Just in time for Halloween, this October Wildstorm will go in a different direction for the publisher and try to haunt your nightmares as they bring back the iconic Freddy Krueger in a new comic book series based on the Nightmare on Elm Street films, right on the heels of a new DVD Special Edition.<\/p>\n
October\u2019s A Nightmare On Elm Street #1 is written by veteran Chuck Dixon, penciled by Kevin West, and features covers by Tony Harris, Jim Clark and JD Mettler (as seen here), along with an incentive variant by Tim Bradstreet. According to editor Ben Abernathy, the Wildstorm series will begin with a six-issue arc, composed of two smaller three-issue arcs.<\/p>\n
\u201cA new family has moved to Springwood, not aware of the Freddy menace…but they’re about to get schooled by the urban legend in a big way!\u201d described Abernathy. \u201cBut the real question is – does a former Special Forces Ranger, trained in sleep deprivation and Zen techniques, stand a chance against the this evil master of dreams?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an entry level story that\u2019s serves to re-intro Freddy and the core premise of the series,\u201d added Dixon, asked for his description of the series. \u201cThe initial story is very much a return to Freddy Krueger of the first movies. This guy is scary rather than a one-liner king. Freddy\u2019s War deals with a dad who\u2019s not going to take Kruger\u2019s assaults lying down. Strike that, okay? He actually is lying down when he enters the nightmare world and challenges Freddy on his own turf with some shock and awe of his own.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a fan of the typical \u2018masked guy chases naked teens through the woods\u2019 slasher genre,\u201d continued Dixon, asked if he has been a fan of Freddy Krueger or horror in general. \u201cBut I\u2019ve always gotten a kick out of the Nightmare movies. I like the whole aspect of playing with reality and the tension that grows when the sleeping and waking worlds begin to merge. It\u2019s a richer, more intelligent franchise and Freddy is a terrific adversary. His victims are also smarter and more resourceful so it\u2019s more of a battle of wits than other stories of this stripe. I think I surprised Wildstorm with my enthusiasm when they offered this.\u201d<\/p>\n
“A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most terrifying films ever made and Freddy Krueger is hands-down the most iconic horror film character ever,\u201d concluded Abernathy. \u201cOur mission with this series – to scare the pants of you!\u201d<\/p>\n
Look for more information on this new Wildstorm licensed series along with more details about Wildstorm\u2019s horror plans during next week\u2019s Comic-Con: International.<\/p>\n
:: Taken from Newsarama<\/font><\/a>, special thanks to Michael Fan<\/strong> for sending the link ::<\/p>\n Update<\/strong>: It’s been confirmed that Wildstorm will also be publishing a Friday The 13th<\/strong> series. Avatar Press has lost the license to the New Line House of Horror<\/strong> titles and the rumored Trade Paperback releases for each title is still unconfirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just in time for Halloween, this October Wildstorm will go in a different direction … Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t