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Cover of Army of Darkness film adaptation issue #1, by John Bolton

Army of Darkness comics are based on the film of the same name published originally by Dark Horse Comics with the license being picked up Dynamite Entertainment who initially published them through Devils Due Publishing.

The stories follow the adventures of the Evil Dead series, Ash Williams, and has included a number of crossovers.

Series

Film adaptation

In 1992 Dark Horse published an adaptation of the film, written by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi, with art by John Bolton.

It was published as a 3-issue mini-series and was released as a trade paperback by Dynamite in 2006 (ISBN 0974963836}.

Ashes 2 Ashes

The plot picks up right at the end of the film. It was written by Andy Hartnell, with art by Nick Bradshaw.

It was a 4-issue mini-series, collected as a trade paperback which was released in late February 2005 (ISBN 0974963895).

Shop Till You Drop Dead

This story starts where Ashes 2 Ashes ends.

It was written by James Kuhoric, with art by Nick Bradshaw and Sanford Greene.

It was a 4-issue mini-series, collected as a trade paperback which was released in November 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-26-6).

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Cover of Darkman vs. Army of Darkness issue #1

Darkman vs. Army of Darkness

A crossover with another Sam Raimi film character Darkman.

It was written by Roger Stern and Kurt Busiek, with art by James Fry.

It ran for four issues from August 2006 to March 2007 and the trade paperback will be released in late 2007.

Army of Darkness vs. Reanimator

A crossover with Herbert West from H. P. Lovecraft's short story, "Herbert West–Reanimator" and well-known from the film Re-Animator and it's sequels.

This story starts where Shop Till You Drop Dead ends.

This was published as issue #1-4 of the ongoing Army of Darkness series. The trade was released in late October 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-13-4).

Old School

Ash returns to the cabin in the woods in an attempt to stop the evil at its source.

This was published as issue #5-7 of the series. It was published in September 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-18-5).

Ash vs. Dracula

Ash tries to kill all the other monsters released by the Necronomicon: Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Werewolf and the Mummy.

This was originally published in the series #8-11. The trade paperback collects the "Ash vs. Dracula" series and, "The Death of Ash," the two issue run-up to the Marvel Zombies crossover to be released in August 2007.

The Death of Ash

The story starts where "Ash vs. Dracula" ends and continues in Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness.

It was published as issues #12-13 of the ongoing series.

Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness

A five-issue mini-series crossover with Marvel Zombies.

From The Ashes

Ash vs. Evil Ash and his many mutants and monsters in a post-apocalyptic world. #1 in August 2007.

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 This was published as issue #5-7 of the series. It was published in September 2006 (ISBN 1-933305-18-5).
-===Ash vs. The Classic Monsters===
+===Ash vs. Dracula===
 Ash tries to kill all the other monsters released by the [[Necronomicon]]: Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Werewolf and the Mummy.
 This was originally published in the series #8-11.
-The trade paperback collects the "Ash vs. The Classic Monsters" series and, "The Death of Ash," the two issue run-up to the Marvel Zombies crossover to be released in August 2007.
+The trade paperback collects the "Ash vs. Dracula" series and, "The Death of Ash," the two issue run-up to the Marvel Zombies crossover to be released in August 2007.
 ===The Death of Ash===
-The story starts where "Ash vs. The Monsters" ends and continues in [[Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness]].
+The story starts where "Ash vs. Dracula" ends and continues in [[Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness]].
 It was published as issues #12-13 of the ongoing series.