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ARMY OF DARKNESS and BUBBA HO-TEP Are Getting a Crazy Crossover Comic Series!
Bruce Campbell’s movie characters Ash Williams and Elvis Presley will come face to face in a awesomely crazy new crossover comic book series called Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep!
I love that comics will have fun telling wild crossover stories like this, but it also makes me sad that no one will ever try to bring it to life in movie form.
In Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep, “Ash embarks on a soul-searching road trip to Texas on a hunch that Elvis Presley may still be alive and kicking (and supposedly vanquished a mummy)! What follows is a series of universe-spanning events that involve an Elvis jumpsuit with special time-travel abilities, a trip to 70’s Vegas, plus the reveal of an evil new Book of the Dead, the Necronomicon Ho-Tep.”
This just seems like a perfect crossover, and after reading that synopsis it makes so much sense! Makes me wonder how something like this didn’t happen sooner! The writer of the series is Scott Duvall, and this is what he had to say about the project:
“Being a huge fan of the character of Ash, and by extension, actor Bruce Campbell, I was instantly drawn to the movie Bubba Ho-Tep, based on an original story by the great Joe R. Lansdale, and starring Campbell as Elvis. Immediately upon release, I added it to my DVD collection, and I would group it with Army of Darkness because it felt like a companion piece to it. Often viewing them in close succession, I knew the Ash and Elvis team-up would go together like peanut butter and banana. These two worlds already fit so well together in tone, it made it totally plausible that they could co-exist on the same plane. Wanting to see what it would be like if Ash and Elvis interact is a big part of what sparked this, and so I'm thrilled we'll get to finally see that in these pages.”
Bubba Ho-Tep creator and author Joe R. Lansdale added:
"Script and artist for the first issue of Army of Darkness vs Bubba Ho-tep are as delicious as a fried peanut butter and 'nanner sandwich. I'm as excited as if I had good sense and owned Ft. Knox. Can't wait."
Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment had this to say:
“This cross-over is definitely a no-brainer, especially with Ash involved. Seriously though, when this idea was discussed with our friends at IDW, we all agreed that this cross-over would be one of the grooviest cross-overs that we could do together! And we've brought together a great story. Scott really brought a fun concept to the table pitting these two 'Kings' against each other. As Army of Darkness was the first license we signed at Dynamite, we’re excited to have this new series as part of our publishing line. This is a cult classic comic in the making and fans of both franchises are going to love where this story goes.”
The first issue of Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep will include several cover variants, a few of whcih you can see below. The cover artwork features the talents of Robert Hack (Mars Attacks), Carlos Gomez (Red Sonja), Emma Kubert, Diego Galindo (Power Rangers) and Tom Mandrake (To Hell You Ride).
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 will be released in February 2019 and I’ll definitely be reading it!
What do you think about this latest comic crossover?