Apocalypse Nerd
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| Apocalypse Nerd | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the first issue | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | January 2005 – October 2007 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Peter Bagge |
| Written by | Peter Bagge |
| Artist(s) | Peter Bagge |
| Letterer(s) | Peter Bagge |
| Editor(s) | David Land Katie Moody |
| Collected editions | |
| Apocalypse Nerd | ISBN 1-59307-902-8 |
Apocalypse Nerd is a six-issue comic book limited series created by Peter Bagge and published by Dark Horse Comics.
Publication history[edit]
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The six issue miniseries ran between 2005 and 2007. The collected graphic novel version was released in 2008.
Plot[edit]
The story revolves around two men, Perry and Gordo, attempting to survive in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest after Seattle is destroyed in a North Korean nuclear attack. Perry is a somewhat introverted computer programmer whilst his longtime friend Gordo works in various "self-employed" fields and is also a drug dealer. The story is a masculine character study as the two evolve and adapt to the changes in the post-apocalyptic world. Gordo becomes more amoralistic while Perry learns survival skills. Both have unique personality traits which help them adapt.
The end of every main chapter is followed by a story of the American Founding Fathers. These are somewhat humorous and based on actual events.
Collected editions[edit]
A trade paperback collection released in March 2008 (ISBN 1593079028).
Television adaptation[edit]
Fantagraphics, who publish much of Bagge's work, reported in early 2010 that Apocalypse Nerd was adapted as a six-part series for television by Nois Productions (Alex Carvalho/Tupaq Felber) and the pilot was being pitched to BBC.[1] It was renamed first as Fallout (Nois released a 25-minute short film version under that title on February 1, 2013[2]) and then Wasted.[3] The full film has yet to be released.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Baehr, Mike (March 10, 2010). "Fallout: Peter Bagge's Apocalypse Nerd comes to TV (hopefully)". Flog blog. Fantagraphics. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Tupaq Felber". IMDb.
- ^ "Peter Bagge's 'Apocalypse Nerd' Could Get 'Wasted' on the BBC - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Apocalypse Nerd (2016) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01.
References[edit]
- Apocalypse Nerd at the Grand Comics Database
- Apocalypse Nerd at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links[edit]
- Dark Horse Press Release
- Author discusses making Apocalypse Nerd Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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