(Compare to Marvel’s fanfare in acquiring the Aliens and Predator rights, even tying into the 35th anniversary of Aliens with a one-shot by Benjamin Percy and Dave Wachter.)ĭark Horse began its reprint line in 2008 with two volumes collecting their Indiana Jones comics to date.
(I’ve only ever found two in the wild.) It’s not clear whether the rights are tied up between Disney/Lucasfilm and Paramount, or between Marvel and Dark Horse, but someone has clearly dropped the ball. After these comics got the omnibus treatment circa 2008, collected to capitalize on the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, these five collections fell out of print, persisting as holy grails for comics collectors. Indy had his fair share of comics, published first by Marvel Comics and then by Dark Horse, but neither publisher seems to recall that these books exist. With 2021 marking the 40th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, I’m grateful that Collected Editions is taking a moment to consider Indy’s comic book legacy – but it’s a real tragedy that we seem to be the only ones who noticed. We’ve only gotten a smattering of novels, a handful of video games, and the occasional Lego set.
Unlike Star Wars, however, Indiana Jones didn’t seem to have a comparable afterlife in merchandise and expanded universe material. Judging by the dates (Christmas 1991), I may even have seen the Indiana Jones movies before I saw Star Wars – which is a huge revelation for me. I never had a dog, but I’ve got a lot of fond memories of my father bringing home Raiders of the Lost Ark from a McDonald’s promotional VHS giveaway.
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