30 Days of Night

This article is about the comic book miniseries. For other uses, see 30 Days of Night (disambiguation).
30 Days of Night
Cover to 30 Days of Night trade paperback (art by Ben Templesmith)
Publication information
PublisherIDW Publishing
ScheduleMonthly
FormatMini-series
Genre
Publication dateAugust – October 2002
No. of issues3
Creative team
Created bySteve Niles
Ben Templesmith
Written bySteve Niles
Matt Fraction[1]
Dan Wickline[2][3]
Kelly Sue DeConnick[4]
Ben Templesmith[5]
Artist(s)Ben Templesmith
Szymon Kudranski[6]
Brandon Hovet[6]
Josh Medors[6]
Kody Chamberlain[7]
Nat Jones[8]
Milx[2]
Alex Sanchez[3]
Justin Randall[4]
Bill Sienkiewicz[9]
Collected editions
30 Days of NightISBN 0-9719775-5-0

30 Days of Night is a three-issue vampire comic book miniseries written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by American company IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property.

The series takes place in Barrow, Alaska, so far north that during the winter, the sun does not rise for 30 days. In the series, vampires, being vulnerable to sunlight, take advantage of the prolonged darkness to openly kill the townspeople and feed at will.

Initially an unsuccessful film pitch,[10] the series became a breakout success story for Steve Niles, whose previous works had received relatively little attention. It was also the first full-length work by co-creator Ben Templesmith. The series has been followed by numerous sequel series, and in 2007, was adapted into a film of the same name.

  1. ^ "Juarez" 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, no. 1–8 (October 2004 – June 2005).
  2. ^ a b 30 Days of Night: Dead Space, no. 1–3 (Jan. – March 2006).
  3. ^ a b 30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease, no. 1–5 (December 2006 – April 2007).
  4. ^ a b 30 Days of Night: Eben and Stella, no. 1–4 (May – August 2007).
  5. ^ 30 Days of Night: Red Snow, no. 1–3 (August – October 2007).
  6. ^ a b c 40 Days and 40 Nights Annual #1 (2004)
  7. ^ "Dead Billy Dead" 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, no. 1–8 (October 2004 – June 2005).
  8. ^ 30 Days of Night Annual #2 (2005)
  9. ^ 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow, no. 1–3 (September 2007 – February 2008).
  10. ^ "30 Days of Steve Niles". IGN. October 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007.