Nailbiter (comic)
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| Nailbiter | |
|---|---|
 First issue cover. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Genre | Horror, Crime, Psychological Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Police procedural, |
| Publication date | May 2014 – March 2017 |
| No. of issues | 30 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Joshua Williamson Mike Henderson |
| Artist | Mike Henderson |
| Letterer | John J. Hill |
| Colorist | Adam Guzowski |
| Editor | Rob Levin |
| Collected editions | |
| There Will Be Blood | ISBN 1-63215-112-X |
| Bloody Hands | ISBN 1-63215-232-0 |
| Blood in the Water | ISBN 1-63215-485-4 |
| Blood Lust | ISBN 1-63215-682-2 |
| Bound by Blood | ISBN 1-63215-892-2 |
| The Bloody Truth | ISBN 1-5343-0155-0 |
| Nailbiter Returns | ISBN 1-5343-1690-6 |
| Horror in the Sun | ISBN 1-5343-1865-8 |
Nailbiter is a horror comic book series that was created by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson, with art by Henderson.[1][2] The series is published by Image Comics and its first issue was released on May 7, 2014.[3] As of May 2017, the series has been collected into six volumes. The final monthly issue, number 30, was published in March 2017.
The series centers around the fictional town of Buckaroo, Oregon, which has produced sixteen of the United States' worst serial killers, dubbed the Buckaroo Butchers by urban culture. Its most recent creation is Edward Charles Warren, otherwise known as "Nailbiter" due to his predilection for chewing off his victim's nails and part of their flesh. By the series's start Warren has been caught by FBI agent Charles Carroll, but Carroll has since gone missing, leaving it up to his friend and NSA agent Nicholas Finch to search for him. Nicholas decides to start his search in Buckaroo, where he begins to question why the small town has produced so many murderers.
Collected editions
The series is primarily collected in trade paperbacks. The first twenty issues have been republished in hardcover format entitled Nailbiter: The Murder Edition, which includes extra material such as sketches and script pages.
| Trade Paperbacks | Hardcover Editions | ||||||||
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| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Collected material | # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Collected material |
| 1 | Nailbiter: There Will Be Blood | ISBN 1-63215-112-X | October 1, 2014 | Nailbiter #1–5. | 1 | The Murder Edition Volume 1 | ISBN 1-63215-475-7 | July 11, 2016 | Nailbiter #1–10. |
| 2 | Nailbiter: Bloody Hands | ISBN 1-63215-232-0 | March 17, 2015 | Nailbiter #6–10. | |||||
| 3 | Nailbiter: Blood in the Water | ISBN 1-63215-485-4 | September 15, 2015 | Nailbiter #11–15. | 2 | The Murder Edition Volume 2 | ISBN 1-5343-0754-0 | March 20, 2018 | Nailbiter #11–20. |
| 4 | Nailbiter: Blood Lust | ISBN 1-63215-682-2 | April 12, 2016 | Nailbiter #16–20. | |||||
| 5 | Nailbiter: Bound by Blood | ISBN 1-63215-892-2 | November 8, 2016 | Nailbiter / Hack/Slash Special, Nailbiter #21–25. | 3 | The Murder Edition Volume 3 | ISBN 1-5343-1206-4 | May 7, 2019 | Nailbiter #21–30 |
| 6 | Nailbiter: The Bloody Truth | ISBN 1-5343-0155-0 | May 9, 2017 | Nailbiter #26–30 | |||||
| 7 | Nailbiter: Nailbiter Returns | ISBN 1-5343-1690-6 | October 28, 2020 | Nailbiter Returns #1–5 | |||||
| 8 | Nailbiter: Horror in the Sun | ISBN 1-5343-1865-8 | March 24, 2021 | Nailbiter Returns #6–10 | |||||