Dark Horse Comics closed its Things From Another World shop in Beaverton on June 30, ending the Oregon-born publisher's retail presence in the Portland metro area.

The Beaverton store was one of three remaining Things From Another World locations shuttered as part of a restructuring by Embracer Group, the Swedish gaming conglomerate that bought Dark Horse. The Milwaukie store also closed June 30. A Universal CityWalk location in California is set to close Sept. 30.

The company said in a May 21 statement that the closures are part of efforts to modernize and restructure under Fellowship Entertainment, Embracer's entertainment division. The chain, which once operated 11 locations, had already shut down its online retail site in April 2025, the New York Post reported.

The closures cap a turbulent stretch for Dark Horse. Founder Mike Richardson opened a comic shop in Bend in 1980 and launched the publishing company in 1986. At its peak, Dark Horse employed 180 people and brought in $100 million in profit, according to OPB.

Embracer ousted Richardson as CEO in March and installed gaming executive Jay Komas as interim chief, OregonLive reported.

"I thought I'd die in that job," Richardson, 75, told OPB in a Sept. 8 feature on the company's history.

Dark Horse's market position has slipped. Industry tracker ICv2 ranked the publisher fifth in comic store market share for the first quarter of 2026, at 2.9% of dollar sales, behind DC, Marvel, Image and IDW. The company laid off more than a dozen employees in February 2025, Willamette Week reported.

Weeks after the store closure announcement, 59 Dark Horse employees signed a May 27 letter to Komas asking for voluntary union recognition. The new union, Dark Horse Workers United, partnered with Communications Workers of America Local 7901. The bargaining unit covers about 102 employees. Dark Horse has recognized the union, though a dispute remains over which workers are eligible.

Richardson, who still owns the Dark Horse headquarters building in Milwaukie, told OPB he plans to build a pop culture museum at Jackson and Main streets in Milwaukie, with exhibits on comics and film and art classes for kids. No opening date has been announced.