| Charmed: Season 9 | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Zenescope Entertainment |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | June 16, 2010—October 3, 2012 |
| No. of issues | 24 |
| Main character(s) | Phoebe Halliwell Piper Halliwell Paige Matthews |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Paul Ruditis Raven Gregory (0–3) |
| Penciller(s) | Dean Kotz (9, 12, 14–18, 20 & 21) Dave Hoover (0–3) Marcio Abreu (4, 5 & 7) Tess Fowler (6, 11 & 19) Reno Maniquis (10 & 13) Carlos Granda (8) Rubine (22–24) |
| Letterer(s) | Jim Campbell |
| Colorist(s) | Milen Parvanov (1–4 & 7) John Hunt (5, 6 & 8) Michael Spicer (14–18) Joshua Wentzell (18) |
| Editor(s) | Ralph Tedesco |
Charmed: Season 9 is a comic book series that was published monthly between June 2010 and October 2012 by Zenescope Entertainment, which owns the publishing rights to the Charmed comic book series.[1] Written by Paul Ruditis and Raven Gregory, the series is an officially licensed continuation of the popular television series of the same name, which ended its eight-year run in 2006.[2] Charmed: Season 9 is set eighteen months after the events of the television show's final episode. The first issue was released on July 21, 2010, and made its premiere at San Diego Comic-Con International.[3] The series concluded with the season finale issue, "The Power of 300", and was succeeded by the novel The War on Witches (2015), also written by Ruditis, and Season 10 (2014–2016).
The series narrative follows the Charmed Ones – sisters Piper and Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews – the most powerful good witches in history who use their combined "Power of Three" to protect innocent lives from demonic beings. After being reunited with their late elder sister, Prue, who was killed less than a decade earlier, the four sisters vanquish the demon Rennek in order to safeguard the existence and secrecy of magic.
The series was generally well received. One volume made The New York Times Best Seller list in early 2011.[4] Initially, only 12 issues were contracted by Zenescope but, due to the success of the first few issues, the contract was doubled to 24 issues. One story arc comprises between five and seven issues which are reprinted in graphic novel form. The first issue sold out of its initial 17,000 copies in the first three weeks, which prompted Zenescope to release a second printing in time for the release of Issue #2.[5]