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 Numberin seriesIssueRelease dateArcStoryArtColorsCover1#1November 4, 2015The Rat CatcherMike Mignolaand Christopher GoldenPatric ReynoldsDave StewartDave Palumbo2#2December 2, 20153#3January 6, 20164#1February 3, 2016The Sunken DeadMike Mignolaand Christopher GoldenPatric ReynoldsDave StewartDave Palumbo5#2March 2, 20166#1May 31, 2017The Outer DarkMike Mignolaand Christopher GoldenPatric ReynoldsDave StewartDave Palumbo7#2June 28, 20178#3July 26, 20179#1December 20, 2017Flesh and BloodMike Mignolaand Christopher GoldenPatric ReynoldsDave StewartDave Palumbo10#2January 31, 201811#1September 12, 2018The Drowning CityMike Mignolaand Christopher GoldenPeter BergtingMichelle MadsenDave Palumbo12#2October 10, 201813#3November 14, 201814#4December 12, 201815#5January 9, 201916#1May 15, 2019The ConjurorsMike Mignolaand Christopher GoldenPeter BergtingMichelle MadsenDave Palumbo17#2June 12, 201918#3July 17, 201919#4August 14, 201920#5October 2, 2019
Collected editions The comic book series has been collected in hardcover volumes.
VolumeTitleCollectsSpecial featuresPublishedISBN1The Rat Catcherand The Sunken DeadThe Rat Catcher The Sunken Dead10-page sketchbookJuly 20, 20162The Outer DarkThe Outer Dark Flesh and Blood10-page sketchbookMay 23, 20183The Drowning CityThe Drowning City10-page sketchbookJune 19, 20194The ConjurorsThe Conjurors10-page sketchbookFebruary 26, 2020
Furthermore, in October 2022 the whole series was collected in one hardcover book, the Joe Golem: Occult Detective Omnibus (ISBN ) with 536 pages including the back matter with covers and a sketchbook.
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