Deadworld
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Deadworld is an ongoing
American comic book
currently 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.
, Deadworld was written and created by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith in 1987
, scripted by Kerr for the first seven issues and illustrated
by Vince Locke
. The comic book quickly became a cult favorite
success in the independent publisher
industry.
Arrow Comics ceased production of all titles, but sent Deadworld to Gary Reed's Caliber Comics
and sold the rights of the title to Locke who transferred the rights to Gary Reed. By issue 12, Reed took over as the main scriptwriter/writer, and eventual ownership through his company. Deadworld vol. 1 ended at issue 26 in 1992. A year later vol. 2 started up, ending with issue 15.
After a lull in its printing, the series returned to print in 2005 through Image Comics
, with Gary Reed and Locke working on the series. Although Deadworld has been published by Image and IDW, in both cases, Deadworld is part of Desperado Publishing
which releases titles as an imprint
via those companies. 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 and a sequel is currently in development. IDW released Deadworld Classics which collects the long out-of-print first original eight issues illustrated by Vince Locke
. Gary Reed joined up with Gary Francis for the soon to be released Deadworld: The Last Siesta, an original graphic novel
illustrated by Mark Bloodworth and set for a 2011 release through IDW (ISBN 1613770448).
are:
Deadworld vol. 1
Deadworld vol. 2
by Caliber:
:
and Benedict Carver have teamed up with Bill Mechanic to turn the comicbook into a zombie feature franchise.
Ongoing series
The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
American comic book
American comic book
An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...
currently published
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
by Desperado Publishing
Desperado Publishing
Desperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is former Caliber Press publisher Gary Reed.-Overview:With...
in association with IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
.
The series follows survivors in a post-apocalyptic scenario brought on by zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
attacks. Led by King Zombie, Deadworld brings forth a different slant than just humans slaughtering zombies.
Publication history
Originally published by Arrow ComicsArrow Comics
Arrow Comics was one of the original independent publishers of black-and-white comics in the mid 1980s, starting out in Ypsilanti, Michigan by founders Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr.- Origins :...
, Deadworld was written and created by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith in 1987
1987 in comics
- Year overall :* Independent publishers continue to enter the comics arena, including Amazing, CFW Enterprises, Imperial Comics, Matrix Graphic Series, New Comics Group, and Rebel Studios...
, scripted by Kerr for the first seven issues and illustrated
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
by Vince Locke
Vince Locke
Vincent Locke is an American comic book artist known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse.-Biography:...
. The comic book quickly became a cult favorite
Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture. A film, book, band, or video game, among other things, will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base...
success in the independent publisher
Alternative comics
Alternative comics defines a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alternative to "mainstream" superhero comics which in the past have dominated the US comic book industry...
industry.
Arrow Comics ceased production of all titles, but sent Deadworld to Gary Reed's Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, in the next decade Caliber published over 1300 comics and ranked as one of the America's leading independent publishers...
and sold the rights of the title to Locke who transferred the rights to Gary Reed. By issue 12, Reed took over as the main scriptwriter/writer, and eventual ownership through his company. Deadworld vol. 1 ended at issue 26 in 1992. A year later vol. 2 started up, ending with issue 15.
After a lull in its printing, the series returned to print in 2005 through Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, with Gary Reed and Locke working on the series. Although Deadworld has been published by Image and IDW, in both cases, Deadworld is part of Desperado Publishing
Desperado Publishing
Desperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is former Caliber Press publisher Gary Reed.-Overview:With...
which releases titles as an imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
via those companies. 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 and a sequel is currently in development. IDW released Deadworld Classics which collects the long out-of-print first original eight issues illustrated by Vince Locke
Vince Locke
Vincent Locke is an American comic book artist known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse.-Biography:...
. Gary Reed joined up with Gary Francis for the soon to be released Deadworld: The Last Siesta, an original graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
illustrated by Mark Bloodworth and set for a 2011 release through IDW (ISBN 1613770448).
Ongoing series
The ongoing seriesOngoing series
The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
are:
Deadworld vol. 1
- #1-9 (Arrow)
- #10-26 (Caliber)
Deadworld vol. 2
- #1-15 (Caliber)
Limited series
All limited seriesLimited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
by 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)
- Deadworld Slaughterhouse
- Deadworld Frozen Over
- Deadworld vol. 3 #1-6 (2005)
One shots
One shots include:- Deadworld: Daemonstorm
- Deadworld: Bits & Pieces: comic collection of short stories
- Dead Tales: collection of back up story
- Dead Killer: collection of back up story
- Deadworld: Necropolis
- Deadworld: Plague
- Deadworld: December
- Roadkill: A Chronicle of the Deadworld
- Dire Wolves: A Chronicle of the Deadworld
vol. 1
- Mark Bloodworth
- Paul DalyPaul DalyPaul Daly is an Irish sculptor and designer, currently based in London's East End.-Early life:Originally hailing from Dublin, Paul spent the 1970s in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ghana - an eclectic upbringing that would later influence his design work. His early working life spanned the music industry, as...
- Dan Day
- Jack Herman
- Phil HesterPhil HesterPhil Hester is the name of:*Phillip Doyce Hester , former chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices*Phil Hester , comic book artist and writer...
- Stuart Kerr
- Vince LockeVince LockeVincent Locke is an American comic book artist known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse.-Biography:...
- Ron McCain
- James O'BarrJames O'BarrJames O'Barr is an American graphic artist, best known as the creator of the comic book series The Crow.-Personal life:O'Barr, an orphan, was raised in the foster care system...
- Scott Parish
- Gary Reed
- Mark Winfrey
vol. 2
- Chris Morea
- Troy NixeyTroy NixeyTroy Nixey is a Canadian comic book artist and film director.-Comic books:Nixey has written and illustrated for comic books such as Neil Gaiman's Only the End of the World Again, Harley Quinn, and The Matrix Comics.-Film:After submitting his 2007 short Latchkey's Lament to filmmaker Guillermo del...
- Gary Reed
- Galen Showman
- Chris Torres
2005 to present
- Mark Bloodworth
- Federico Dallocchio
- Vince LockeVince LockeVincent Locke is an American comic book artist known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse.-Biography:...
- Sami Makkonen
- Mike Raicht
- Gary Reed
- Dalibor Talajic
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a number of trade paperbacksTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
:
- 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)
- 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 1600108172)
- Volume 2 (collects Deadworld #9-18, 272 pages, IDW, July 2011, ISBN 160010925X)
- Deadworld Omnibus: Volume 1 (reprints Frozen Over, Slaughterhouse and Deadworld vol. 3 352 pages, January 2011, IDW, ISBN 160010858X)
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 HayterDavid Hayter
David Hayter is a Canadian-American voice and screen actor and screenwriter. He is best known for providing the English voices of Solid Snake and Big Boss in the Metal Gear video game series, and for writing the screenplay for X-Men and co-writing the screenplay for The Scorpion King and X2...
and Benedict Carver have teamed up with Bill Mechanic to turn the comicbook into a zombie feature franchise.