Army of Darkness Volume 1 by Elliott Serrano

But I wanted Delilah to come across as someone who could hold her own with him.

Of course Ash is the wise-ass who wants to impress the pretty girl. So here's where we set up the dynamic between Ash and Delilah. I wonder if she looks like anyone he knows? I'll have to ask him if I ever see him. It should also be noted that the script simply describes Delilah as 'a looker.' Diego came up with her appearance all on his own. I'd love to see her take a crack at Army of Darkness someday! Dawson who has written YA novels and even a Star Wars novella. She's named after author and friend Delilah S. Originally this character was going to be a man with a daughter who Ash would flirt with, but then I realized that I was just cluttering the story with too many characters and made the medium a woman. Of course when you're dealing with demons and strange prophecies, you need to bring a psychic into the mix. Now we're off to meet the sidekick for this adventure. Notice the little details that artist Diego Galindo puts in Ash's apartment? I made a note in the script that Ash's 'hovel' not look like the trailer that he lives in in the new series - we didn't want to get into any problems with the licensors - but Galindo still managed to sneak an Easter egg or two in there. I wanted to start the story off with a powerful image, and I couldn't think of another time when the book behaved in this manner. This image of the Necronomicon screaming came to me in the shower, which oddly enough is when a lot of story ideas tend to pop into my head. So we start off with the image of our hero holding the Necronomicon and recounting some of his previous adventures, this way we get a sense of where this story takes place in Ash's 'timeline.' And after my experience with the 'Ash Saves Obama' mini-series, Joe asked me if I'd take a crack at it. The idea of having Ash get involved in the presidential race was proposed by Dynamite Entertainment editor Joe Rybandt as one of several scenarios where we could use the AoD title to comment on the current state of American politics.

Some folks have asked me if we were inspired by the television show or anything that happened during the show to produce this story, and I'll just come out and say…nope. Hey everyone! Elliott Serrano, former series writer for 'Army of Darkness', here with a writer's commentary for the 'Army of Darkness: Election Special.' I had a lot of fun writing it, when I wasn't banging my head against a wall trying to balance a number of story elements in a comic book about a store clerk turned monster hunter running for president of the United States.įor all you millennials, the title is a nod to the political thriller 'The Manchurian Candidate.' The book has also been referred to as 'Ash For President,' but we'd rather not confuse it with the current ad campaign Starz has going for the 'Ash VS Evil Dead' television series.

Army of Darkness Volume 1 by Elliott Serrano