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Deadworld
Arrow Comics Deadworld #1
Publication information
PublisherArrow Comics
Calibre Comics
Desperado Publishing (Image Comics/IDW Publishing)
Transfuzion Publishing
Schedulesporadic
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication date1987 – present
Creative team
Created byStuart Kerr
Ralph Griffith
Vince Locke
Written byStuart Kerr
Vince Locke
Gary Reed
Artist(s)Vince Locke
Sami Makkonen
Collected editions
Deadworld Classic: Volume 1ISBN 1-60010-817-2
Deadworld Omnibus: Volume 1ISBN 160010858X

Deadworld is an ongoing American comic book published by Desperado Publishing in association with IDW Publishing.

The series follows survivors in a post-apocalyptic scenario brought on by zombie attacks. Led by King Zombie, Deadworld brings forth a different slant than just humans slaughtering zombies.[citation needed]

Publication history

Originally published by Arrow Comics, Deadworld was written and created by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith in 1987,[1] scripted by Kerr for the first seven issues[2][3] and illustrated by Vince Locke. The comic book quickly became a cult favorite success in the independent publisher industry.[citation needed]

Arrow Comics ceased production of all titles, but sold the rights of the title to Locke who transferred the rights to Gary Reed's Caliber Comics. By the twelfth issue of the title, Reed took over as the primary writer.[4] The first volume of Deadworld ended in 1992 after twenty-six issues. One year later, a second volume began. The second volume ended after fifteen issues.

After a lull in its printing, the series returned to print in 2005 through Image Comics,[5] with Gary Reed and Locke working on the series. By issue number 3, Dalibor Talajic took over illustration duties and completed the story arc of Requiem to the World. Following that, Image released Deadworld: Frozen Over with guest writer Michael Raicht and artist Federico Dallocchio. Deadworld: Bits and Pieces collected the short stories and scenes from various issues and was released through Transfuzion Publishing. Desperado released Deadworld Chronicles which featured all new short illustrated tales of Deadworld. Deadworld: Slaughterhouse was released in 2010 with artwork from Sami Makkonen in a hardcover edition only. IDW released volumes one and two of Deadworld Classics which collects the long out-of-print first original 16 issues illustrated by Vince Locke. Gary Reed joined up with Gary Francis for original graphic novel, Deadworld: The Last Siesta, illustrated by Mark Bloodworth and released through IDW (ISBN 1613770448).

In 2012, Gary Reed teamed up again with Sami Makkonen to bring Deadworld into full color for the first time. The five issue series, "War of the Dead" was released by IDW as a weekly comic series during the month of August and then collected in October (ISBN 978-1613775080). It received a number of award nominations including the Shel Dorf for Best mini-series[6] and Comic Monsters.com for Best Mini-Series [7] and won the Ghastly Award for honoring excellence in horror comics as Best Mini-Series.[8]

In October, 2012, Reed released a special graphic novel sized book called "Voices from the Deadworld". This was a series of single page tales from those who lived and died in Deadworld with each text page accompanied by an original illustration from over 40 various artists.

Also in 2012, Reed licensed Deadworld to PopFunk for t-shirts[9] and to Breygent Marketing for a collector card series.[10] IDW also released the "Deadworld Omnibus" which collected the Image series' "Requiem for the World" and "Frozen Over" plus the "Slaughterhouse" saga from Desperado. (ISBN 978-1600108587).

The most recent series was Deadworld: Restoration, the full color follow up mini-series to War of the Dead, also from IDW which debuted in December, 2013 with the final issue shipping in April 2014.

In 2015, Reed launched Deadworld Zombie Soda, in 12 themed flavors: Orange Roamer (Orange); Goon Bitters (Cherry Cola); Royal Rotter (Black Cherry); Brain Sap (Cream Soda); Zeek Cocktail (Cotton Candy); Geek Juice (Vanilla Cream); Grisly Swill (Grape); Slow Decay (Vanilla Root Beer); Rot Berry (Strawberry); Twilight Shuffler (Root Beer); Morbid Mix (Green Apple); and Graveyard Delight (Ginger Ale). Each soda contains one of 48 label images drawn by various comic book artists. [11][12][13][14] A collectible soda trading card set featuring the label images was also released. [15] Additionally, Deadworld Premium Chips were released in 2 flavors: Original and BBQ. [16]

Issues

Ongoing series

The ongoing series are:

Deadworld vol. 1

  • #1-9 (Arrow)
  • #10-26 (Caliber)

Deadworld vol. 2

  • #1-15 (Caliber)

Limited series

From Caliber:

  • King Zombie #1-2
  • To Kill a King #1-3
  • Realm of the Dead #1-3
  • Tattoo #1-4
  • Deadworld Archives #1-3 (reprints first three Arrow issues)

From Image

  • Deadworld vol. 3 #1-6 (2005)
  • Deadworld Frozen Over

From Desperado

  • Deadworld Slaughterhouse OGN

From IDW

  • War of the Dead #1-5
  • Restoration #1-5

One shots

One shots include:

  • Deadworld: Daemonstorm
  • Dead Tales: collection of back up story
  • Dead Killer: collection of back up story
  • Deadworld: Necropolis
  • Deadworld: Plague
  • Roadkill: A Chronicle of the Deadworld
  • Dire Wolves: A Chronicle of the Deadworld
  • Deadworld: Bits & Pieces: comic collection of short stories
  • Deadworld Chronicles: All new tales of Deadworld
  • Deadworld: Voices from the Deadworld: A narrative.

Contributors

vol. 1

vol. 2

2005 to present

Collected editions

The series has been collected into a number of trade paperbacks:

  • Deadworld Book One (WeeBee did first print, Caliber did 2nd and 3rd printings)
  • Deadworld Book Two (Caliber)
  • The Killer & The King (Caliber) Reprinted as The Dead Killer (Image)
  • Realm Of The Dead (Caliber)
  • Deadworld: Requiem for the World (Image)ISBN 1582407177
  • Bits and Pieces: trade collection of shorts and scenes (Transfuzion)
  • Deadworld Chronicles: All New stories (Desperado)
  • Deadworld Classic:
    • Volume 1 (collects Deadworld #1-8, 288 pages, IDW, August 2010, ISBN 1-60010-817-2)
    • Volume 2 (collects Deadworld #9-18, 272 pages, IDW, July 2011, ISBN 1-60010-925-X)
  • Deadworld Omnibus: Volume 1 (reprints Frozen Over, Slaughterhouse and Deadworld vol. 3 352 pages, January 2011, IDW, ISBN 1-60010-858-X)
  • Deadworld: War of the Dead ISBN 978-1613775080
  • Deadworld: Restoration Shipping in June 2014. ISBN 978-1613779743

Deadworld CD-ROM collection library

Eagle One Media collected and released the first 46 issues of the original Deadworld comic book series along with two mini-series onto CD-ROM. Each page from the issues are scanned and viewable on one's PC in protected (non-extractable) PDF format.

Film

In June, 2009, it was announced that Deadworld was to be turned into a film. Dark Hero Studios partners David Hayter and Benedict Carver have teamed up with Bill Mechanic to turn the comicbook into a zombie feature franchise.[17] In 2013, Gary Reed announced that the option had expired and he did not renew it. Nevertheless, the film has apparently been put back onto the schedule and is now in pre-production for a planned 2017 release. [18]

References

  1. ^ "Deadworld Contributors - lists the writers and artists of Deadworld, the horror series, from Caliber Comics". Caliber Comics. Retrieved 2009-06-11. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Deadworld - Information about the comic series from Caliber Comics". Caliber Comics. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ "Gary Reed: Living In The Deadworld". Newsarama. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  4. ^ "Creator's Bill Of Rights site is up". Comicon.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  5. ^ "From the Tome Interview with Gary Reed". garyreed.net. Retrieved June 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ http://detroitfanfare.com/shel-dorf-award-winners-2012/
  7. ^ http://www.comicmonsters.com/award-vote-63-Best_Mini_Series_of_the_Year_2012.html
  8. ^ http://www.ghastlyawards.com/2013/02/2012-ghastly-award-winners.html
  9. ^ http://www.popfunk.com/comic-t-shirts/deadworld.html
  10. ^ http://www.breygent.com/pages/deadworld.htm
  11. ^ /http://www.cspnet.com/category-news/beverages/articles/beverage-impending-zombie-apocalypse
  12. ^ http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/10853/zombie_drinks_from_dearborn_heights_include_grisly_swill_and_brain_sap#.VgbUcrSDcoU
  13. ^ http://www.bevnet.com/news/2015/deadworld-zombie-sodas-secure-southwest-distribution-through-redstone-foods
  14. ^ http://www.deadworldzombiesoda.com
  15. ^ http://store.capricebrands.com/deadworld-soda-cards
  16. ^ http://store.capricebrands.com/deadworld-chips/
  17. ^ "Zombie 'Deadworld' on the horizon". Variety. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  18. ^ "Deadworld feature film IMDB entry".
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