Wynonna Earp

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| character_name = Wynonna Earp

| image = WynonnaEarp2.jpg

| caption = Cover of Home on the Strange (Part 2)

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| debut = Wynonna Earp # 1
(December 1996)

| creators = Beau Smith

| alliances = U.S. Marshals

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| genre = Weird West

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Wynonna Earp is a horror Western comic book miniseries created and owned by Beau Smith. The series was initially published by Image Comics, and from 2003 by IDW Publishing.

Plot summary

Wynonna is a present-day descendant of the famous lawman Wyatt Earp, and she is the top agent for a special unit known within the US Marshals as the Monster Squad. She battles such supernatural threats as Bobo Del Rey and his redneck, trailer-trash vampires who are pushing a new killer designer drug called "Hemo", and the Egyptian mafia's mummy hitman, Raduk, Eater of the Dead, who is out to do in all the other crime bosses. In her subsequent adventures, she finished some outstanding Earp family business while dealing with Hillbilly Gremlins and Zombie Mailmen alongside her fellow marshals.

Publication

=Comicbook=

Wynonna Earp was originally released by Image Comics as a five-issue series:

  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-1-red-necks-white-corpuscles-and-blue/4000-127779/ Issue #1], "Red Necks, White Corpuscles and Blue Ribbon Beer", on December 1, 1996
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-2-the-bloody-badge-of-the-law/4000-127782/ Issue #2], "The Bloody Badge of the Law", on January 1, 1997
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-3-death-sucks/4000-127783/ Issue #3], "Death Sucks", on February 1, 1997
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-4-refried-dead/4000-127786/ Issue #4], "Refried Dead", on March 1, 1997
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-5-wrap-party/4000-127787/ Issue #5], "Wrap Party", on April 1, 1997,

The three-part series Wynonna Earp: Home on the Strange was published by IDW Publishing in 2003–2004:

  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-home-on-the-strange-1-home-on-the-str/4000-117965/ Part 1] published December 1, 2003
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-home-on-the-strange-2-home-on-the-str/4000-178899/ Part 2] published January 1, 2004
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-home-on-the-strange-3-home-on-the-str/4000-178900/ Part 3] published February 1, 2004

A four-volume graphic novel Wynonna Earp: The Yeti Wars was released by IDW Publishing in 2011:

  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-the-yeti-wars-1/4000-270341/ Volume 1] on May 1, 2011
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-the-yeti-wars-2/4000-277997/ Volume 2] on June 1, 2011
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-the-yeti-wars-3/4000-283874/ Volume 3] on July 1, 2011
  • [http://www.comicvine.com/wynonna-earp-the-yeti-wars-4/4000-287711/ Volume 4] on August 1, 2011,

A limited series titled simply Wynonna Earp, with additional sub and exclusive covers, was released as a tie-in with the television series:{{cite web |last1=Ching |first1=Albert |title=Exclusive: New Wynonna Earp Comic on the Way from IDW in Advance of TV Series |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-new-wynonna-earp-comic-on-the-way-from-idw-in-advance-of-tv-series |website=Comic Book Resources |date=November 9, 2015 |access-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413121338/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-new-wynonna-earp-comic-on-the-way-from-idw-in-advance-of-tv-series |url-status=dead }}

  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-1/4000-516849/ #1] on February 24, 2016
  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-2/4000-520127/ #2] on March 16, 2016
  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-3/4000-527035/ #3] on April 27, 2016
  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-4/4000-530600/ #4] on May 18, 2016
  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-5/4000-537872/ #5] on June 29, 2016
  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-6/4000-540830/ #6] on August 3, 2016
  • [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-7/4000-545979/ #7] on August 24, 2016
  • [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-8/4000-552099/ #8] on October 5, 2016 (includes "Signed edition" with exclusive cover)

A four-part series, Wynonna Earp Legends, with additional sub and exclusive covers, co-written with two stars of the television series: Legends: Doc Holliday (#1, #2) with Tim Rozon,{{cite web |last1=Burlingame |first1=Russ |title=Beau Smith Teases His Next Wynonna Earp Miniseries, Co-Written With TV's Melanie Scrofano & Tom Rozon |url=https://comicbook.com/2016/10/19/beau-smith-teases-his-next-wynonna-earp-miniseries-co-written-wi/ |website=ComicBook.com |publisher=Pop Culture Media |date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=July 1, 2017 }} and Legends: The Earp Sisters (#3, #4){{efn|Wynonna Earp Legends: The Earp Sisters is the comic series' debut of character Waverly Earp.}} with Melanie Scrofano.{{cite tweet |user=MelanieScrofano |number=788564941229924352 |title=I shall be INSUFFERABLE when the @WynonnaEarp comic I'm co-writing with @BeauSmithRanch comes out. "The Earp Sisters". |author=Melanie Scrofano |author-link=Melanie Scrofano |date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=July 1, 2017 }}

  • [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-legends-1-doc-holliday/4000-558878/ #1] on November 23, 2016
  • [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-legends-2-doc-holliday/4000-572489/ #2] on January 4, 2017
  • [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-legends-3-the-earp-sisters/4000-588469/ #3] on March 22, 2017
  • [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/wynonna-earp-legends-4-the-earp-sisters/4000-594039/ #4] on May 3, 2017

=Paperback=

  • The Complete Wynonna Earp (initial miniseries, the follow-up "Home on the Strange", and her adventure from "Tales of Terror"), 200 pages, IDW Publishing, September 1, 2005, {{ISBN|1-933239-01-8}}.
  • Wynonna Earp: The Yeti Wars (collects the four volumes in the Yeti Wars series and a previously unpublished story, "Wynonna Earp: Blood is the Harvest"), IDW Publishing, 2010, {{ISBN|9781600108075}}.{{cite web |title=Wynona Earp: The Yeti Wars TP |url=https://pulllist.comixology.com/sku/OCT100439/Wynona-Earp-The-Yeti-Wars-TP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420201811/https://pulllist.comixology.com/sku/OCT100439/Wynona-Earp-The-Yeti-Wars-TP |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |website=ComiXology |access-date=April 10, 2016 }}
  • Wynonna Earp: Strange Inheritance (all issues released before 2016: "Wynonna Earp" #1–5 by Image Comics, "Wynonna Earp: Home on the Strange" #1–3, "Blood is the Harvest" from Tales of Terror, and "Wynonna Earp: The Yeti Wars" #1–4), 300 pages, IDW Publishing, April 2016, {{ISBN|978-1-63140-602-7}}.{{cite news |title=Wynonna Earp: Strange Inheritance |url=http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/wynonna-earp-strange-inheritance/ |publisher=IDW Publishing |date=February 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423093548/http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/wynonna-earp-strange-inheritance/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Wynonna Earp: Strange Inheritance TP |url=https://pulllist.comixology.com/sku/FEB160423/Wynonna-Earp-Strange-Inheritance-TP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420220639/https://pulllist.comixology.com/sku/FEB160423/Wynonna-Earp-Strange-Inheritance-TP |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |website=ComiXology |access-date=April 10, 2016 }}

=Hardcover=

Wynonna Earp appeared in the hardcover anthology [http://www.comicvine.com/tales-of-terror-1/4000-335323/ Tales of Terror Volume #1] (96 pages, IDW Publishing, First printing September 2004, {{ISBN|1-932382-31-3}}).

TV adaptation

{{Main|Wynonna Earp (TV series)}}

In July 2015, Syfy acquired the rights for a television series.{{cite web |title=Syfy Acquires Wynonna Earp from Seven24 Films and IDW Entertainment |url=http://www.idwpublishing.com/syfy-acquires-wynonna-earp-from-seven24-films-and-idw-entertainment/ |website=IDW Publishing |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=June 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724084630/http://www.idwpublishing.com/syfy-acquires-wynonna-earp-from-seven24-films-and-idw-entertainment/ |archive-date=July 24, 2015 }} Melanie Scrofano was cast in the title role, with Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday and Shamier Anderson as Agent Dolls.{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Syfy Acquires Wynonna Earp Series; Melanie Scrofano to Star |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/syfy-wynonna-earp-series-cast-melanie-scrofano-1201483399/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2015 }} Dominique Provost-Chalkley was cast as Waverly Earp, Wynonna's younger sister.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=A.R. |title=Wynonna Earp{{'}}s Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Waverly |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/wynonna-earp-s-dominique-provost-chalkley-talks-waverly/article/463794 |website=Digital Journal |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=July 1, 2017 }}

The series was developed by Emily Andras, who also serves as executive producer and showrunner.{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Regan |title=Emily Andras Wrangles Wynonna Earp |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/04/15/emily-andras-wrangles-wynonna-earp/ |work=Playback |date=April 15, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2017 }} Jordy Randall and Tom Cox serve as executive producers with Andras, and Paolo Barzman directed the pilot episode.

Syfy released the first promotional images and synopsis for Wynonna Earp on November 6, 2015:

After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town's only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must choose which side of the law she wants to fight on in order to clear the name of her legendary great grandfather Wyatt Earp once and for all.{{cite web |last1=Ching |first1=Albert |title=First Wynonna Earp Promotional Images Released |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/first-wynonna-earp-promotional-images-released |website=Comic Book Resources |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501105313/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/first-wynonna-earp-promotional-images-released |url-status=dead }}

The teaser trailer for the new series was released in January 2016.{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Max |title=Wynonna Earp: First Teaser Tailer for Syfy's Comic Book Adaptation |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/29/wynonna-earp-first-teaser-trailer-for-syfys-comic-book-adaptation |website=IGN |date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=January 29, 2016 }}

Wynonna Earp premiered in the United States on Syfy on April 1, 2016, and in Canada on CHCH-DT on April 4, 2016.{{cite web |last1=Liszewski |first1=Bridget |title=Wynonna Earp Now Has US and Canada Premiere Dates |url=http://www.thetvjunkies.com/wynonna-earp-now-us-canada-premiere-dates/ |website=The TV Junkies |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-date=July 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710072751/http://www.thetvjunkies.com/wynonna-earp-now-us-canada-premiere-dates/ |url-status=dead }} The series was renewed for a second season on July 23, 2016.{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title=Comic-Con: Wynonna Earp Renewed for Second Season at Syfy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-wynonna-earp-renewed-913480 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016 }} Season two premiered on Syfy and Space (Canada) on June 9, 2017.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Maureen |title=Wynonna Earp Gets Season 2 Premiere Date, Cast Talks What's Next |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/features/wynonna-earp-season-2-premiere-date-emily-andras-dominique-provost-chalkley-katherine-barrell-1202018566/ |work=Variety |date=March 29, 2017 |access-date=April 13, 2017 }}{{cite web |last1=David |first1=Greg |title=Canadian supernatural sensation Wynonna Earp joins Space; Season 2 begins June 9 |url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2017/03/29/wynonna-earp-joins-space/ |website=TV, eh? |date=March 29, 2017 |access-date=May 2, 2017}} It was renewed for a third season on July 22, 2017.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Maureen |title=Wynonna Earp Renewed for Third Season by Syfy |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wynonna-earp-season-three-syfy-emily-andras-melanie-scrofano-1202503203/ |work=Variety |date=July 22, 2017 |access-date=July 23, 2017 }} A fourth and final season was announced by Syfy and Space on July 21, 2018.{{Cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='Wynonna Earp' Renewed for Season 4 at Syfy (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/wynonna-earp-renewed-season-4-at-syfy-1128974|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 21, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2019}}{{cite web|last1=Press Release|title=Hell, Yeah! Space Returns to Purgatory for Season 4 of WYNONNA EARP|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/hell-yeah-space-returns-to-purgatory-for-season-4-of-wynonna-earp/|website=Bell Media|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2019}} The series finale, "Old Souls," premiered on April 10, 2021.{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2021|title=Wynonna Earp Series Finale Review: Old Souls (Season 4 Episode 12) {{!}} Tell-Tale TV|url=https://telltaletv.com/2021/04/wynonna-earp-series-finale-review-old-souls-season-4-episode-12/|access-date=June 22, 2021|website=telltaletv.com|language=en-US}}

Awards and nominations

In 2017, Wynonna Earp was nominated for a Dragon Award for Best Comic Book: Wynonna Earp Legends by Beau Smith, Tim Rozon, Melanie Scrofano, and Chris Evenhuis.{{cite web |last1=Liptak |first1=Andrew |title=Here are the winners of the 2017 Dragon Awards |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/3/16248888/dragon-award-dragoncon-sci-fi-fantasy-books-winners |website=The Verge |date=September 3, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2017 }}

See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • {{cite news |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=October 19, 2016 |url=https://comicbook.com/2016/10/19/beau-smith-on-why-getting-readers-emotionally-invested-in-wynonn/ |title=Beau Smith on the Importance of Getting Readers Emotionally Invested in Wynonna Earp |work=ComicBook.com }}
  • {{cite news |last=Dickens |first=Donna |date=October 4, 2016 |url=http://uproxx.com/hitfix/exclusive-wynonna-earps-creator-on-bringing-officer-haught-to-the-comic-book-world/ |title=Interview: How Syfy reinvigorated the Wynonna Earp creator to expand his universe |work=Uproxx }}
  • {{cite news |date=September 6, 2002 |url=http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=985&si=129 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305115348/http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=985&si=129 |title=Wynonna Earp, U.S. Marshal |work=Off the Presses |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2007 }}
  • {{cite news |date=June 22, 2016 |url=https://varietybeat.com/2016/06/22/exclusive-interview-with-beau-smith-creator-of-wynonna-earp-comic-series/ |title=Exclusive Interview with Beau Smith: Creator of Wynonna Earp Comic Series! |work=Variety Beat }}
  • {{cite news |last=Spearwife |first=Lyanna |date=May 12, 2016 |url=https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2016/05/wynonna-earps-creator-spills-beans/ |title=Wynonna Earp{{'}}s creator spills some beans |work=Three If By Space }}
  • {{cite news |last=Spearwife |first=Lyanna |date=May 12, 2016 |url=https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2016/05/beau-smith-talks-wynonna-earp2/ |title=Beau Smith talks writing Wynonna Earp (continued) |work=Three If By Space }}