| Bacchus | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bacchus_01.jpg) Cover of Bacchus #1, published by Harrier Comics' New Wave imprint. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Harrier Comics Dark Horse Comics Trident Comics Atomeka Eddie Campbell Comics |
| First appearance | Deadface #1 (March 1987) |
| Created by | Eddie Campbell |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dionysus |
| Species | God of Olympus |
| Place of origin | Mount Olympus |
| Team affiliations | Greek gods |
| Partnerships | Joe Theseus The Eyeball Kid Simpson |
| Notable aliases | Deadface |
Bacchus a.k.a. Deadface is a comics character created by Eddie Campbell and based upon the Roman god of wine and revelry, known to the Greeks as Dionysus. In this incarnation, Bacchus is one of the few Greek gods who have survived to the present day, and is now an elderly barfly wandering the world telling stories about "the old days."
In his introduction to one of the Bacchus collections, writer Neil Gaiman explains that the series "mixes air hijacks and ancient gods, gangland drama and legends, police procedural and mythic fantasy, swimming pool cleaners and the classics. It shouldn’t work, of course, and it works like a charm."[1]
- ^ Gaiman, Neil. "'But What Has That to Do with Bacchus?' Eddie Campbell and Deadface," Deadface Vol. I: Immortality Isn’t Forever (Dark Horse Comics, 1990).