30 DAYS OF NIGHT Collected By IDW

By: Rob Allstetter
Date: Friday, November 01, 2002
Source: IDW Publishing.

30 DAYS OF NIGHT, a mini-series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, will be collected into a trade paperback by IDW Publishing in January.

Even though it was overprinted by 100 percent, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 sold out within two weeks and the second printing was gone even faster. Senator International has purchased the movie rights to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, with Sam Raimi producing and Niles working on a screenplay.

The book tells the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.

The 30 DAYS OF NIGHT trade paperback will have an introduction by Clive Barker. In addition, the 30 DAYS OF NIGHT trade paperback features eight all-new story pages not included in the original mini-series release.

"Steve and Ben really wanted to give something extra to fans who buy the trade paperback. They've added some amazing vampire battles that happen between issues 1 and 2," said IDW publisher Ted Adams.

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