After Dark (comics)
2010 limited comic series
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After Dark is a three-issue, dark science fiction limited series published by Radical Comics in a 56-page graphic novella format. The series concept and characters were created by film director/producer Antoine Fuqua (director of Training Day, Shooter, and Brooklyn's Finest) and actor Wesley Snipes (star of the Blade series, Money Train, and Demolition Man).[1][2][3] The series is written by Peter Milligan (best known for Marvel Comics's X-Statix series) and illustrated by Jeff Nentrup.[4]
| After Dark | |
|---|---|
Cover of After Dark #0, artwork by Francesco "Matt" Mattina | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Radical Comics |
| Schedule | Bi-Monthly |
| Format | Graphic novella |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | August – December 2010 |
| No. of issues | 3 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Antoine Fuqua & Wesley Snipes |
| Written by | Peter Milligan |
| Artist | Jeff Nentrup |
On June 30, 2010, a "#0" issue was released as a prequel.[5] The official start of the main series is August 2010.[2]
Publication history
The first book is due to be released in August (ISBN 1-935417-15-0) and the second in October (ISBN 1-935417-16-9).
Plot synopsis
The series is set in a post-apocalyptic near-future in which the Earth exists in a state of near-perpetual darkness. Civilization has largely become confined to domed cities in which the populace exists in a state of drug-addled stupor in order to while away time between birth and death.
The rulers of Solar City, the most populated of humanity's remaining bastions, enlist a Bedouin drifter, named simply Omar, to lead a team into the wilds outside of the city in search of the savior they believe may exist somewhere in the sparsely populated wilds.[6]