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Dynamite Entertainment’s upcoming comic book series Army of Darkness: Forever is a direct sequel to Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness
Dynamite Entertainment has released a ton of Army of Darkness comic books over the years, but with the upcoming series Army of Darkess: Forever they’re going back to the source: this comic book is a direct sequel to director Sam Raimi’s 1993 film (watch it HERE)! And this sequel comes with a bonus in that it continues on from both endings of the film.
While the theatrical cut of Army of Darkness found our time traveling hero Ash back in his own time, working at S-Mart (and fighting a Deadite in the aisles), the director’s cut of the film ends with Ash being dropped into a post-apocalyptic future.
Here’s the information on Army of Darkness: Forever #1: The story picks up immediately after the events of the beloved film, jumping between three fun timelines. This series focuses on the Techno Army of Darkness of 2093 as well as the S-Mart aisles of the 1990s and the medieval chaos of Castle Kandar. Tony Fleecs from the best-selling Stray Dogs as well as contributions to other franchises such My little Pony, Gargoyles returns after covers for Army Of Darkness vs. Reanimator : Necronomicon Rising. He’s setting out to give fans of Ash Williams the ultimate story they’ve always wanted!
Tony Fleecs is writing the series while Justin Greenwood (Stumptown) provides the artwork. Fleecs is also teaming up with the likes of Francesco Mattina, Arthur Suydam, and Nick Dragotta to create the issue covers.
Fleecs had this to say about the two endings of Army of Darkness: “(The director’s cut ending is) one of the great, all-time alternate takes. Ash wakes up in 2093, 100 years after the end. Instead of Ash being back in 1990s Michigan fighting deadites at S-Mart. When I first saw it on DVD my mind was blown by the possibilities. Ash vs. post-apocalypse? But then the theatrical ending has that iconic action scene and last line: ‘Hail to the King, baby.’ So, you don’t want to lose that either.“
Written by Sam Raimi and his brother Ivan Raimi, Army of Darkness has the following synopsis:
Ash is transported back to medieval days, where he is captured by the dreaded Lord Arthur. Aided by the deadly chainsaw that has become his only friend, Ash is sent on a perilous mission to recover the Book of the Dead, a powerful tome that gives its owner the power to summon an army of ghouls.
The film stars Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove, Ted Raimi, Bridget Fonda, Timothy Patrick Quill, Michael Earl Reid, Patricia Tallman, Bill Moseley, and of course Bruce Campbell as heroic-but-dim horror icon Ash Williams.
Army of Darkness: Forever #1 is expected to reach store shelves in October. Will you be collecting the comic book series? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
Multiple covers have been created for Army of Darkness: Forever #1. You can see one of the covers below. More can be found on AIPT Comics along with some unlettered sample pages.
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