In the wake of Shudder’s final “The Last Drive-In” Halloween special this past weekend, Joe Bob Briggs is already back this week with a brand new project that we’re exclusively announcing.
Dark Horse Books presents Joe Bob Fights for the Drive-In, an art book–sized hardcover edition collecting material written by cult film host, author, and actor Joe Bob Briggs!
Joe Bob Fights for the Drive-In includes rare writing unseen for decades, cover art byEric Powell (The Goon, Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?), illustrations byMike Norton (Battlepug, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957—From Below), and an introduction by Wayne Newton.
America’s most infamous drive-in movie critic brings his signature mix of razor-sharp wit, redneck philosophy, and B movie obsession to the page. Bringing together material from across Joe Bob Briggs’s early drive-in years, this special edition draws from previous books Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In and Joe Bob Goes Back to the Drive-In while also including previously uncollected columns that have never before appeared in book form.
“I originally planned to just putJoe Bob Goes Back to the Drive-In back into print and call it a day,” said Joe Bob Briggs. “Instead, we decided to blow the doors wide open. Joe Bob Fights for the Drive-In brings together columns and letters from both Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In andJoe Bob Goes Back to the Drive-In, plus a treasure trove of reviews that haven’t seen the light of day since they first ran in newspapers and magazines decades ago. Dark Horse is helping me bring the ultimate drive-in testament to a whole new generation of mutants.”
Joe Bob Fights for the Drive-In arrives in comic shops and bookstores July 20, 2027. It is now available for preorder from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore.
Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, an updated and expanded hardcover edition of the long out-of-print collection written by cult film host and authorJoe Bob Briggs, wasreleased last year, and a new audiobook version will be released from Dark Horse Books on December 15, 2026.
Alsoon the waythis December from Joe Bob Briggs?Dynamite Entertainment is reviving JoeBob’sretro MonsterVision brandforabrand newcomic book series,MonsterVision Featuring Joe Bob Briggs and DarcyIssue #1, which willalsobe arriving in December 2026.
And the FINAL episode of “The Last Drive-In” premieres December 4. Titled Joe Bob Conquers Christmas, the Christmas special marks the end of Joe Bob and Darcy’s time on Shudder.
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