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viernes, 17 de octubre de 2025

HORSEPOWER DE OCTUBRE DE DARK HORSE: JOE BOB BRIGGS REPASA EL AUTOCINE

 


Cada mes, Dark Horse Comics ofrece a los lectores un vistazo tras bambalinas a la creación de un cómic o libro en la columna Horsepower, que aparece en cada uno de nuestros números impresos de cómics del mes. Estos artículos pueden incluir la inspiración detrás de un título específico, cómo es trabajar en la industria del cómic o algún otro artículo especial sobre el título destacado del mes. En Horsepower de este mes, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In:

Todo empezó cuando me di cuenta de que los Vagabundos del Cementerio habían entrado y salido del Autocine Gemini sin que mi jefe, el Dallas Times-Herald, se diera cuenta. No tenía ni idea de que "Vagabundos del Cementerio" era en realidad una película de hace nueve años, estrenada originalmente bajo el título "La Invasión de las Abejas". Solo sabía que nunca había sido reseñada en el periódico, donde yo era un novato en el mundo del cine. A la semana siguiente le pasó lo mismo a "El Dr. Butcher, M.D.": apareció y desapareció con un estreno exclusivo en autocines, sin que la crítica cultural del momento la mencionara. Una vez más, lamentablemente, estaba desinformado sobre la película: era una película italiana titulada originalmente "Holocausto Zombi", pero había sido un fracaso con ese título dos años antes, y luego se había reestrenado sucesivamente como "La Isla de los Últimos Zombis", "La Reina de los Caníbales" y "Zombie 3".

Obviamente, algo andaba mal en una sociedad que ignoraba una película con el eslogan "¡Muerden, aprietan, están listas para complacer!". Así que me propuse hacer una crónica del mundo olvidado de los autocines.

Fue más difícil de lo que pensaba. No solo los cineastas desconfiaban de mí, sino que a mis propios editores tampoco les gustaba mucho la idea. Luego, cuando empecé con una columna semanal llamada "Joe Bob va al autocine", surgieron nuevos enemigos del arte del autocine con regularidad. Al principio, solo la Iglesia Bautista se opuso, pero crecí en ella, así que sé que se oponen a muchas cosas de las que Jesús nunca habló. Después, desaté la ira de la Organización Nacional de Mujeres (NOW); estaban molestos por mi reseña de Pieces y estaban decididos a cancelar mi participación mucho antes de que la cultura de la cancelación se popularizara. Pronto, los católicos se unieron a los Bautistas, luego NOW recibió el apoyo de la Organización Nacional para la Decencia en Tupelo, Misisipi, y luego vino una avalancha de organizaciones y movimientos que denunciaron mi celebración de lo que, en aquel momento, se consideraba fuera de la crítica seria. Esto fue especialmente irónico, ya que en realidad no estaba haciendo ninguna crítica seria; solo describía lo que sucedía en el autocine, dentro y fuera de la pantalla.

Poco sabía que esta aventura continuaría durante las siguientes cuatro décadas, abarcando libros, programas de televisión, columnas sindicadas, programas de radio, giras de conferencias, convenciones y amistades con casi todos los que alguna vez hicieron una película de explotación. Recuerdo una noche increíble cuando estaba actuando en un club punk llamado Wolfgang's en San Francisco, donde las feministas y los evangélicos estaban haciendo piquetes afuera, estorbándose mutuamente. Y fueron estos pequeños artículos improvisados ​​recopilados en la nueva edición ampliada de Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In los que les pusieron los pelos de punta lo suficiente como para pintar carteles y rondar la escena de la música alternativa. Si hubiera sabido que Dark Horse tenía un plan para resucitar estas piezas décadas después, con ilustraciones de un artista famoso, nada menos, me habría esforzado más en ellas, tal vez habría pulido un poco el lenguaje, tal vez me habría abstenido de contar los mismos chistes una y otra vez. Pero estoy muy agradecido con los inadaptados y marginados que los preservaron después de tanto tiempo, y espero que se consideren, no como una crítica seria, sino como la prehistoria en bruto de la cultura nerd del siglo XXI.

—Joe Bob Briggs

¡Joe Bob va al autocine, escrito por Joe Bob Briggs e ilustrado por Mike Norton, ya está a la venta en cualquier tienda de libros!


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NOTA DE PRENSA OFICIAL ORIGINAL

DARK HORSE'S OCTOBER HORSEPOWER:

JOE BOB BRIGGS LOOKS BACK ON THE DRIVE-IN

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive In

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (October 16, 2025)— Every month, Dark Horse Comics gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a comic or book in the Horsepower column which appears in each of our printed comics issues for the month. These articles can include the inspiration behind a specific title, what it's like to work in the comics industry, or some other special feature on the highlighted title of the month. In this month's Horsepower, Joe Bob Briggs looks back on the drive-in:


It all started when I noticed that Graveyard Tramps had come and gone at the Gemini Drive-In without being noticed by my employer, the Dallas Times-Herald. Little did I know that Graveyard Tramps was actually a nine-year old movie originally released under the title Invasion of the Bee Girls. All I knew was that it had never been reviewed at the paper where I was a newbie to the film beat. The following week the same thing happened to Dr. Butcher, M.D.—it came and went with a drive-in-only release with nary a mention from the cultural critics of the day. Once again, I was sadly uninformed about the picture—it was an Italian film originally titled Zombie Holocaust but had bombed under that title two years previously, then been successively re-released as Island of the Last ZombiesQueen of the Cannibals, and Zombie 3.


Obviously, there was something wrong with a society that would ignore a movie using the tag line “They bite, they squeeze, they’re ready to please!” So, I set out to chronicle the neglected world of the drive-in.


It was harder than I thought. Not only did the filmmakers not trust me, my own editors didn’t much care for the idea either. Then, once I got started with a weekly column called “Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In,” new enemies of the drive-in arts seemed to materialize on a regular basis. At first it was just the Babtist church that objected, but I grew up in the Babtist church so I know they object to many things that Jesus never spoke about. Next, I attracted the ire of the National Organization for Women— they were upset about my review of Pieces and were determined to cancel me long before Cancel Culture was a thing. Soon the Catholics joined the Babtists, then NOW was backed up by the National Organization for Decency in Tupelo, Mississippi, and then came an avalanche of organizations and movements decrying my celebration of what was, at the time, considered beyond the pale of serious criticism. This was especially ironic since I wasn’t really doing serious criticism at all, I was just describing what went on at the drive-in, on and off the screen.


Little did I know that this venture would continue for the next four decades, encompassing books, TV shows, syndicated columns, radio shows, speaking tours, conventions, and friendships with just about everyone who ever made an exploitation film. I remember one amazing evening when I was performing at a punk club called Wolfgang’s in San Francisco where the feminists and the evangelicals were both picketing outside, getting in each other’s way. And it was these little dashed-off articles collected in the new expanded edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In that raised their hackles enough to paint signs and haunt the alt-music scene. If I’d known Dark Horse had a plan to resurrect these pieces decades later— with illustrations by a famous artist, no less—I would have worked harder on them, maybe polished the language a little bit, maybe refrained from telling the same jokes over and over. But I’m so grateful to the misfits and outsiders who preserved them after all this time, and I hope they’ll be regarded, not as serious criticism, but as the raw prehistory of twenty-first-century nerd culture.


Joe Bob Briggs

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, written by Joe Bob Briggs and illustrated by Mike Norton is now on sale wherever books are sold!

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jueves, 11 de septiembre de 2025

EL FESTIVAL DE PELICULA DE TERROR “JOE BOB VA AL AUTOCINE” VIAJA A PORTLAND, OREGÓN ESTE OCTUBRE

 


Este octubre, celebre el cine de terror clásico de culto con Dark Horse, el Hollywood Theatre y Movie Madness. El trío recibe a Joe Bob Briggs, presentador de The Last Drive-In en Shudder, para una función doble en Portland, Oregón, EE.UU, los días 20 y 21 de octubre de 2025. Los fans están invitados a unirse a la celebración del lanzamiento de una impresionante nueva edición del libro de Briggs, Joe Bob va al Autocine. El libro incluye las primeras columnas de Briggs para The Dallas Times Herald, ensayos sobre clásicos del terror como Basket Case, La Matanza de Texas y The Evil Dead, sus famosas críticas de películas de serie B, cartas de fans y sus respuestas, y las aventuras de Briggs como el mayor experto mundial en autocines. La edición de tapa dura extragrande, ampliada y con nuevo diseño, incluye una nueva portada de Wallace McBride, ilustraciones interiores de Mike Norton (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957– From Below) y coloreado por Bill Crabtree (Subgenre), y una introducción de Stephen King.

ENTRADAS AQUÍ

PRIMERA PARTE: El 20 de octubre de 2025, únete a Joe Bob Briggs para una noche de terror de serie B y comedia negra en el Hollywood Theatre con la proyección de la película de 2002 protagonizada por Bruce Campbell, Bubba Ho-Tep. Briggs será el presentador, dirigirá una sesión de preguntas y respuestas, conocerá a los fans y firmará ejemplares de la nueva edición de Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, que estará a la venta.


● Qué: Proyección de Bubba Ho-Tep, presentada por Joe Bob Briggs

● Dónde: The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97212)

● Cuándo: 20 de octubre de 2025 - puertas abren a las 18:00 h, película a las 19:00 h

● Asientos por orden de llegada

● Las entradas cuestan $45 cada una y se pueden comprar en línea en el sitio web de The Hollywood Theatre: hollywoodtheatre.org

● Los libros estarán disponibles en Dark Horse ($54.99 cada uno).


SEGUNDO ACTO: Al día siguiente, 21 de octubre, ¡continúan las celebraciones del lanzamiento del libro! Joe Bob Briggs recibirá a los fans y firmará ejemplares del libro en Movie Madness (4320 Belmont St., Portland, OR 97215) de 17:00 a 20:00 h. La entrada es gratuita; no se requiere entrada. Dark Horse tendrá copias de Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In disponibles para la compra durante la firma de autógrafos.

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In llega a librerías y tiendas de cómics el 14 y 15 de octubre de 2025. Ya está disponible para reservar en Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million y en tu librería de cómics local por $54.99.

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NOTA DE PRENSA OFICIAL ORIGINAL

“JOE BOB GOES TO THE DRIVE-IN” TRAVELS TO PORTLAND, OREGON THIS OCTOBER


Come one, come all to a special visitation by cult genre film host Joe Bob Briggs!


Dark Horse Comics, the Hollywood Theatre, and Movie Madness welcome The Last Drive-In host for a screening of the film “Bubba Ho-Tep” and a book signing celebrating the release of a delectable new edition of Briggs’ book.


Joe Bob Goes to the Drive In

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (September 11, 2025)— This October, celebrate cult classic horror films with Dark Horse, the Hollywood Theatre, and Movie Madness, as the trio welcome Joe Bob Briggs, host of The Last Drive-In on Shudder, for a double feature of events in Portland, Ore. on October 20 and 21, 2025. Fans are invited to join in the celebration of the release of a stunning new edition of Briggs’ book, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In. The book features Briggs’ first columns for The Dallas Times Herald, essays on beloved horror classics like Basket CaseThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Evil Dead, his famous B-movie reviews, fan letters and his replies, and Briggs’ adventures as the world’s foremost expert on drive-ins. The expanded and newly designed oversized hardcover edition of the book includes a new cover by Wallace McBride, interior artwork illustrated by Mike Norton (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957– From Below) and colored by Bill Crabtree (Subgenre), and an introduction by Stephen King.

 

ACT ONE: On October 20, 2025, join Joe Bob Briggs for a night of B-horror and dark comedy at the Hollywood Theatre with a screening of the 2002 film starring Bruce Campbell, Bubba Ho-Tep. Briggs will host, lead a Q&A, meet and greet fans, and sign copies of the brand-new edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In which will be available for purchase.

 

●      What: Screening of Bubba Ho-Tep, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs

●      Where: The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97212)

●      When: October 20, 2025 - doors at 6 pm, film at 7 pm

●      Seating is first-come, first-served

●      Tickets are $45 each, and can be purchased online from the Hollywood Theatre’s website, hollywoodtheatre.org

●      Books will be available for purchase from Dark Horse ($54.99 each)

 

ACT TWO: The next day, on October 21, the book launch celebrations continue! Joe Bob Briggs will meet and greet fans and sign copies of the book at Movie Madness (4320 Belmont St., Portland, OR 97215) from 5-8 pm. This event is free to attend, no ticket required. Dark Horse will have copies of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In available for purchase at the signing.

 

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In arrives in bookstores and comic shops on October 14 and 15, 2025. It is now available to pre-order at AmazonBarnes & NobleBooks-A-Million, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $54.99.

 

Be sure to follow Dark Horse Comics on social media and check our website, www.darkhorse.com, for more news, announcements, and updates!

Praise for Joe Bob Briggs:

 

“Joe Bob Briggs is a lone hero, standing athwart cinema history, yelling, ‘Don’t forget about Al Adamson!’”—Patton Oswalt (Minor Threats, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

 

"Five hub caps to Joe Bob Briggs for his everlasting commitment to drive-in movies."

Julie Corman, film producer (Chopping Mall, Summer School Teachers)

 

"I've been inspired by Joe Bob since subscribing to ‘We Are the Weird’ back in the 90's. He's always pointing toward insightful tentacles (or testicles) of entertainment and opening minds to an appreciation of unusual films. If you look closely, you can see the academic within his absurdity."—David Gordon Green (Halloween Kills, The Exorcist: Believer)

 

“Joe Bob is the Henri Langlois of exploitation films. He’s already a cinema saint, and if I were you, I’d pray for his guidance.”—John Waters (Pink Flamingos)

 

“Our film entered the market at a time of booming home video products.  There was no star name value so, both HBO and Showtime threw the films on in the middle of the night; but Joe Bob got the joke.  There is hardly a star whose name is more recognizable throughout the world than Playboy Centerfold.  As the Drive-In Movie critic, he interviewed Andy, me and eventually the Playboy centerfolds on his show. His support resulted in the next year, both Showtime and HBO were scheduling Sidaris films on or around prime time to compete with each other. Warner Bros picked up the films as ‘James Bond meets Baywatch.’ Licensing increased, sales increased and to this day, support has resulted in Synapse committing to 4K upgrade of the films. Thank you, Joe Bob.”—Arlene Sidaris (Hard HuntedDay of the Warrior)

 

“The Last Drive-In is a place to celebrate the under-celebrated with like-minded folks who appreciate the popcorn-fueled fare that, more often than not, tends to be shunned by the mainstream.”—Fangoria

 

“Joe Bob Briggs champions horror fans.”—Horror Obsessive

 

“Joe Bob is obviously great. Even 20 years later, he still has that twinkle in his eye that shows how much he loves talking about what others would consider drive-in trash.”—Geek’d Out

 

“Not only is Joe Bob Briggs an incredible horror icon, he has single-handedly brought the horror community together with his return as horror host on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.”—Pop Horror

 

“Joe Bob's Monstervision was the gateway for so many of us horror hounds and monster kids, cinephiles and schlock junkies. Once fans peeled back the full-tilt fun of his presentation style and humor, there was an aptitude of film appreciation and philosophy that clobbered us all over the head with astonishment and awe. Having his words and history lovingly curated into this collection is a marvelous gift for movie lovers. Pairing it with Dark Horse is the icing on the bloody cake.”—David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the DevilThe Life of Chuck)

“Joe Bob has been a hero of mine since his MonsterVision days. As someone who was practically raised at the Drive-In myself, I speak in the same celluloid-soaked language as this book. I am very happy to say it is the ultimate guide to the world of cult film and the people who love it. It’s hilarious, intelligent, exhaustive and always eloquent in expositing the three B’s: Blood, Breasts, and Beasts! It is a must-read for anyone in ‘The Mutant Family,’ and for all the film freaks like me who have an undying love for pure Sinema. All Hail The Book of Briggs!”—Joe Lynch, Director (Suitable FleshMayhem)

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viernes, 14 de febrero de 2025

“JOE BOB GOES TO THE DRIVE-IN” REGRESA A LA IMPRESIÓN CON UNA EDICIÓN AMPLIADA Y ACTUALIZADA

 





Dark Horse Books presenta Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, una edición de tapa dura en formato de libro de arte actualizada y ampliada de la colección agotada desde hace tiempo escrita por el presentador de películas de culto, autor y actor Joe Bob Briggs (The Last Drive-In, Profoundly Disturbing: Shocking Movies that Changed History). Esta edición ampliada y de nuevo diseño incluye una nueva portada de Wallace McBride, ilustraciones interiores de Mike Norton (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957– From Below) y coloreada por Bill Crabtree (Subgenre), y una introducción de Stephen King.

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In incluye las primeras columnas de Briggs para The Dallas Times Herald, ensayos sobre clásicos del terror tan queridos como Basket Case, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre y The Evil Dead, sus famosas críticas de películas de serie B, cartas de fans y sus respuestas, y las aventuras de Briggs como el mayor experto mundial en autocines. Este libro de tapa dura se presenta en formato de prosa con ilustraciones basadas en el texto intercaladas a lo largo del mismo.

"Me emociona que alguien todavía se preocupe por estos pequeños artículos escritos para un diario hace cuatro décadas y me sorprendió que se reimprimieran en formato de libro la primera vez", dijo Briggs. "Que ahora sean recordados e ilustrados por un periódico de prestigio como Dark Horse es alucinante. Provienen de una época en la que los medios de comunicación tradicionales odiaban lo que yo hacía y muchas organizaciones intentaron activamente cancelar mi participación, pero hoy parecen tan insulsos que nadie se lo creerá. Espero que todos los expertos del género de la actualidad los consideren como la prehistoria primitiva de la crítica cinematográfica de la cultura pop".

"Es un verdadero honor poder participar en un libro de Joe Bob Briggs", agregó el editor senior Daniel Chabon. "Crecí con MonsterVision cuando estaba en TNT, he sido un ávido fanático de The Last Drive-In desde que debutó en Shudder y fui a ver 'How Rednecks Saved Hollywood' de Joe Bob cuando estaba de gira. ¡Este libro agotado hace mucho tiempo es realmente algo especial y esencial para toda la familia mutante y más! Este editor dice: '¡Échale un vistazo!' "

Incluso más aficionados al terror e invitados especiales de The Last Drive-In con Joe Bob Briggs se han sumado a la emoción:

"Monstervision de Joe Bob fue la puerta de entrada para muchos de nosotros, fanáticos del terror y niños monstruos, cinéfilos y adictos a la basura. Una vez que los fanáticos dejaron de lado la diversión a toda velocidad de su estilo de presentación y humor, hubo una aptitud de apreciación y filosofía cinematográfica que nos golpeó a todos en la cabeza con asombro y admiración. Tener sus palabras y su historia cuidadosamente seleccionadas en esta colección es Un regalo maravilloso para los amantes del cine. Combinarlo con Dark Horse es la guinda del pastel sangriento.”—David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil, The Life of Chuck)

“Joe Bob ha sido un héroe para mí desde sus días en MonsterVision. Como alguien que prácticamente se crió en el autocine, hablo en el mismo idioma empapado de celuloide que este libro. Estoy muy feliz de decir que es la guía definitiva sobre el mundo del cine de culto y la gente que lo ama. Es hilarante, inteligente, exhaustivo y siempre elocuente al exponer las tres B: ¡Sangre, Pechos y Bestias! Es una lectura obligada para cualquiera en 'La Familia Mutante', y para todos los fanáticos del cine como yo que tienen un amor eterno por el cine puro. ¡Saludemos al libro de Briggs!”—Joe Lynch, director (Suitable Flesh, Mayhem)

JOE BOB GOES TO THE DRIVE-IN (200 páginas, tapa dura, 9" x 12") estará disponible en tiendas de cómics y librerías el 15 de octubre de 2025. Ya está disponible para reservar en Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Things from Another World y en tu tienda de cómics y librería local por $54,99.


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NOTA DE PRENSA OFICIAL ORIGINAL


“JOE BOB GOES TO THE DRIVE-IN” RETURNS TO PRINT WITH A NEWLY UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION 

Featuring new artwork by Mike Norton, a new cover by Wallace McBride, and an introduction by Stephen King!

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (February 14, 2025)— Dark Horse Books presents Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, an updated and expanded art book-sized hardcover edition of the long out-of-print collection written by cult film host, author, and actor Joe Bob Briggs (The Last Drive-InProfoundly Disturbing: Shocking Movies that Changed History). This expanded and newly designed edition includes a new cover by Wallace McBride, interior artwork illustrated by Mike Norton (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957– From Below) and colored by Bill Crabtree (Subgenre), and an introduction by Stephen King.

 

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In features Briggs’ first columns for The Dallas Times Herald, essays on beloved horror classics like Basket CaseThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Evil Dead, his famous B-movie reviews, fan letters and his replies, and Briggs’ adventures as the world’s foremost expert on drive-ins. This hardcover book is presented in a prose format with illustrations based on the text interspersed throughout the text.

 

"I'm thrilled that someone still cares about these little pieces dashed off for a daily newspaper four decades ago and was amazed that they were reprinted in book form the first time,” said Briggs. “To have them now memorialized and illustrated by a prestige outfit like Dark Horse is mind-boggling. They come from a time when the mainstream media hated what I was doing and many organizations actively tried to cancel me, but today they seem so tame that nobody will believe that. I hope all the genre experts of the current day will regard them as the primitive pre-history of pop-culture film criticism."

 

"It's a real honor to be able to participate in a Joe Bob Briggs book,” added Senior Editor Daniel Chabon. “I grew up with MonsterVision when it was on TNT, have been an avid fan of The Last Drive-In since it debuted on Shudder, and went to see Joe Bob's 'How Rednecks Saved Hollywood' when he was on tour. This long out-of-print book is truly something special and essential for all Mutant Fam and more! This editor says, ‘Check it out!’”

 

Even more horror aficionados and The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs special guests have joined in on the excitement:

 

Joe Bob's Monstervision was the gateway for so many of us horror hounds and monster kids, cinephiles and schlock junkies. Once fans peeled back the full-tilt fun of his presentation style and humor, there was an aptitude of film appreciation and philosophy that clobbered us all over the head with astonishment and awe. Having his words and history lovingly curated into this collection is a marvelous gift for movie lovers. Pairing it with Dark Horse is the icing on the bloody cake.”—David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil, The Life of Chuck)

 

“Joe Bob has been a hero of mine since his MonsterVision days. As someone who was practically raised at the Drive-In myself, I speak in the same celluloid soaked language as this book. I am very happy to say it is the ultimate guide to the world of cult film and the people who love it. It’s hilarious, intelligent, exhaustive and always eloquent in expositing the three B’s: Blood, Breasts, and Beasts! It is a must-read for anyone in ‘The Mutant Family,’ and for all the film freaks like me who have an undying love for pure Sinema. All Hail The Book of Briggs!”—Joe Lynch, Director (Suitable FleshMayhem)

 

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In (200 pages, hardcover, 9" x 12") will be available in comic shops and bookstores on October 15, 2025. It is now available to preorder at AmazonBarnes & NobleThings from Another World, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $54.99.

 

Praise for Joe Bob Briggs:

 

“Joe Bob Briggs is a lone hero, standing athwart cinema history, yelling, ‘Don’t forget about Al Adamson!’”—Patton Oswalt (Minor ThreatsGhostbusters: Frozen Empire

 

"Five hub caps to Joe Bob Briggs for his everlasting commitment to drive-in movies."

Julie Corman, film producer (Chopping MallSummer School Teachers)

 

"I've been inspired by Joe Bob since subscribing to ‘We Are the Weird’ back in the 90's.  He's always pointing toward insightful tentacles (or testicles) of entertainment and opening minds to an appreciation of unusual films. If you look closely, you can see the academic within his absurdity."David Gordon Green (Halloween KillsThe Exorcist: Believer)

 

“Joe Bob is the Henri Langlois of exploitation films. He’s already a cinema saint, and if I were you, I’d pray for his guidance.”—John Waters (Pink Flamingos)

 

“Our film entered the market at a time of booming home video products.  There was no star name value so, both HBO and Showtime threw the films on in the middle of the night; but Joe Bob got the joke.  There is hardly a star whose name is more recognizable throughout the world than Playboy Centerfold.  As the Drive-In Movie critic, he interviewed Andy, me and eventually the Playboy centerfolds on his show. His support resulted in the next year, both Showtime and HBO were scheduling Sidaris films on or around prime time to compete with each other. Warner Bros picked up the films as ‘James Bond meets Baywatch.’ Licensing increased, sales increased and to this day, support has resulted in Synapse committing to 4K upgrade of the films.  Thank you, Joe Bob.”—Arlene Sidaris (Hard HuntedDay of the Warrior)

 

“The Last Drive-In is a place to celebrate the under-celebrated with like-minded folks who appreciate the popcorn-fueled fare that, more often than not, tends to be shunned by the mainstream.”—Fangoria

 

“Joe Bob Briggs champions horror fans.”—Horror Obsessive

 

“Joe Bob is obviously great. Even 20 years later, he still has that twinkle in his eye that shows how much he loves talking about what others would consider drive-in trash.”—Geek’d Out

 

“Not only is Joe Bob Briggs an incredible horror icon, he has single-handedly brought the horror community together with his return as horror host on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.”—Pop Horror

Be sure to follow DarkHorseComics on social media and check our website, www.darkhorse.com for more news, announcements, and updates.


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