Nailbiter

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 • # — Title — ISBN — Release date — Collected material — # — Title — ISBN — Release date — Collected material • 1 — Nailbiter: There Will Be Blood — October 1, 2014 — Nailbiter #1–5. — 1 — The Murder Edition Volume 1 — July 11, 2016 — Nailbiter #1–10. • 2 — Nailbiter: Bloody Hands — March 17, 2015 — Nailbiter #6–10. • 3 — Nailbiter: Blood in the Water — September 15, 2015 — Nailbiter #11–15. — 2 — The Murder Edition Volume 2 — March 20, 2018 — Nailbiter #11–20. • 4 — Nailbiter: Blood Lust — April 12, 2016 — Nailbiter #16–20. • 5 — Nailbiter: Bound by Blood — November 8, 2016 — Nailbiter / Hack/Slash Special, Nailbiter #21–25. — 3 — The Murder Edition Volume 3 — May 7, 2019 — Nailbiter #21–30 • 6 — Nailbiter: The Bloody Truth — May 9, 2017 — Nailbiter #26–30 • 7 — Nailbiter: Nailbiter Returns — October 28, 2020 — Nailbiter Returns #1–5 • 8 — Nailbiter: Horror in the Sun — March 24, 2021 — Nailbiter Returns #6–10

Critical reception for the series has been mostly positive. Newsarama called it a "masterful bit of horror". Comic Book Resources panned Nailbiter 's first issue, as they felt that the work did not live up to its premise's potential despite good coloring and artwork. In contrast, IGN praised Nailbiter #1, stating that it was "an impressive and eerie debut that's sure to turn your sweetest dreams into the stuff of nightmares". Flickering Myth has written predominantly negative reviews for later issues in the series, criticizing it for its pacing and story lines. Bloody Disgusting gave mostly favorable critical reviews. Nailbiter was awarded "Best Horror Comic" by USA Today in both 2014 and 2015. It was also the #1 comic on Horror Talks "Best of 2015."