Saturday, April 3, 2004
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The Army rises again in July. Confirming and clarifying initial reports of Army of Darkness comics (while we wait for any Ash movie news), Devil's Due has announced that it will release Army of Darkness #1 in July, produced by their new studio partner, Dynamite Entertainment. Read on for details.
Newsarama continues, "The issue will be written by Andy (Danger Girl) Hartnell, with art by Nick Bradshaw. Covers for the issue will be provided by J. Scott Campbell, Marc Silvestri, Ben Templesmith, with the fourth cover being a photo cover. The four covers will be equally divided. Additionally a rare 1-in-25 J. Scott Campbell sketch cover will be available, as well as a Necronomicon retailer incentive cover.
As it was originally announced, Dynamic Forces had acquired the rights to Army of Darkness as a comic book property.
"I've been nothing short of incredibly impressed with what Josh [Blaylock, President of Devil's Due Publishing] has put together since striking out on his own," said Nick Barrucci, President of Dynamic Forces in a release. "When we got the license for the comics, with our license to do trading cards, lithos and statues, we knew we needed to have a cool publisher release the dynamite series! Now, with the creative teams involved, we're ready to send Army of Darkness straight to the top of the sales charts!"
Tied to the mythology made famous by Sam Raimi in his Evil Dead movies, Army of Darkness #1 showcases Ash in a story where the hero gets a chance at a "do-over" - a chance to set right a new problem he inadvertently caused when he misspoke the magic words in the Army of Darkness film. Straight from the comfort of S-Mart, Ash has to retrace his steps to a certain cabin in the woods he's all too familiar with.
According to both publisher Blaylock and Barrucci, Army of Darkness #1 is the firstfruit of a packaging partnership which will yield new projects by the likes of Jim Starlin and John Byrne.
"Army of Darkness is something we've wanted to do for a long time, and I'm psyched that DF chose us as a partner," Blaylock said. "Adding legends like John Byrne and Jim Starlin to the list was icing on the cake, and I can't wait to see what they do. It's an honor to have them published under my label."
Army of Darkness #1 will be in the Devil's Due section of the May Previews, for items scheduled to ship in July, 2004. The issue will retail for $2.99."
Source: Newsarama, Joseph A.
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