Army of Darkness (comics)

In 1992, Dark Horse published an adaptation of the film with the original ending intact. John Bolton adapted the story from the script written by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi, in addition to providing the artwork.

It was published as a three-issue miniseries and was released as a trade paperback by Dynamite in 2006 (ISBN 0-9749638-3-6).

• Originally published in: Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes #1-4 (July 2004 - October 2004)
• Plot outline: The plot picks up right at the end of the film, where the wizard of Army of Darkness goes to Ash's time to tell him that he is still not in his right time and that he arrived moments before he left to go to the woods in the first film, Evil Dead. Now he once again faces the evil in the woods and encounters his self from the true present, and along with the wizard sends him to the past where the events of Army of Darkness took place. While trying to destroy the book that caused all the events of the trilogy to take place, the two travel to Egypt, where the wizard is killed and Evil Ash is resurrected. In a final battle Ash is able to destroy Evil Ash and his army with the help of the medieval warriors of Arthur's court from the third film and once again encounters Sheila; after the end of the battle everybody goes to their respective timelines, but Ash leaves the book behind, forgetting to destroy it.[1]

It was written by Andy Hartnell, with art by Nick Bradshaw.

It was a four-issue miniseries, collected as a trade paperback which was released in late February 2005 (ISBN 0-9749638-9-5).

This story starts where Ashes 2 Ashes ends.

It was written by James Kuhoric, with art by Nick Bradshaw and Sanford Greene.

It was a four-issue miniseries, collected as a trade paperback which was released in November 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-26-6).

A crossover with Herbert West from H. P. Lovecraft's short story, "Herbert West–Reanimator" and well known from the film Re-Animator and its sequels.

This story starts where Shop Till You Drop Dead ends.

This was published as issue #1-4 of the ongoing Army of Darkness series. The trade paperback was released in late October 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-13-4).

Ash returns to the cabin in the woods in an attempt to stop the evil at its source.

This was published as issue #5-7 of the series. The trade paperback was published in September 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-18-5).

Ash must face Dracula, who wants to use the power of the Necronomicon to plunge the world in eternal night. Introduces Dynamite's new character: Eva, Daughter of the Dragon.

This was published as issues #8-11 of the series. The trade paperback collects the Ash vs. Dracula series and The Death of Ash.

The story starts where Ash vs. Dracula ends and leads up to Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness.

This was published as issues #12-13 of the series.

Ash vs. Evil Ash Prime and his many mutants and monsters in a post-apocalyptic world. It was a four-issue story arc.[2]

A four-issue story arc that will follow the aftermath of Ash defeating Evil Ash Prime and his quest (with Sheila by his side) to repair the damage done to the world.

A four-issue story-arc taking place after "The Long Road Home" written by James Kuhoric and Mike Raicht featuring Ash, having lost his memories and status as the "Chosen One", battling demons.[3]

Ash heads back to A.D. 1300 to find a way to destroy the Book of the Dead, but soon finds out that he was named king after Lord Arthur's death.

The Necronomicon transports Ash to Mexico, against his will, where he is forced to stop an ancient god who has been revived.

A special self-contained story from writer Mike Raicht, joined here by artist Pablo Marcos. This storyline was originally untitled, but got named in Army of Darkness Omnibus Volume 3. Ash finds love with a woman named Georgia, only to find she is a murderous succubus and that there may be other Chosen Ones. Ash leaves her and prevents a deadite outbreak.

In Europe, Ash meets a werewolf named Brad, a Protector, and learns that there are a line of Protectors, who protect the areas of the world. He also finds that many of the Chosen Ones before him have been taken over by Hell's Prophet, and have been the cause of many disasters throughout history. The only thing that has stopped Hell's Prophet is the League of Light. Ash and Brad set out to stop it before Hell's Prophet takes him over.

Ash travels to different continents of the world, recruiting other Protectors to help him defeat Hell's Prophet, which has possessed him. Unbeknownst to him, the very people he is gathering may end up being his undoing, as it is foretold the Protectors must kill him.

Ash dies and his new League of Light fails to stop Hell's Prophet from taking over, causing the world to go to Hell. Five years later, a time machine is made by the last surviving members of the League of Light, as they go back in time and stop Hell's Prophet from taking over Ash. The ghost of future Ash warns his past self in a note on what to do, and he saves the world; causing everything to snap back to normal.

Ash has become a Deadite hunter for hire, fighting the evil all across the world. He also meets his female counterpart from another universe: Ashley K. Williams, saves his younger self from Deadites in the 1970s, and avenges his grandfather's death at the hands of 1920s gangsters.

The story involves Ash and his entire S-Mart department store teleported to A.D. 1300 to help a Deadite Wise Man retrieve the Necronomicon that he lost. After defeating the Deadite Wise Man, Sheila is then possessed and leads her own "Army of Darkness" to take over the world.

Picking up from Ash and the Army of Darkness #8, Ash prepares for his wedding with Sheila by battling the Faceless Man, the most powerful monster he has ever fought.

Ash misses his honeymoon because he is sent back to the present day to stop a Deadite threat from taking over the International Space Station. Although it is officially labeled as Volume 4, the story is not set in the same continuity as the first three volumes.

20 years from "now", Evil Ash (now going by the name of the General) has taken over the world, and both humans and supernatural monsters must team-up to undo the destruction of modern civilization, but there is only one problem, they need the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, but its guardian, a 50+ year old Ash Williams, is not willing to work with monsters.

This story follows Annie Knowby and a copy of Ash Williams on their journey through Hell to not only find a way out, but to free the spirits of the Knowby family.

Six months after escaping Hell and accidentally unleashing demons upon the Earth, Annie and the copy of Ash are accidentally sucked into the mirror dimension, where the Dark Ones were banished by the Chosen One.

An anthology series about people in various times and places using the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis for their own personal gain.

Space Goat announced that alongside of the ongoing series, there would be a series of one-shots where Ash would battle both real and fictitious villains, the first being Evil Dead 2: The Revenge of Hitler published in March 2016.

Ash and Annie accidentally release Cthulhu.

Ash and Annie are summoned to a Deadite-infested Christmas theme park.

A 48-page annual issue including five new stories by various writers and artists.

A jumbo-sized sketchbook published by Devils Due Publishing.

In January 2008, Dark Horse Comics released a four-issue comic book miniseries adapting The Evil Dead, which is written by Mark Verheiden, with art by John Bolton.

A 2008 Christmas special in which Ash tries to stop Evil Ash and a Deadite Santa from destroying Christmas.

According to writer Elliott Serrano, it is not just a commentary on the many Barack Obama comic books but also "all the other trends that have occurred in comics over the decades."[4]

Ash is told by the Necronomicon that one of the three candidates in the 2016 Presidential Election is actually a demon known as "the Great Darkness", and it needs Ash's help to discover which candidate it is.

Although this was a crossover, it served in the mainstream continuity of the series and shall be credited as part of the actual series. Takes place after Shop till You Drop Dead.

A five-issue miniseries crossover with Marvel Comics set in the Marvel Zombies universe, also doubling as an origin story for that universe alongside the interlinked prequel Marvel Zombies: Dead Days. Marvel Comics has since designated the Army of Darkness series as Earth-818793 of the Marvel Comics Multiverse.

A crossover with another Sam Raimi film character, Darkman. It was written by Roger Stern and Kurt Busiek, with art by James Fry. It ran for four issues from August 2006 to March 2007 and the trade paperback was released in late 2007. The story features Darkman/Dr. Peyton Westlake's former love Julie accidentally reading the incantations of the Necronomicon, which unleashes a Deadite infestation throughout the city and transforms Julie into the Deadite Queen. Helping her friend Brynne Kelly escape with the book, the pair use it to open a portal and summon the 'Legendary Hero' to them - which turns out to be Ash Williams. Teaming up, the trio take on the army of Deadites - led by Darkman's deceased enemy Robert Durant - as they plan to use the book to help rid Julie of the evil inside her. The trio succeed in reversing the effects, freeing Julie and destroying the Deadite army. Ash and Brynne share a kiss before he disappears, while Darkman watches over Julie and her boyfriend Tony, understanding that his desire to save Julie cost the lives of others and that he will have to live with it.

Based upon an unused script to a possible film sequel to Freddy vs. Jason, Wildstorm Comics and Dynamite co-published the story in comic form as the six-issue miniseries Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash.[5]

James Kuhoric and Jason Craig returning to write and illustrate, respectively. The story picks up where Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash left off and featured cameos of known characters from the Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises.

A crossover with Xena: Warrior Princess, this four-issue miniseries concerns Ash travelling to Xena's dimension in order to stop a miniature version of himself from destroying that world.[6]

A second crossover with Xena written by Brandon Jerwa and Elliott Serrano.[7]

The third crossover between the two series features Ash encountering Xena during significant periods in her life.

A six-part crossover with IDW Publishing's Danger Girl characters which began in April, 2011.[8]

A six-part crossover with Devil's Due Publishing's Cassie Hack began in July, 2013. Released by Dynamite Entertainment.[9]

Published in October 2013 by Dynamite Entertainment, the issue sees Ash sent back to a graveyard in the 1920s where he has another encounter with Dr. Herbert West.

A six-part crossover with Vampirella, who Dynamite currently has the rights to, began in July 2015. Released by Dynamite Entertainment.[10]

A crossover with Bubba Ho-Tep, another film with Bruce Campbell as the title character. Published through 2019 by Dynamite Entertainment.