Charmed (comics)

Charmed
The debut issue, Charmed #1 (June 2010).
Publication information
PublisherZenescope Entertainment
ScheduleMonthly
Genre
Publication date(Season 9)
June 2010 – November 2012
(Season 10)
October 2014 – September 2016
No. of issues(Season 9): 24 (and 4 collected editions)
(Season 10): 20 (and 3 collected editions)
Main character(s)Piper Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell
Paige Matthews
Prue Halliwell
other Charmed characters
Creative team
Written byPaul Ruditis (0-24)
Raven Gregory (0-3)
Pat Shand (25-44)
Penciller(s)
List
  • Dave Hoover (0–3), Marcio Abreu (4, 5 & 7), Tess Fowler (6, 11 & 19), Carlos Granda (8), Dean Kotz (9, 12, 14–18, 20 & 21), Reno Maniquis (10 & 13), Rubine (22–24), Elisa Féliz (25-29, 32-36), Daniela Di Matteo (30 & 31)
Letterer(s)Jim Campbell (0-26)
Christy Sawyer (27-36)
Colorist(s)Milen Parvanov (1–4 & 7)
John Hunt (5, 6, 8 & 24)
Michael Spicer (14–17, & 19)
Joshua Wentzell (18)
Falk (20)
Dash Martin (21–23)
Valentina Cuomo (25–36)

Charmed comics were officially licensed continuations of the popular television series of the same name, which ended its eight-year run in 2006. The comic books were published monthly by Zenescope Entertainment. Charmed: Season 9 served as a continuation set eighteen months after the events of the televised show's final episode and was first released on June 16, 2010.[1] After concluding in 2012, it was succeeded by Charmed: Season 10 which debuted on October 8, 2014[2] and ended on September 14, 2016. Each season comprises 22-24 issues and one story arc spans between five and seven issues which is reprinted in graphic novel form.

The comics were set in the fictional "Charmed universe" and all content was approved by CBS Consumer Products in order to adhere to the continuity of the franchise.[3][4] The series narrative followed 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. Writers of the comics are also involved in the publication of other Charmed literature, including Paul Ruditis, author of Season 9 and editor of Season 10, whose novel The War on Witches (2015) is set between the events of the two seasons.[5]

The comics were generally well received. One graphic novel volume made The New York Times Best Seller list in early 2011.[6] 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 per season. 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.[7]

  1. ^ Richard Boom (2010-03-10). "Zenescope Brings Charmed To Comics". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 10th Season was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gregory and Ruditis2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Shand, Pat (20 June 2014). "The comics are canon". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ Ruditis, Paul. "CHARMED: THE WAR ON WITCHES takes place between seasons 9 & 10 of comic books". Twitter. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Best Sellers: Paperback Graphic Books". The New York Times. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  7. ^ Edward Kaye (2010-08-11). "ZENESCOPE'S CHARMED ISSUE 1 SELLS OUT". Hypergeek. Retrieved 2010-09-10.