Pretty Deadly
Pretty Deadly is a creator-owned American comic book series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Spanish artist Emma Ríos, distributed by Image Comics. The story combines elements from western and horror genres, and draws on aspects from mythology and folklore. Deconnick and Ríos' third collaboration, their first being Osborn in 2011 and their second being issues #5 & 6 of the 2012 Captain Marvel series.
Pretty Deadly
- Creator
- Kelly Sue DeConnick · Emma Ríos
- Date
- Pretty Deadly was established or created in 2014.
- Publisher
- Pretty Deadly was published by Image Comics.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- western comics · fantasy comics · horror comics
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Pretty Deadly is a creator-owned American comic book series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Spanish artist Emma Ríos, distributed by Image Comics. The story combines elements from western and horror genres, and draws on aspects from mythology and folklore. Deconnick and Ríos' third collaboration, their first being Osborn in 2011 and their second being issues #5 & 6 of the 2012 Captain Marvel series.
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The initial print run for issue one of 57,000 copies sold out. The Pretty Deadly creative team was nominated for several Eisner Awards in 2014: DeConnick for Best Writer, Ríos for Best Penciller/Inker and Best Cover Artist, and Jordie Bellaire for Best Coloring. In 2020, Ríos won the Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist for her work on Volume 3: The Rat.
It is recorded as the work of Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos. Publication is recorded by Image Comics. The recorded date of publication is 2014. The record gives 2014 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Recorded genres are western comics, fantasy comics and horror comics.
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• Schedule — Monthly • Format — Ongoing (2013–2016) Series of miniseries (2019–present) • Genre — Phantasmagoria, mythology • Publisher — Image Comics • Startmo — October • Startyr — 2013 • Issues — 15 • Main Char Team — Death-Face Ginny • Writers — Kelly Sue DeConnick • Artists — Emma Ríos • Letterers — Clayton Cowles • Colorists — Jordie Bellaire • Creators — Kelly Sue DeConnick Emma Ríos • Subcat — Image Comics • Sort — Pretty Deadly
Collected editions
• Title — Material collected — Publication date — ISBN • Pretty Deadly – Volume 1: The Shrike — Pretty Deadly #1–5 — April 30, 2014 • Pretty Deadly – Volume 2: The Bear — Pretty Deadly #6–10 — August 24, 2016 • Pretty Deadly – Volume 3: The Rat — Pretty Deadly: The Rat #1–5 — March, 2020
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- 1.Doug Zawisza Review Pretty Deadly #1 (review), www.comicbooksresources.com, 23 October 2013
- 2.Pretty Deadly #1 from Image sells out and print run, www.comicsheatingup.net, 24 October 2013
- 3.Albert Ching DeConnick says Pretty Deadly/Comics Ink Controversy is not the story, www.comicbookresources.com, 25 October 2013
- 4.Chris Sims 2014 Will Eisner Awards Announced, www.comicsalliance.com, 16 April 2014
- 5.San Diego Comic Convention. Eisner Awards Current Info. Comic-Con International: San Diego. 24 July 2020.
- 6.San Diego Comic Convention. 32nd Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. YouTube. 24 July 2020.
- 7.Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike TP. ImageComics.com.
- 8.Pretty Deadly, Vol. 2: The Bear TP. ImageComics.com.
- 9.Pretty Deadly, Vol. 3: The Rat TP. ImageComics.com.
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