- "Unless someone is willing to ask the hard questions, no one will ever know. The powers-that-be aren't telling the whole story and you and I both know that if left to their own devices, they never will."
- ―Clint Harris
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| 28 Days Later | |
| Title: | "28 Days Later" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | July, 2009 |
| Publisher: | Boom! Studios |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Ross Richie; Andrew Cosby |
| Writers: | Michael Alan Nelson |
| Pencilers: | Declan Shalvey |
| Inkers: | Declan Shalvey |
| Cover artists: | Tim Bradstreet (standard) Sean Phillips (variant) Brett Weldele (variant) |
| Colorists: | Nick Filardi |
| Letterers: | Ed Dukeshire |
| Editors: | Ian Brill; Matt Gagnon |
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| Next: | 28 Days Later #2 |
"28 Days Later" is the first issue of the 28 Days Later ongoing comic book series, published by Boom! Studios. It is based on the 2002 film 28 Days Later and continues the events chronicled in the movie, focusing on the character of Selena. The issue was written by Michael Alan Nelson and illustrated by Declan Shalvey. The cover art was illustrated by Tim Bradstreet with variant covers composed by Sean Phillips and Brett Weldele. The issue was colored by Nick Filardi and lettered by Ed Dukeshire. It was edited by Ian Brill and Matt Gagnon. This issue shipped with a July, 2009 cover date and carried a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
28 Days Later[]
Selena, late of London, England, now resides at the Bergen refugee camp in Norway. While sitting in her tent, her reverie is interrupted by Clint Harris, who is an American war correspondent. He wants to hire Selena as a guide to help him sneak him past the quarantine walls into infected territory in London. Selena is resistant at first and tells Clint to "piss off". However, after recalling her last happy moments with a lover prior to her world collapsing, she decides to go forward with Clint's request.
She meets Clint at his helicopter, where he meets the rest of his team, which consists of Acorn, Derrick, Hirsch and Trina. As they fly over the Shetland Islands, a military aircraft opens fire upon them for violating restricted airspace. They are forced to land some nine miles outside of Sumburgh. Trina tries to flag down some locals for assistance, but Selena notes that they are infected. Hirsch gets too close to one of them, but Selena pushes him out of the way and hacks at them with her machete. A second one jumps on Hirsch, but Selena dispatches this one as well. Clint asks her if she is okay. Selena tells him that they were shot at because the infection has spread to the island. "What's your plan now?", she asks while standing over two bloody corpses.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
- Manchester Three (Referenced only)
Races
Locations
- England (In flashback only)
Items
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This series is based on the 2002 feature film 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Alex Garland, and produced by Andrew MacDonald.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 44284001274 00211.
- This issue is reprinted in the 28 Days Later: London Calling hardcover collection and the 28 Days Later: London Calling trade paperback collection.
- This issue shipped with four additional retailer incentive variant covers as well as a Toronto Fan Expo variant and a 2nd printing variant.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 84428400127400111.
- This issue gives special thanks to Virginia King, Debbie Olshan, R. Eric Lieb, and Jacquelyn Tisdale.
- Frank and Hannah from the film 28 Days Later appear in flashback.
- Derrick makes reference to the "Manchester Three" in this issue. The Manchester Three refers to the three surviving characters from the 28 Days Later feature film, which consists of Selena, Jim, and Hannah.