Dark Horse Books has revealed our first look at Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1, a new hardcover collection compiling volumes 1 and 2 of Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn’s genre-bending crime drama, Minor Threats.
Written by Oswalt (DC Horror Presents, Black Hammer Visions) and Blum (Edge of Spider-Verse , DC Horror Presents), illustrated by Hepburn (M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games), colored by Ian Herring (Welcome to the Maynard, Masterpiece), and lettered by Nate Piekos (Black Hammer: Spiral City, The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion), the Minor Threats Library Edition collects Volumes 1 and 2 of the superhero and supervillain series together in the signature Dark Horse Library Edition oversized hardcover format with bonus materials featuring a sketchbook section with notes by Scott Hepburn and a cover gallery. The Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 also features new cover art by Hepburn.
In Minor Threats Volumes 1 and 2, witness the rise and fall of Twilight City’s first costumed criminal queenpin, Playtime a.k.a. Frankie Follis.
In Volume 1: A Quick End to A Long Beginning, a second-generation supervillain, Frankie is looking for a fresh start and to escape the life of crime that was thrust upon her since childhood. But when The Stickman, Twilight’s A-list villain, kills the sidekick to its A-list hero, The Insomniac, all hell breaks loose. No one feels it more than the blue-collar D-list hoods who are being rounded up by the Insomniac’s superhero teammates on The Continuum, turning the city into a police state. Frankie decides to seemingly put on the mask one last time, assembling a team of fellow bottom feeders as they venture out on the most dangerous night of the year to collect the bounty on the Stickman’s head and bring him down themselves.
Take a look at new preview pages from Volume 1 below:
In Volume 2: The Fastest Way Down: After upending the status quo between heroes and villains, Frankie decides to embrace her criminal past and ascend the ranks as she builds her empire. But heavy is the head that wears the crown as new threats emerge from every corner. Rival villain gangs are instigating a turf war while Frankie’s consigliere/lover, Scalpel, is pressuring her to legitimize her growing business. The Action, a sociopathic group of superhero sidekicks, has come to Twilight, looking to uncover secrets that could unravel the very nature of Frankie’s power. Can Frankie hold on? Or will the former D-lister turned crime boss lose it all?
The Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 will be available in bookstores and comic shops on February 10 and 11, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $49.99.
