by Gary Dauberman (Author), Michael Moreci (Author), Zak Hartong (Illustrator)
Escape from New York meets The Last of Us in SPREE: The Complete Series, a dystopian sci-fi tale of horror co-written by writer/director/producer Gary Dauberman (The Conjuring Universe; writer - Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun; co-writer of the film IT (by Stephen King) and IT: Chapter Two; writer/director of the upcoming film Salem's Lot (based on the novel by Stephen King); the producer of The Nun II, and more!) and super-hot comics and screenwriter Michael Moreci (Barbaric, The Plot, Wasted Space, Revealer (based on the Shudder original movie) from Vault Comics, and more!
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD. BUT THE MALL LIVES ON. Climate change ended the world, but in the heartland of the U.S. of A., the mall still stands. Within the cavernous shell of humankind and the walls of this consumeristic mecca lies a new world order: name-brand gangs and department-store tribes fight over limited space and resources - and the scraps of civilization. After the assassination of a tribal leader, Andre Reed must navigate this mad, murderous haven to prove his innocence, and prevent the end of the world - AGAIN!
SPREE: The Complete Series collects the complete five-issue series of full of dystopian horror and social and cultural commentary.
For fans of
Escape from New York, Mad Max, The Last of Us, Fight Club,
The Walking Dead,
Warriors, and
The 100! "Powered by a mix of claustrophobia, tribalism, and commentary on consumerist culture, (
Spree) is a genre-defying and entertainingly-tense take on the end of the world" -
Comics Bookcase "... a mall-bound hellscape worth checking out" --
Multiversity Comics "... a post-apocalyptic tale that is fast-paced, mysterious and scattered with intriguing characters. It's a little
Mad Max, a little
Walking Dead, and some of
The Fugitive thrown in for good measure." -
Spartantown "Intense and thrilling, (
Spree) injects you with a surge of adrenaline as you're chased through a post-apocalyptic world that feels lived-in and real." -
AIPTAuthor Biography
Gary Dauberman is an American screenwriter and director, projects included: The Conjuring Universe horror films, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, The Nun, and Annabelle Comes Home
Michael Moreci is a screenwriter and bestselling comics author. His award-winning debut feature film, Revealer, premiered on Shudder in the summer of 2022. He was recently hired by Paper Street Pictures to write the suspense thriller Come Find Me, and he recently completed directing his first feature film, from a screenplay he co-wrote. In the comics space, Michael is the creator of the acclaimed gothic horror series The Plot, the werewolf drama Curse, and the sword-and-sorcery series Barbaric, which Entertainment Weekly, Thrillist, and many others called one of the best comics of the year. He's also written for numerous legendary characters and properties, including Star Wars, Batman, and Stranger Things.
Addison Duke is an illustrator and a comics colorist based in Chicago, IL
After graduating with a BFA in illustration from Academy of Art University, Addison began his professional career working as a Production Artist at Image Comics. Today, he continues to cultivate his professional freelance comic coloring, illustration, and fine art working both with digital and traditional mediums.
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https: //twitter.com/AddisonDuke Jim Campbell is a twice-Eisner-nominated comic-book letterer, one-time writer (perhaps again in the future!) and occasional artist (although his enthusiasm rather outstrips his actual ability). He knows more about print production than mortal man was meant to know and has also scanned more images than you've had hot dinners. Unless you're ninety years old.
Hometown: Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10 x 6.6 IN
Publication Date: December 14, 2021