: Set in a version of 1979 NYC heavily inspired by the cult film The Warriors , Ash encounters colorful gangs like the "Half-Deads" while trying to stop a group called "The Warlocks" from using the Necronomicon.
Issue #1 is notable for its extensive collection of variant covers, which collector listings often categorize by letter: ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 #1 – Review | Comical Opinions The Army of Darkness - 1979 001 (2021) (4 cover...
: After a magic portal pulls Ash from a job interview as a lumberjack in the present day, he is dumped in the South Bronx. He eventually leads a group of gang members through dangerous city streets to retrieve the Book of the Dead. Variant Covers for Issue #1 : Set in a version of 1979 NYC
: The series was written by Rodney Barnes (known for Killadelphia ) and featured interior art by Tom Garcia (Issues 1–4) and Edu Menna (Issues 4–5). Variant Covers for Issue #1 : The series
The comic you are referencing is , a five-issue limited series published by Dynamite Entertainment in September 2021. This installment in the long-running Army of Darkness comic franchise features protagonist Ash Williams being teleported to New York City in 1979, where he must navigate a landscape of rival street gangs and supernatural threats. Series Overview
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