Army of Darkness comics are based on the film of the same name published originally by Dark Horse Comics, and later by Dynamite Entertainment who initially published them through Devil's Due Publishing. The stories follow the adventures of the Evil Dead series, Ash Williams, and has included a number of crossovers with a wide variety of characters such as Marvel Zombies, Darkman, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Dracula, Xena, Danger Girl, and Re-Animator.

Dark Horse Comics (1992-1993)

The first comic based on the Army of Darkness film (and Evil Dead franchise as a whole) was the three-issue adaptation of Army of Darkness published by Dark Horse Comics written by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi, featuring artwork by John Bolton. The series began releasing in 1992, however, due to the delayed release of the Army of Darkness film (a result of a lawsuit between Universal Pictures and Dino De Laurentiis regarding the rights to the character Hannibal Lecter), the third and final issue was not released until October of 1993. Dark Horse International reprinted the series in issues #1-8 in the short-lived United Kingdom-exclusive anthology magazine Total Carnage in 1993. This series has since been reprinted several times since Dynamite Entertainment's acquisition of the Army of Darkness comic rights, including a paperback in 2006 and a "30th anniversary" hardcover in 2023. It was also included in Dynamite's first Army of Darkness Omnibus trade paperback collection in 2010.

Dynamite Entertainment (2004-present)

In 2004, Dynamite Entertainment launched their own series of officially licensed comics based on the Army of Darkness film, starting with a four-issue miniseries entitled Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes (which was co-published with Devil's Due Publishing for its initial release). Since 2004, Dynamite has steadily published Army of Darkness comics through miniseries, one-shots, crossovers, and three ongoing volumes.

Limited Series

Ongoing Series

First Ongoing (2006-2007)

Second Ongoing (2007-2010)

Third Ongoing (2012-2013)

Fourth Ongoing (2014-2015)

One-Shots

Crossovers

Collected editions

The various stories and limited series have been collected into trade paperbacks. Dynamite are also collecting all the comics into larger omnibus editions: Additionally, there is Army of Darkness/Xena Omnibus (collects Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not (2008) #1-4, Xena vs. Army of Darkness: What...Again? (2008) #1-4, and Army of Darkness/Xena: Forever and a Day (2016) #1-6, 208 pages, released in June 2021, ISBN 978-152411-507-4)

Awards

Maquette

On May 11, 2005 it was announced that Dynamite Entertainment would be releasing a maquette based on J. Scott Campbell's cover of Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes #1. The maquette was sculpted by Anthony Colella and stands at 13” tall. It has a limited release of 150 pieces with 50 Artist Proofs being released at a later date. When released both the Maquette and AP held an MSRP of $149.99.