{{short description|Novel and comic book series created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden}} {{Infobox graphic novel| |title=Joe Golem |image=Joe_Golem_and_the_Drowning_City_(St_Martins_Press_edition).jpg |caption=The cover for St. Martin's Press release of the original novel |publisher=St. Martin's Press, Dark Horse Comics |date=March 27, 2012 (novel)<br/>November 4, 2015 – October 2, 2019 (comics) |origlanguage=English |writers=Mike Mignola<br/>Christopher Golden |artists=Mike Mignola (novel)<br/>Patric Reynolds (#1–10)<br/>Peter Bergting (#11–20) |colorist=Dave Stewart (#1–10)<br>Michelle Madsen (#11–20) |letterer=Clem Robins |editor=Scott Allie<br/>Katii O'Brien }} '''''Joe Golem''''' is a novel and comic book series created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. It began with a promotional short story, ''Joe Golem and the Copper Girl'', followed by an illustrated novel, ''Joe Golem and the Drowning City'' in 2012, both published by St. Martin's Press. The series was expanded as a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2015 to 2019. The series follows Joe, an occult detective in New York City during the 1960s and '70s. The ''Joe Golem'' series is set in ''The Outerverse'', a shared universe with ''Baltimore'' (a 2007 novel by Mignola and Golden and its comic book continuation), and other series. <!-- ==Prose== ===''Joe Golem and the Copper Girl''=== ===''Joe Golem and the Drowning City''=== -->
==Comics== In 2015 Dark Horse Comics began the comic series ''Joe Golem: Occult Detective''. The first ten issues were set in the decade preceding the events of the original novel, while the next ten retell the novel. ''Joe Golem'' is a series of miniseries, with each miniseries having its own numbering, but each issue also has an ongoing overall numbering on the inside front cover.
===Issues=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !Number<br>in series !Issue !Release date !Arc !Story !Art !Colors !Cover |- |colspan=8 style=background:#000000| |- |1 |#1 |November 4, 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Rat Catcher #1|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/11-550/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective-1|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |rowspan=3|'''''The Rat Catcher''''' |rowspan=3|Mike Mignola<br/>''and'' Christopher Golden |rowspan=3|Patric Reynolds |rowspan=3|Dave Stewart |rowspan=3|Dave Palumbo |- |2 |#2 |December 2, 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Rat Catcher #2|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/11-557/Joe-Golem-2|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |3 |#3 |January 6, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Rat Catcher #3|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/11-561/Joe-Golem-3|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 style=background:#000000| |- |4 |#1 |February 3, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Sunken Dead #1|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/28-169/Joe-Golem-4|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |rowspan=2|'''''The Sunken Dead''''' |rowspan=2|Mike Mignola<br/>''and'' Christopher Golden |rowspan=2|Patric Reynolds |rowspan=2|Dave Stewart |rowspan=2|Dave Palumbo |- |5 |#2 |March 2, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Sunken Dead #2|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/28-170/Joe-Golem-5|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 style=background:#000000| |- |6 |#1 |May 31, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Outer Dark #1|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/29-571/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Outer-Dark-1|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |rowspan=3|'''''The Outer Dark''''' |rowspan=3|Mike Mignola<br/>''and'' Christopher Golden |rowspan=3|Patric Reynolds |rowspan=3|Dave Stewart |rowspan=3|Dave Palumbo |- |7 |#2 |June 28, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Outer Dark #2|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/29-572/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Outer-Dark-2|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |8 |#3 |July 26, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Outer Dark #3|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/29-573/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Outer-Dark-3|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 style=background:#000000| |- |9 |#1 |December 20, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—Flesh and Blood #1|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/29-574/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--Flesh-and-Blood-1|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |rowspan=2|'''''Flesh and Blood''''' |rowspan=2|Mike Mignola<br/>''and'' Christopher Golden |rowspan=2|Patric Reynolds |rowspan=2|Dave Stewart |rowspan=2|Dave Palumbo |- |10 |#2 |January 31, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—Flesh and Blood #2|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/29-575/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--Flesh-and-Blood-2|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 style=background:#000000| |- |11 |#1 |September 12, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #1|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-382/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Drowning-City-1|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |rowspan=5|'''''The Drowning City''''' |rowspan=5|Mike Mignola<br/>''and'' Christopher Golden |rowspan=5|Peter Bergting |rowspan=5|Michelle Madsen |rowspan=5|Dave Palumbo |- |12 |#2 |October 10, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #2|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-383/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Drowning-City-2|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |13 |#3 |November 14, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #3|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-384/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Drowning-City-3|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |14 |#4 |December 12, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #4|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-385/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Drowning-City-4|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |15 |#5 |January 9, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Drowning City #5|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3002-386/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Drowning-City-5|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 style=background:#000000| |- |16 |#1 |May 15, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #1|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-278/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Conjurors-1|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |rowspan=5|'''''The Conjurors''''' |rowspan=5|Mike Mignola<br/>''and'' Christopher Golden |rowspan=5|Peter Bergting |rowspan=5|Michelle Madsen |rowspan=5|Dave Palumbo |- |17 |#2 |June 12, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #2|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-279/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Conjurors-2|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |18 |#3 |July 17, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #3|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-280/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Conjurors-3|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |19 |#4 |August 14, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #4|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-281/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Conjurors-4|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |- |20 |#5 |October 2, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Golem: Occult Detective—The Conjurors #5|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3003-282/Joe-Golem-Occult-Detective--The-Conjurors-5|website=DarkHorse.com|publisher=Dark Horse Comics}}</ref> |}
===Collected editions=== The comic book series has been collected in hardcover volumes.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !Volume !Title !Collects !Special features !Published !ISBN |- |1 |''The Rat Catcher''<br/>and ''The Sunken Dead'' | *''The Rat Catcher'' *''The Sunken Dead'' | *10-page sketchbook |July 20, 2016 |{{ISBNT|9781616559649}} |- |2 |''The Outer Dark'' | *''The Outer Dark'' *''Flesh and Blood'' | *10-page sketchbook |May 23, 2018 |{{ISBNT|9781506703954}} |- |3 |''The Drowning City'' | *''The Drowning City'' | *10-page sketchbook |June 19, 2019 |{{ISBNT|9781506709451}} |- |4 |''The Conjurors'' | *''The Conjurors'' | *10-page sketchbook |February 26, 2020 |{{ISBNT|9781506714134}} |}
Furthermore, in October 2022 the whole series was collected in one hardcover book, the ''Joe Golem: Occult Detective Omnibus'' (ISBN {{ISBNT|9781506729084}}) with 536 pages including the back matter with covers and a sketchbook. <!-- ==Film adaptation== -->
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