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| Joe the Barbarian | |
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 Cover of Joe the Barbarian 1 (March 2010), art by Sean Murphy | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March 2010 – present |
| No. of issues | 8 |
| Main character(s) | Joe Manson |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Sean Murphy |
| Written by | Grant Morrison |
| Artist(s) | Sean Murphy |
| Letterer(s) | Todd Klein |
| Colorist(s) | Dave Stewart |
| Editor(s) | Karen Berger Pornsak Pichetshote |
| Collected editions | |
| Deluxe Edition | ISBN 1-4012-2971-9 |
Joe the Barbarian is an eight-issue comic book limited series[1] written by Grant Morrison[2][3] and drawn by Sean Murphy.[4][5]
Publication history
Morrison has discussed the inspiration behind the series:[2]
I was obsessed with fantasy books when I was a young teenager – Tolkien, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Stephen Donaldson…. anything I could get my hands on. I even wrote two big swords-and-sorcery novels back then, but I'd never done a fantasy comic book before and it seemed like an interesting challenge to do a real proper kind of "Lord of Rings," "Alice in Wonderland" all-ages story for today.
The first issue was released in January 2010 (cover dated March 2010).
Plot summary
Joe is a teenage boy with Type 1 diabetes. When he stops taking his medication, he begins to hallucinate, and enters a fantasy world populated with his toys and other fantasy characters. Here he becomes embroiled in a war with King Death.
Collected editions
The series will be collected into an single volume:
- Joe the Barbarian (224 pages, DC Deluxe Edition hardcover, February 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2971-9)
Reception
The first issue had estimated sales of 25,543, placing it at number 77 in the sales rankings.[6] The second issue had 17,512 estimated sales and slipped to 97th in the sales lists,[7] after which sales then stabilised with issue three estimated to have sold 17,674 (119 in the rankings)[8] 17,102 for issue #4 (108 in the rankings)[9] 16,725 with #5 (118 in the rankings)[10] and 16,219 with #6 (118 in the rankings).[11]
Other media
Films
The comic has been optioned by Thunder Road Pictures.[12]
Notes
- ^ Melrose, Kevin (June, 2009). "An early glimpse of Morrison and Murphy's Joe the Barbarian". Robot6. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Renaud, Jeffrey (December 22, 2009). "Grant Morrison's "Barbarian"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Phillips, Dan (January 20, 2010). "Grant Morrison Discusses Joe the Barbarian". IGN. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (December 15, 2009). "Sean Murphy Plays in Morrison's Toybox in JOE THE BARBARIAN". Newsarama. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ O'Shea, Tim (January 18, 2010). "Talking Comics with Tim: Sean Murphy". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ^ January 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures, The Comics Chronicle
- ^ February 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures, The Comics Chronicle
- ^ March 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures, The Comics Chronicle
- ^ April 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures, The Comics Chronicle
- ^ May 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures, The Comics Chronicle
- ^ June 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures, The Comics Chronicle
- ^ Collins, Sean T. (July 26, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Joe the Barbarian film adaptation in the works". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
References
- Joe the Barbarian at the Grand Comics Database
- Joe the Barbarian at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Joe the Barbarian on the Graphic Content blog, DC Comics.com
Reviews
- Review: Joe the Barbarian #1, Comic Book Resources
- Sunday Slugfest: Joe the Barbarian #1 Review, Comics Bulletin
- Joe the Barbarian #1 Review, IGN
- Joe the Barbarian #1 -- Hot Ink Advance Review, Comics Alliance
- Joe the Barbarian #1 Review, Comics Should Be Good!, Comic Book Resources
- Joe the Barbarian #2 Review, Comics Bulletin
- Joe the Barbarian #2 Review, IGN
- Joe the Barbarian #2 Review, Comics Should Be Good!, Comic Book Resources
- Joe the Barbarian #3 Review, Comics Bulletin
- Joe the Barbarian #4 Review, Comics Bulletin