Outer Dark #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  8. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Outer Dark #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  9. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—Flesh and Blood #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  10. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—Flesh and Blood #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  11. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  12. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  13. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  14. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #4". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  15. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #5". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  16. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  17. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  18. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  19. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #4". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
  20. ↑ "Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #5". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics.
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