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Mike Richardson founded Dark Horse Comics back in 1986 in a suburb of Portland called Milwaukee. Over the years it has grown beyond anyone's wildest dreams, with hit comics, hit movies, and hit TV series, and eventually Richardson sold the company in 2018. Richardson stayed on as CEO/publisher (and sometimes writer) until earlier this year, when he was let go in favor of a younger executive from one of Dark Horse's sister companies under the Embracer Group umbrella.

But at age 75 and here today just one month shy of his 76th birthday, Mike Richardson isn't done with comics... or with Dark Horse.

Over the years, Richardson has used some of his profits from Dark Horse to buy several pieces of prime real estate in the Milwaukee area. While at first it was owned by Dark Horse, according to The Oregonian he had been in recent years (assumedly while he was still its primary owner) moving Dark Horse's real estate holdings into a separate company of his own, titled Suburban Exploration. Now, with unexpected free time due to his layoff as Dark Horse's top boss back in March, Richardson is moving ahead with a new business venture - while still being landlord and owner of at least one of Dark Horse's offices in Milwaukie.

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Richardson has announced plans to turn one of his buildings in downtown Milwaukie into a pop culture museum. Tentatively titled the Milwaukie Pop Culture Museum, it will be a celebration of comics, film, and TV — including some things he's picked up over the years such as props and costumes from Dark Horse affiliated movie franchises such as Alien, Predator, The Mask, and Barb Wire.

The museum is planned to be at 10818 Main Street in Milwaukie; if you've been into the downtown area recently, it's the building with the life-sized Predator and Alien Xenomorphs in the window display. Dark Horse Comics rents offices on the top floor of the building, and Richardson hasn't announced plans to discontinue that tenant agreement - but he's using the rest o the 14,000-square foot space for his museum, which will include an area dedicated to Dark Horse Comics.

The museum is intended not to just have things on display however, but also become a community hub for classes, workshop, and guest speakers. 

"I’ve done, I think, 42 films and series and made a lot of friends over the years," Richardson says. "I love the idea of having classes for the younger ages, get them in there and get them excited."

Richardson plans for the Milwaukie Pop Culture Museum to be open by the end of 2026.

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