Dead Body Road is an American comic book series created by writer Justin Jordan and artist Matteo Scalera. It was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con by Skybound Entertainment as a collaboration with Image Comics, and began publication in December of the same year.[1] A trade paperback collecting the series was released in June 2014.
| Dead Body Road | |
|---|---|
 Cover to first issue. Art by Matteo Scalera. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics/Skybound |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Action |
| Publication date | December 2013 – May 2013 Bad Blood: June 2020 – December 2020 |
| No. of issues | 6 Bad Blood: 6 |
| Main character(s) | Orson Gage Bad Blood: Bree Hale |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Justin Jordan |
| Artist(s) | Matteo Scalera Bad Blood: Ben Tiesma |
| Letterer(s) | Pat Brosseau |
| Colorist(s) | Moreno Dinisio Bad Blood: Mat Lopes |
| Editor(s) | Sean Mackiewicz Bad Blood: Jon Moisan |
| Collected editions | |
| Dead Body Road | ISBN 978-1632150479 |
| Vol. 2: Bad Blood | ISBN 978-1534317215 |
Plot summary
editOrson Gage is out for revenge. Already damaged from a destructive career as lawman, Gage is going from broken to shattered as his wife is gunned down in a bank heist gone wrong. While the criminal gang that pulled it off is busy fighting amongst themselves about the blood-soaked rewards of their take, Gage is only looking for one thing: retribution.[2]
Bad Blood
editA sequel miniseries was released in 2020, titled Dead Body Road: Bad Blood, which follows Bree Hale trying to save her brother from local crime boss Monk Sinclair. It ran for 6 issues from June to December 2020.
Collected editions
edit| Title | Material collected | Format | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Body Road | Dead Body Road #1–6 | Trade paperback | June 25, 2014[3] | 978-1632150479 |
| Dead Body Road: Bad Blood | Dead Body Road: Bad Blood #1–6 | January 27, 2021[4] | 978-1534317215 |
Reception
editAccording to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, the first trade paperback received an average score of 8.3/10 based on 70 individual reviews of the collected single issues.[5] The sequel series' trade paperback received an average score of 7.9/10 based on 26 individual reviews of the six issues.[6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Armitage, Hugh (July 23, 2013). "Skybound announces 'Manifest Destiny', 'Dead Body Road' at Comic-Con". Digital Spy.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (December 2, 2013). "Justin Jordan Seeks Revenge in DEAD BODY ROAD". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
- ^ "DEAD BODY ROAD TP". Image Comics. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "DEAD BODY ROAD, VOL. 2: BAD BLOOD TP". Image Comics. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Dead Body Road Vol. 1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Dead Body Road Vol. 2: Bad Blood". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved March 6, 2021.