Joe Bob Briggs Is BACK at the Drive-In! Dark Horse Resurrects Decades of Cult-Movie Madness

WEPAAAAAAAA! HORROR CRUSADERS, THE DRIVE-IN IS OPEN AND JOE BOB BRIGGS IS BACK TO SCHOOL EVERYBODY ON THE GLORIOUS ART OF MOVIE MADNESS!

There are movie critics who treat every screening like a solemn ceremony, and then there’s Joe Bob Briggs, the man who can find a whole universe of entertainment in the weirdest, wildest corners of cult cinema. Now Dark Horse Books is bringing his long-unavailable writing back into the spotlight with Joe Bob Fights for the Drive-In.

The 240-page, oversized hardcover arrives July 20, 2027, priced at $54.99. It collects material from Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In and Joe Bob Goes Back to the Drive-In, plus previously uncollected newspaper and magazine columns that haven’t been widely available for decades.

Here’s why I dig this: genre fans know the big franchises, but the history of horror, exploitation and drive-in movies is built on countless strange little productions that almost slipped through the cracks. Critics like Joe Bob weren’t just reviewing those films. They were documenting a whole corner of pop culture that respectable tastemakers often ignored.

That makes this collection more than a nostalgia trip. It’s a time capsule of the era when movie discovery meant digging through newspaper columns, video-store shelves and late-night screenings, hoping somebody would point you toward the next beautifully ridiculous treasure.

And Dark Horse isn’t skimping on the comic-book talent. Eric Powell, the creator behind The Goon, supplies the cover artwork. Mike Norton, known for Battlepug, provides illustrations. The book also features an introduction by Wayne Newton. That’s one heck of an unlikely creative party, baby!

Joe Bob’s voice helped give overlooked movies a place in the conversation, even when their budgets were tiny, their effects were questionable and their ideas were absolutely out of control. I respect that instinct because it’s the same reason Comic Crusaders keeps shining a light on indie creators: not every interesting story comes from the biggest studio in the room.

For readers who discovered Briggs through The Last Drive-In, this is a chance to see where that sensibility came from. For longtime followers, it’s an opportunity to revisit work that’s been difficult to find for years.

Title: Joe Bob Fights for the Drive-In
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Release: July 20, 2027
Format: 240-page, 9-by-12-inch hardcover
Price: $54.99
Cover: Eric Powell
Illustrations: Mike Norton
Introduction: Wayne Newton

Give me the forgotten B-movies, the wild movie history and the voices that refused to let cult culture disappear. Joe Bob’s drive-in is still open, Crusaders—and this book looks like a ticket worth saving. WEPAAAA!