Dept. H#Film adaptation
{{Short description|Comic book series}}
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| publisher = Dark Horse Comics
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| startmo = April
| startyr = 2016
| endmo = March
| endyr = 2018
| issues = 24
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| writers = Matt Kindt
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| pencillers = Matt Kindt
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| colorists = Sharlene Kindt
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}}Dept. H is an American comic book series created by Matt Kindt and published through Dark Horse Comics. The first issue, released on April 20, 2016, sold an estimated 9300 copies.(March 28, 2016), "[http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-review/dept-h-1-dark-horse-comics Review: Dept. H #1]," Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 26, 2016"[http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2016/2016-04.html Comic Book Sales Figures for April 2016]", Comichron.org. Retrieved August 26, 2016 According to the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup, it received mostly positive reviews, averaging 8.6/10 based on 24 reviews from critics."[http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/dark-horse-comics/dept-h/1 Dept. H #1 Reviews]," Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved August 26, 2016
The story is about a suspicious death in an underwater research laboratory and the subsequent investigation led by the victim's daughter.
Collected editions
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| Dept. H Vol. 1: Pressure
|Dept. H #1-6 |January 2017 |{{ISBNT|978-1616559892}} |
| Dept. H Vol. 2: After the Flood
|Dept. H #7-12 |July 2017 |{{ISBNT|978-1616559908}} |
| Dept. H Vol. 3: Decompressed
|Dept. H #13-17 |January 2018 |{{ISBNT|978-1616559915}} |
| Dept. H Vol. 4 Lifeboat
|Dept. H #18-24 |July 2018 |{{ISBNT|978-1616559922}} |
| Dept. H Omnibus Volume 1
|Dept. H #1-12 |June 2019 |{{ISBNT|978-1506710938}} |
| Dept. H Omnibus Volume 2
|Dept. H #13-24 |November 2019 |{{ISBNT|978-1506710945}} |
Film adaptation
On September 28, 2021, it was announced that streaming service Netflix was developing a film adaptation of the comic book series to be directed by Alice Waddington.{{cite news |first=Justin |last=Kroll |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/alice-waddngton-dark-horse-dept-h-netflix-1234845683/ |title=Alice Waddington To Direct Adaptation Of Dark Horse Entertainment's Graphic Novel 'Dept. H' For Netflix |work=Deadline |date=September 28, 2021 }} Retrieved October 2, 2021