Die Hard: Year One

Die Hard: Year One
Publication information
PublisherBoom! Studios
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateSeptember 30, 2009 – April 12, 2010
No. of issues8
Main character(s)John McClane
Creative team
Written byHoward Chaykin
Artist(s)Stephen Thompson

Die Hard: Year One is an eight-issue comic book limited series which serves as a prequel to the film Die Hard and was published by Boom! Studios and written by Howard Chaykin.[1] There were 8 comic issues produced in the series between September 2009 and April 2010. Its story is set in 1976 and follows John McClane as a rookie cop in the NYPD.[2][3][4]

A film adaptation has been in development hell since 2017.

  1. ^ Marshall, Rick (June 29, 2009). "EXCLUSIVE: Die Hard: Year One Writer Talks Prequel Plot, Reveals New Jock & Dave Johnson Covers!". MTV.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Movies – News – 'Die Hard' comic prequel planned". Digital Spy. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  3. ^ "Die Hard: Year One Revealed John McClane's Secret Origin". 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Die Hard Prequel Reveals Secret Meaning Behind "Yippee-Ki-Yay" Scene". Screen Rant. 6 May 2022.