Midnight, Mass. is a limited series comic book created by writer John Rozum, published by DC Comics's Vertigo imprint from 2002 to 2003. The series follows married occult experts Adam and Julia Kadmon as they deal with supernatural cases around America. In a 2011 interview concerning the relaunch of his Xombi series, Rozum revealed that Adam and Julia were conceived as the lead characters for a potential Xombi spin-off back when the series was still being published by Milestone Comics.[1]
| Midnight, Mass. | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | June 2002 – January 2003 |
| No. of issues | 8 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | John Rozum |
| Written by | John Rozum |
| Artist(s) | Tomer Hanuka (covers) |
| Penciller(s) | Jesús Saiz |
| Inker(s) | Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Letterer(s) | Ken Bruzenak John Costanza |
| Colorist(s) | Noelle Giddings Kevin Somers |
| Editor(s) | Heidi MacDonald Zachary Rau |
Overview edit
The series centres on the world famous occult experts and monster hunters Adam and Julia Kadmon, who live in the town of Midnight, Massachusetts. The Kadmon's new assistant, Jenny, has just arrived to work for the couple and soon finds herself plunged into their world of monsters and strange goings on.
Sequel edit
Midnight, Mass: Here There Be Monsters, a six issue sequel mini-series, was published by Vertigo Comics in 2004. The series picks up where the original series ended but this time features the artwork of Paul Lee, replacing original artist Jesús Saiz.
Television series edit
A television series based on Midnight, Mass was put into development by NBC in 2009 for the 2010-11 television season. The show received a script order and was developed by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg and Warner Brothers Television[2] but was not developed any further than the scripting stage.
The show had previously been in development for several years with a number of writers and production companies pitching television adaptions.[3]
Collected editions edit
Neither mini-series has been reprinted in a collected edition.
References edit
- ^ "INTERVIEW: John Rozum on XOMBI #1". www.ifanboy.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17.
- ^ Shows A-Z - midnight, mass on nbc, TheFutonCritic.com
- ^ NBC Wins "Midnight, Mass" Rights, sliceofscifi.com
External links edit
- Midnight, Mass. at the Grand Comics Database
- Midnight, Mass at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)