Dead Body Road is an American comic book series created by writer Justin Jordan and artist Matteo Scalera. It was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con by Skybound Entertainment as a collaboration with Image Comics, and began publication in December of the same year.[1] A trade paperback collecting the series was released in June 2014.

Dead Body Road
Cover to first issue. Art by Matteo Scalera.
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics/Skybound
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
GenreAction
Publication dateDecember 2013 – May 2013
Bad Blood:
June 2020 – December 2020
No. of issues6
Bad Blood: 6
Main character(s)Orson Gage
Bad Blood:
Bree Hale
Creative team
Written byJustin Jordan
Artist(s)Matteo Scalera
Bad Blood:
Ben Tiesma
Letterer(s)Pat Brosseau
Colorist(s)Moreno Dinisio
Bad Blood:
Mat Lopes
Editor(s)Sean Mackiewicz
Bad Blood:
Jon Moisan
Collected editions
Dead Body RoadISBN 978-1632150479
Vol. 2: Bad BloodISBN 978-1534317215

Plot summary

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Orson Gage is out for revenge. Already damaged from a destructive career as lawman, Gage is going from broken to shattered as his wife is gunned down in a bank heist gone wrong. While the criminal gang that pulled it off is busy fighting amongst themselves about the blood-soaked rewards of their take, Gage is only looking for one thing: retribution.[2]

Bad Blood

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A sequel miniseries was released in 2020, titled Dead Body Road: Bad Blood, which follows Bree Hale trying to save her brother from local crime boss Monk Sinclair. It ran for 6 issues from June to December 2020.

Collected editions

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Title Material collected Format Publication date ISBN
Dead Body Road Dead Body Road #1–6 Trade paperback June 25, 2014[3] 978-1632150479
Dead Body Road: Bad Blood Dead Body Road: Bad Blood #1–6 January 27, 2021[4] 978-1534317215

Reception

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According to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, the first trade paperback received an average score of 8.3/10 based on 70 individual reviews of the collected single issues.[5] The sequel series' trade paperback received an average score of 7.9/10 based on 26 individual reviews of the six issues.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Armitage, Hugh (July 23, 2013). "Skybound announces 'Manifest Destiny', 'Dead Body Road' at Comic-Con". Digital Spy.
  2. ^ Arrant, Chris (December 2, 2013). "Justin Jordan Seeks Revenge in DEAD BODY ROAD". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "DEAD BODY ROAD TP". Image Comics. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "DEAD BODY ROAD, VOL. 2: BAD BLOOD TP". Image Comics. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dead Body Road Vol. 1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dead Body Road Vol. 2: Bad Blood". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved March 6, 2021.