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Ash Vs The Army Of Darkness Kicks Off With A $.99 Cent Issue

Published Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:59:51 -0500

by Dan Wickline

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For the 25th anniversary of the 1992 cult classic film Army of Darkness, Dynamite is launching a new Ash Vs the Army of Darkness series with a #0 issue for only $o.99. There calling this 'S-Mart Special Pricing'. The series will be written by Chad Bowers and Chris Sims who wrote X-Men '92 with art by Mauro Vargas (Crossed: Badlands).

"Army of Darkness, and really Sam Raimi's entire filmography, is such a major influence on how we approach storytelling," says co-writer Chad Bowers. "Being turned loose inside that sandbox and having a chance to add to the AOD mythology feels like something we've been working toward for years, and hopefully it reads that way, too. And I dare anybody to tell me Ash Williams isn't the toughest ass-kicker in horror! What he lacks in brains, he more than makes up for by having a chainsaw for a hand. That'll get you a long way in this world!"

"I saw Army of Darkness when I was nine, and I've literally described it as a life-changing experience. It might've been the most influential movie I've ever watched — in terms of the stories that I like and how much I love smartass everyman heroes that stumble into having to do the right thing — and almost everything I've written has had a variation on that idea kicking around in it," says co-writer Chris Sims. "One of our big goals whenever we sit down to write a new story is to keep things moving fast enough that nobody has a chance to get bored, and with Ash, escalating those situations was so much fun."

The 99-cent debut issue of Ash Vs. The Army of Darkness features a cover by superstar artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & The X-Men). Five variant editions are available as retailer incentives for comic shops that support the launch issue with stocking thresholds. These variant editions include three "Sneak Peek" editions by Reilly Brown (Deadpool & Cable), series artist Mauro Vargas (Crossed: Badlands), and Pasquale Qualano (Doctor Who); a "Blood Red" Line Art cover edition by the aforementioned Nick Bradshaw; and a J. Scott Campbell "13th Anniversary Flashback" cover edition, re-presenting the very first Army of Darkness comic book cover when Dynamite launched its flagship title in 2004.