Hack/Slash

This article is about the comic book series. For the gameplay type, see Hack and slash.
Hack/Slash

Cover art for Hack/Slash #1.
Art by Tim Seeley.
Publication information
Publisher Devil's Due Publishing
Image Comics
Genre
Publication date 2004–2015
Number of issues Vol. 1 32
Vol. 2 25
Vol. 3 5
Creative team
Penciller(s) Emily Stone
Inker(s) Courtney Via
Colorist(s) Courtney Via

Hack/Slash is a comic book series, launched from several one shots of the same name, published by Image Comics (previously by Devil's Due Publishing). The series was created by writer and sometime penciller Tim Seeley. The series follows horror victim Cassie Hack as she strikes back at the monsters who prey upon teenagers. These monsters are known as "slashers", and are a mix of original villains and crossover appearances, such as the appearance of Re-Animator (from Herbert West–Reanimator)[1][2] in Volume 1.

Publication history

Devil's Due and Volume 1

Hack/Slash began in 2004 as a series of one-shots, starting with the Stefano Caselli-penciled Hack/Slash (later referred to by its story title Euthanized), followed by the Federica Manfredi-penciled Girls Gone Dead.

2005 saw the one-shot Comic Book Carnage and the series stars, Vlad and Cassie, appeared in the Aadi Salman-pencilled The Final Revenge of Evil Ernie. The "Hack/Slash" one shots were collected as the First Cut trade paperback in the same year. The first "Hack/Slash" miniseries, Land of Lost Toys, debuted, penciled by Dave Crosland, followed by a collection of new short stories in a 2006 special issue called Trailers (featuring art by writer Stefano Caselli and Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Skottie Young and Josh Medors).

A 25-cent preview issue giving newcomers a recap of "Euthanized" hit the markets in 2006, along with "Slice Hard", the first one-shot of 2006, Hack/Slash Vs. Chucky, which saw the lead duo taking on the evil dollm and was penciled by Matt Merhoff.. Seeley penciled the new part of the preview and was one of the pencilers and inkers of the one-shot along with Mark Englert, Nate Bellgarde, Andy Kuhn and Joe Largent.

In 2007, Devil's Due released a Free Comic Book Day comic showcasing their "Family Guy" and Hack/Slash titles. The "Hack/Slash" section contained a recap portion of the 25 cent preview issue.

"Hack/Slash" graduated to an ongoing series in May 2007, which included a Hack/Slash Annual collecting the web comic featuring the SuicideGirls photo shoot.[3]

On March 2010 it was announced at the Emerald City Comincon that creator Tim Seeley was taking Hack/Slash from Devil's Due Publications to Image Comics. The move came after news that Devil's Due was going through financial difficulties, with staff on all levels not being paid for several months. Tim Seeley allegedly did not receive his paycheck and thus was not able to pay his staff of artists and colourists. Hack/Slash's tenure at Devil's Due closed with issue #32, the final issue of Volume 1.

From September 2011, Hack/Slash was available digitally through Devil's Due Digital.

Image Comics and Volume 2

Hack/Slash's first release through Image was the 4-part miniseries My First Maniac, which started in June 2010. It was followed by a second ongoing Hack/Slash series, which concluded in March 2013 with issue 25. Image Comics later published the complete Hack/Slash, including crossovers and the early Devil's Due issues, in five numbered 'omnibus editions'.[4]

Volume 3

Beginning in July 2014, the first issue of a further five-issue miniseries, Son of Samhain, was released through Image. Tim Seeley did not work on the series, which was instead written by Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley, with art by Emilio Laiso.[5]

Characters

Major characters

Minor characters

This spell is only broken by a passionate kiss from Cassie which restores his mind back to his former pre-slasher default setting. But for Cassie, this also awakens something inside of her she didn't think possible, and in later issues is found to be deeply fantasizing about and desiring the masked man. Eventually, she and Samhain give into their attraction and have sex.

Slashers

Slashers (known to the government as "Revenants") are the beings that Cassie and Vlad hunt down. Slashers as a whole can be divided into two broad categories. The first and most common are the undead variety: These are people who died while filled with rage toward life, and somehow return from the dead filled with only that rage driving them to kill. While their exact abilities vary individually, all possess resistance to damage, and must suffer severe bodily harm to be killed. This kind can be controlled by the proper magics, and once their body has been sufficiently destroyed, usually stay dead. The other kind are people who are still alive, but are often insane and engage in Slasher behavior. They can be killed by normal means.

Pop culture icon characters

Army of Darkness crossover

A six-part crossover began in July 2013. Released by Dynamite Entertainment.[6] Featuring Ash Williams of the Evil Dead series.

Collections

Hack/Slash has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:

Title Material collected ISBN Date Released
Volume 1: First Cut Hack/Slash: Euthanized
Hack/Slash: Girls Gone Dead
Hack/Slash: Comic Book Carnage
ISBN 1-932796-42-8
ISBN 1-932796-87-8
October 12, 2005
January 31, 2007
Volume 2: Death By Sequel Hack/Slash: The Land of Lost Toys #1–3
Hack/Slash: Trailers
Hack/Slash: Slice Hard Prequel
Hack/Slash: Slice Hard
ISBN 1-932796-75-4 April 11, 2007
Volume 3: Friday the 31st Hack/Slash Vs. Chucky
Hack/Slash #1–4
ISBN 1-934692-00-X October 15, 2007
Volume 4: Revenge of the Return Hack/Slash #5–10 ISBN 1-934692-18-2 June 29, 2008
Volume 5: Reanimation Games Hack/Slash #11
non-crossover parts of Hack/Slash #12–13
Hack/Slash #14–17
Hack/Slash Annual
ISBN 1-934692-44-1 March 18, 2009
Volume 6: In Revenge and In Love Hack/Slash #18-23
Hack/Slash: Entry Wound
ISBN 1-934692-68-9 July 29, 2009
Volume 7: New Blood Old Wounds Hack/Slash #24-28
Vlad and Cassie vs. Bloody Mary
ISBN 1-934692-83-2 January 27, 2010
Volume 8: Super Sidekick Sleepover Slaughter Hack/Slash #29-32
Hackoween
ISBN 1-60706-291-7 September, 2010
My First Maniac Hack/Slash:My First Maniac #1-4
ISBN 1-60706-338-7 January 5, 2011
Volume 9: Torture Prone Hack/Slash Annual #2
Hack/Slash Vol. 2 #1-4
ISBN 1-60706-409-X September 14, 2011
Volume 10: Dead Celebrities Hack/Slash Vol.2 #5-8
Hack/Slash Annual 3: HATCHET/SLASH
ISBN 1-60706-508-8 February 1, 2012
Volume 11: Marry, F**k, Kill Hack/Slash Volume 2 #9-15 ISBN 1-60706-656-4 January 15, 2013
Volume 12: Dark Sides Hack/Slash Volume 2 #16-19
Hack/Slash vs. Mercy Sparx
ISBN 1-60706-731-5 April 30, 2013
Volume 13: Final Hack/Slash Volume 2 #20-25 ISBN 1-60706-747-1 July 9, 2013
Omnibus Vol. 1 Hack/Slash: Euthanized
Hack/Slash: Girls Gone Dead
Hack/Slash: Comic Book Carnage
Hack/Slash Vs. Evil Ernie
Hack/Slash: The Land of Lost Toys #1–3
Hack/Slash: Trailers
Hack/Slash: Slashing Through the Snow (previously unpublished)
Hack/Slash: Slice Hard Prequel
Hack/Slash: Slice Hard
Hack/Slash Vs. Chucky
ISBN 1-934692-08-5 January 1, 2008
Omnibus Vol. 2 Hack/Slash #1–11
non-crossover parts of Hack/Slash #12–13
Hack/Slash #14–17
Hack/Slash Annual
ISBN 1-934692-57-3 April 22, 2009
Omnibus Vol. 3 Hack/Slash #18-32
Hack/Slash: Entry Wound
HACKoween
Living Corpse Annual
ISBN 1-60706-275-5 December 28, 2010
Omnibus Vol. 4 Hack/Slash Vol.2 #1-11
Hack/Slash: Annuals 2-3
ZOMBIES VS. CHEERLEADERS
2011 Holiday Special
ISBN 1-60706-526-6 May 22, 2012
Omnibus Vol. 5 Hack/Slash Vol.2 #12-25
HACK/SLASH vs. MERCY SPARX
ISBN 1-60706-741-2 May, 2013
Son of Samhain Vol. 1 Hack/Slash: Son of Samhain #1-5 ISBN 978-1632152442 February 2015

Television

Relativity Television announced in October 2015 that it is developing a Hack/Slash television series, to be written by Skip Woods.[7]

Other media

The possibility of Hack/Slash being made into a live-action film by Rogue was discussed by director Todd Lincoln, writer Martin Schenk, series creator Tim Seeley, and others at the 2006 San Diego Comic Convention, to be released in 2008. In 2012, Marcus Nispel, who directed Conan the Barbarian remake, was revealed to have agreed to helm the film for Relativity and Rogue.[8] As of October 2015, the film has not yet been made, although a television series is now in development with executive producer Adrian Askarieh, who first optioned it in 2005.[9]

In September 2010, HALO 8 Entertainment announced they would be releasing an "illustrated film" based on the My First Maniac miniseries in 2011, alongside an adaptation of Loaded Bible, another Tim Seeley project. The film was set to be directed by Matt Pizzolo.[10] This venture also has not yet come to fruition.

The series was turned into two stage plays: "Hack/Slash: Stage Fright", which utilized comic book panel simulation and was an adaptation of the "Euthanized" and "Girls Gone Dead" storylines, and a play simply titled "Hack/Slash" with the Strangeloop Theatre and CIC Theater in Chicago, which played from September 12 through November 1 of 2014. This play adapted various sections from the plot to develop a story while directly coordinating with the author of the original content, Tim Seeley.[11]

Cassie has appeared in her own SuicideGirls pictorial.[12]

Notes

External links

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