Black Beetle Omnibus: Pulp, Peril & Style

WEPAAAA… pulp lovers, trench coat detectives, shadow-walkers and neon-noir junkies this one is for YOU.

Dark Horse Books is dropping The Black Beetle Omnibus, and this isn’t just a collection… this is Francesco Francavilla uncaging his love letter to classic crime busters in one sleek, stylish, hard-hitting package. We’re talking every single Black Beetle tale written and illustrated by Francavilla all in one place for the first time ever. That includes the full-throttle adventures No Way Out, Kara Bocek, and the one-shot Night Shift. But that’s not all. Oh no. This omnibus is stacked with never-before-seen bonus content: concept art, raw layouts, character studies, vintage-style lobby cards that feel ripped straight from a 1930s cinema, sketchbook secrets, behind-the-scenes process magic and a brand-new cover by Francavilla himself. This is creator-owned pulp royalty.

Let’s talk story. In No Way Out, an explosion rips through the city’s organized crime underworld, leaving dozens dead and Colt City reeling. Enter the Black Beetle trench coat flowing, shadow slicing across brick walls hunting answers and justice like a ghost with a badge. Neo-noir detective vibes? Cranked to eleven. Then comes Kara Bocek and the stakes go global. The masked American hero heads to the Middle East undercover as “Tom Sawyer,” tracking Nazis chasing a mysterious ancient weapon older than the pyramids. A power so devastating it could fuel Hitler’s Thousand-Year Reich nightmare. That’s pulp adventure dialed all the way up mystery, danger, history, espionage, and high-stakes heroics wrapped in smoky shadows. And if you thought it couldn’t get wilder?

Night Shift drops a mystical totem into the Colt City Natural History Museum, and Hitler sends his terrifying Werewolf Korps to claim it. Yes, you read that right. Werewolf Korps. Nazis. Magic artifacts. Pulp chaos in the best possible way. Francavilla didn’t just create a character. He built a mood. A whole atmosphere. Crimson splashes. Inky blacks. Cinematic panels that feel like lost film reels rediscovered in some haunted archive. And he knows how special this moment is.

“I’m super excited to see all the adventurespublished so farof my baby, THE BLACK BEETLE, collected in one book,” Francavilla shared. “It’s the perfect way to get to know (or rediscover for those who are already familiar with the books) my neo-noir hero and get excited for what comes next in the shadowy streets of Colt City!”

That’s what this is. A rediscovery. A spotlight. A reminder that pulp storytelling never dies it just waits in the dark for the right moment to strike again. The Black Beetle Omnibus clocks in at 216 pages of pure style (10.1875 x 6.625” paperback) and lands in bookstores and comic shops on September 22, 2026. You can preorder it right now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or and you already know I’m going to say it your local comic shop. Price? $29.99. For that kind of noir goodness? That’s a steal. The shadows are calling. Colt City is waiting. And the Black Beetle is back to remind everybody that pulp isn’t nostalgia…

It’s legacy with a loaded trench coat.