Survivors' Club Explained

Schedule:Monthly
Ongoing:Completed
Genre:Horror
Publisher:Vertigo
Startmo:October
Startyr:2015
Endmo:June
Endyr:2016
Issues:9
Writers:Lauren Beukes
Dale Halvorsen
Artists:Ryan Kelly
Letterers:Clem Robins
Colorists:Eva de la Cruz
Editors:Rowena Yow
Shelly Bond
Creators:Lauren Beukes
Dale Halvorsen
Ryan Kelly
Isbn:9781401265540
Subcat:Vertigo
Sort:Survivors' Club
Nonus:N

Survivors' Club is a comic book series created by writers Lauren Beukes and Dale Halvorsen, and artist Ryan Kelly, published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics,[1] beginning in 2015. The series is set in a world where the archetypal characters from 1980s horror movies are real. The titular "Survivors' Club" is made up of those would-be victims who managed to escape. The series ran monthly for nine issues until 2016.[2]

Publication history

The first issue of Survivors' Club was released by Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, in October 2015.[3] The series ran for nine issues until June 2016. The complete series was compiled as a graphic novel, which was released in September 2016.[4]

Characters

Canceled television adaptation

In November 2018, a television series based on Survivors' Club was in development at The CW from Warner Bros. Television. Jared Frieder and Len Goldstein were attached to the potential drama series as executive producers, with the former also set to write the pilot script. The longline for the project read:The script was not picked up to pilot by The CW for the 2019–2020 television season and no further development updates have been announced.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SURVIVORS' CLUB . DC Comics.
  2. Web site: Vertigo's 'Survivors' Club' TV Series in Development at The CW. ComicBook.com. Lovett. Jamie. November 10, 2018. September 4, 2019.
  3. Web site: Vertigo's Survivors' Club TV Series In Development At The CW. CBR. Dominguez. Noah. November 7, 2018. September 14, 2019.
  4. Web site: Survivors' Club Interview with Vertigo Comics. LaurenBeukes.com. Beukes. Lauren. June 22, 2016. September 14, 2019.
  5. Web site: Survivors' Club (CW). The Futon Critic. September 6, 2019.