The Damned (comics)
Encyclopedia
The Damned is a horror
-noir
five-issue limited series
American comic book
created by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, and published by Oni Press
.
A three-issue sequel series called The Damned: Prodigal Son was published in 2008.
The story is set in a prohibition era era and involves demon
ic gang bosses who command their own family/gang of demons. They do have a supernatural dimension to their gangs, but are most commonly showed committing crimes such as: trafficking souls, running speak easys, drive by shootings and brawls.
Two warring gangs are coming to a "mutually beneficial" agreement. When a moderating demon is called in to make arrangements for the truce, someone kidnaps him. Eddie is hired by the gang boss Alphonse Aligheri to find out what happened to the missing arbiter
.
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Both series have been released in French
:
optioned The Damned for a film in 2008, to be written by David DiGilio.
being brought in to write it.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
-noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
five-issue limited series
Limited 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....
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...
created by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, and published by Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
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Publication history
The first series ran from October 2006 to February 2007, with a #0 issue also published in October 2006.A three-issue sequel series called The Damned: Prodigal Son was published in 2008.
Plot synopsis
The story revolves around a cursed man named Eddie, and his demonic curse of returning from the dead over and over again. The curse is always at the expense of whoever happens to be the next person to touch him. The injury that killed Eddie vanishes, and whoever touched Eddie while he was dead, appears on them, and in turn, they die.The story is set in a prohibition era era and involves demon
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
ic gang bosses who command their own family/gang of demons. They do have a supernatural dimension to their gangs, but are most commonly showed committing crimes such as: trafficking souls, running speak easys, drive by shootings and brawls.
Two warring gangs are coming to a "mutually beneficial" agreement. When a moderating demon is called in to make arrangements for the truce, someone kidnaps him. Eddie is hired by the gang boss Alphonse Aligheri to find out what happened to the missing arbiter
Arbiter
Arbiter may refer to:*Arbiter , in computing and electronics a circuitry component*Arbiter , a character in the Halo video game series*ArbiterSports, a sports officiating software company owned by the NCAA...
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Collected editions
The first series has been collected into a trade paperbackTrade 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...
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- The Damned, Volume 1: Three Days Dead (144 pages, Oni Press, July 2007, ISBN 1932664637)
Both series have been released in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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- The Damned (Akileos):
- Tome 1 : Mort depuis trois jours (146 pages, April 2008, ISBN 2355740038)
- Tome 2 : Les fils prodigues (100 pages, March 2009, ISBN 2355740380)
Film
DreamWorksDreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
optioned The Damned for a film in 2008, to be written by David DiGilio.
TV series
It was announced in August 2011 that Showtime had bought the rights to adapt the comic book into a television series, with 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...
being brought in to write it.
External links
- The Damned on Cullen Bunn's site