Dept. H

Dept. H
Publication information
PublisherDark Horse Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateApril 2016 – March 2018
No. of issues24
Creative team
Written byMatt Kindt
PencillerMatt Kindt
ColoristSharlene Kindt

Dept. H is an American comic book series created by Matt Kindt and published through Dark Horse Comics. The first issue, released on April 20, 2016, sold an estimated 9300 copies. According to the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup, it received mostly positive reviews, averaging 8.6/10 based on 24 reviews from critics.

The story is about a suspicious death in an underwater research laboratory and the subsequent investigation led by the victim's daughter.

Collected editions

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Dept. H Vol. 1: Pressure Dept. H #1-6 January 2017 978-1616559892
Dept. H Vol. 2: After the Flood Dept. H #7-12 July 2017 978-1616559908
Dept. H Vol. 3: Decompressed Dept. H #13-17 January 2018 978-1616559915
Dept. H Vol. 4 Lifeboat Dept. H #18-24 July 2018 978-1616559922
Dept. H Omnibus Volume 1 Dept. H #1-12 June 2019 978-1506710938
Dept. H Omnibus Volume 2 Dept. H #13-24 November 2019 978-1506710945

Film adaptation

On September 28, 2021, it was announced that streaming service Netflix was developing a film adaptation of the comic book series to be directed by Alice Waddington.

References

  1. ↑ (March 28, 2016), "Review: Dept. H #1," Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 26, 2016
  2. ↑ "Comic Book Sales Figures for April 2016", Comichron.org. Retrieved August 26, 2016
  3. ↑ "Dept. H #1 Reviews," Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved August 26, 2016
  4. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 28, 2021). "Alice Waddington To Direct Adaptation Of Dark Horse Entertainment's Graphic Novel 'Dept. H' For Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved October 2, 2021