:Drafted (comics)
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|publisher = Devil's Due Publishing
|date = September 2007 – October 2008
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|writers = Mark Powers
|artists = Chris Lie
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|TPB = Volume 1
|ISBN = 1-934692-04-2
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Drafted is a comic book series by Mark Powers and Chris Lie, published by Devil's Due Publishing starting in 2007.
Publication history
A 99-cent preview was published in June 2007 and the main series began in September 2007. Twelve issues were published up to October 2008.{{gcdb series|id=26456|title=Drafted}}
Plot
It is the story of the human race in the early 21st century, and their encounter with alien beings who need their help in an intergalactic war. Without much choice, the humans of Earth are drafted into the conflict.
In the one-shot publication Drafted: One Hundred Days, scheduled to be shipped in June 2009, the story picks up after the first wave of alien attacks has been repelled. As Chicago suffers through the worst winter in a century, former U.S. Senator Barack Obama is conscripted into a construction unit tasked to rebuild the city.{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Manker |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-barbarian-04apr04,0,6684937.story |title=Barack Obama comic books: 'Barack the Barbarian' and 'Drafted: One Hundred Days |work=Chicago Tribune |date=April 4, 2009 |accessdate=August 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528230751/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-barbarian-04apr04,0,6684937.story |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}
Reception
Although still early in its publication, Drafted has already received praise from several critics, including Blair Butler of G4's Fresh Ink.[http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/173/Fresh_Ink.html G4] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011102122/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/173/Fresh_Ink.html |date=October 11, 2007 }}
- [http://www.cinema-crazed.com/drafted1.htm Cinemusings] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004072130/http://www.cinema-crazed.com/drafted1.htm |date=October 4, 2007 }}
- [http://www.comicvine.com/comic/drafted/19128/114381//#reviews 'Drafted' #1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606083009/http://www.comicvine.com/comic/drafted/19128/114381/ |date=June 6, 2008 }}
Collected editions
The first six issues and the 99-cent preview issue were released in a trade paperback on May 21, 2008, in the US ({{ISBN|1-934692-04-2}}), and in the UK on March 1, 2008. The UK volume 1 includes the 99-cent preview issue, but only collects issues 1 – 5.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
- Volume 1 (144 pages, March 2008, {{ISBN|1-934692-04-2}})
- Volume 2 (144 pages, December 2008, {{ISBN|1-934692-33-6}})
Film
The comic was slated to be a film from New Line Cinema, with a possibility of being released in 2010.[http://www.mania.com/new-line-options-drafted-comic_article_56441.html "New Line Options DRAFTED Comic"], Mania {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626094713/http://www.mania.com/new-line-options-drafted-comic_article_56441.html |date=June 26, 2008 }}
- {{Cite web |url=http://devilsdue.net/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=526&category_id=28&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53 |title=Devil's Due Publishing – Drafted vol. 1 TPB|access-date=July 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208053921/http://devilsdue.net/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=526&category_id=28&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53 |archive-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077374/ Drafted (2010)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720013948/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077374/ |date=July 20, 2008 }} In 2014, Chris Bender and J. C. Spink announced that they would produce the film.{{cite web|last1=Yamato|first1=Jen|title=Benderspink Plots 'Drafted' Sci-Fi Comic Book Movie|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/drafted-comic-book-movie-devils-due-reboot-1201295785/|website=Deadline|date=November 24, 2014|accessdate=May 21, 2016}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080801095434/http://devilsdue.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=51 Drafted #1 preview], at Devil's Due
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516083858/http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/45/Drafted-with-Mark-Powers Interview with Mark Powers] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20070825025818/http://www.comixology.com/ comiXology]
- [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/118973076193917.htm Drafted #1 review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522194953/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/118973076193917.htm |date=2011-05-22 }}, Comics Bulletin
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515215534/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/11927634061034.htm Mark Powers: Drafted to Stop Aliens], Comics Bulletin, October 18, 2007
Category:Comics about alien invasions