- "My name is Ash and I'm a slave to barbecuing. The... events at Crystal Lake were six months ago. Since then I've traded my chainsaw for a spatula, my boom stick for a gas grill and the jalopy for a comfy couch."
- ―Ash Williams
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| Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors | |
| Title: | "The Nightmare Warriors" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | August, 2009 |
| Publisher: | WildStorm Productions Dynamite Entertainment |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Nick Barrucci |
| Writers: | Jeff Katz; James Kuhoric |
| Pencilers: | Jason Craig |
| Inkers: | Jason Craig |
| Cover artists: | Arthur Suydam |
| Cover inker: | Arthur Suydam |
| Cover colorist: | Arthur Suydam |
| Colorists: | Gabe Eltaeb |
| Letterers: | Wes Abbott |
| Assistants: | Kristy Quinn |
| Editors: | Scott Peterson; Joseph Rybandt |
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| Next: | The Nightmare Warriors #2 |
"The Nightmare Warriors" is the first issue of the Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors comic book limited series published by WildStorm Productions and Dynamite Entertainment. It is a sequel to the Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash six-issue limited series from 2008. The issue was written by Jeff Katz and James Kuhoric with artwork and inks by Jason Craig. It was colored by Gabe Eltaeb and lettered by Wes Abbott. The story was edited by Scott Peterson with Kristy Quinn as assistant editor. Joseph Rybandt oversees editing on the entire series. The cover art illustration was rendered by Arthur Suydam. This issue shipped in August, 2009 and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
"The Nightmare Warriors"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Caroline "Carrie" (Only appearance; dies)
- Carter
- Director Russell
- Jimmy
- Krofcheck
- Pamela Voorhees (In a dream only)
- Stephanie Kimble
Organizations
- HAZMAT team
Races & Animals
Locations
- Franklin
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Dreams
- Electrocution
- Gunshot victims
- Head injury
- Mystic texts
- Nightmares
- Severed heads
- Severed limbs
- Shot in the head
- Stabbings
Notes & Trivia[]
Ash Williams buys some beer.
- The A Nightmare on Elm Street film series and the character of Freddy Krueger was created by writer and director Wes Craven.
- The Evil Dead film series and the character of Ash Williams was created by writer and director Sam Raimi, and actor and producer Bruce Campbell.
- The Friday the 13th film series and the character of Jason Voorhees was created by director Sean S. Cunningham and writer Victor Miller.
- This series is suggested for mature readers.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 761941278360 00111 (Jason cover).
- This issue is UPC barcode number 761941282732 00111 (Ash cover).
- This issue is UPC barcode number 761941282749 00111 (Freddy cover).
- The tagline to this series is "The Kings of Horror Return!"
- This series shipped with three variant covers that when combined form a composite image. Each cover spotlights a different feature character from the series; Jason Voorhees, Ash Williams, Freddy Krueger.
- The events of this series take place on July 2nd - six months after the events of Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash.
- The brand of beer that Ash picks up from the supermarket is Red Henry Beer. Henry the Red was a British Duke whom Ash teamed up with in the film Army of Darkness. He was played actor Richard Grove in the film.
- The song that Ash is listening to on the radio is "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)". This was recorded by Alice Cooper and appeared on his 1986 album, Constrictor. The song also appeared in the film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
- Maggie Burroughs appeared last in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. She is the daughter of Freddy Krueger.
- One of the S-Mart shoppers is an elderly man wearing a brown fedora and a red and green striped sweater, similar to the trademark attire of Freddy Krueger.
- The woman who awakens after having a nightmare of Jason Voorhees is Stephanie Kimble. Stephanie is Jason's niece and was born in the 1993 film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.
- The two spectators in the movie theater are Alice Johnson and her son, Jacob. Alice is a "dream warrior" and is the central protagonist in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master in 1988 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child in 1989. Jacob Johnson was born in the fifth movie.
- In a bit of a meta-wink, the character on the movie screen that Alice and Jacob are watching is Deadite Ash from Army of Darkness.
Recommended Reading[]
- A Nightmare on Elm Street, Vol. 1
- The Evil Dead, Vol. 1
- Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash
- Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors
- Friday the 13th, Vol. 1
See also[]
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Evil Dead
Friday the 13th