Darkchylde is an American comic book character created in 1996 by Randy Queen. It was originally published by Maximum Press, and later by Image Comics, through Homage Comics, a publishing imprint of Wildstorm. Subsequent projects would by published by Darkchylde Entertainment, through Wowio.[1]
Darkchylde is the story of Ariel Chylde, a cursed teen who can become the creatures from her many nightmares, and then must save her small town from the forces of darkness she's set free.
Darkchylde was launched as a comic book property to immediate success in the summer of 1996. The book shot to the # 1 hottest comics spot in Wizard, where it stayed for nine months collectively in both Wizard and Combo magazines.[citation needed] The book outsold Spider-man, Hulk, Superman and Batman in America, and quickly garnered an unusually large female following, in stark contrast to the traditionally male comic book market . The success of the books spawned a line of best selling trading cards, action figures, skateboards, lunch-boxes, lithos, apparel, and mini-bust statues.[citation needed]
When the book was launched overseas to foreign audiences, it quickly became Panini Publishing's best selling title, overselling all of their classic super heroes titles, including both Spider-man and the X-men.[citation needed]
Wizard magazine released Darkchylde # 1/2, a mail order only comic that outsold all of their previous mail order comics.[citation needed]
Creator Randy Queen crafted Darkchylde Entertainment with partner Sarah Oates and launched "Dreams of the Darkchylde" #1. It was the #1 best selling independent title offered that month in Previews,[citation needed] the magazine for comic distribution orders.
In a second interview with Nicholas Yanes from scifipulse.net Queen revealed that Darkchylde would appear in comic book after several years of absence. This comic book would be a one-shot crossover titled "The Darkness/ Darkchylde: Kingdom Pain" and scheduled to come out in December 2009. In addition to containing a new story feature Darkchylde, this one-shot also contained preview art for Randy Queen's next comic book title "Starfall."
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