World of Warcraft (comics)

*World of Warcraft*
World of Warcraft
	Cover of the first issue
Publication information
Publisher	WildStorm
Schedule	Monthly
Genre	Fantasy, war;
Publication date	November 2007 – December 2009
No. of issues	30 (25 monthly issues, 4-issue mini-series and 1 special)
Creative team
Created by	Blizzard Entertainment
Written by	Walt Simonson; Louise Simonson
Artist(s)	Mike Bowden; Pop Mhan
Penciller(s)	Ludo Lullabi; Jon Buran; Jon Buran
Inker(s)	Sandra Hope; Jerome K. Moore; Phillip Moy; Trevor Scott; Andy Smith; Walden Wong
Letterer(s)	Nick Napolitano; Sal Cipriano; Steve Wands; Wes Abbott
Colorist(s)	Randy Mayor; Gabriel Eltaeb
Editor(s)	Hank Kanalz; Kristy Quinn; Sarah Gaydos
Collected editions
Volume 1 HC	ISBN 1-4012-1836-9
Volume 2 HC	ISBN 1-4012-2370-2
Volume 3 HC	ISBN 1-4012-2810-0
Ashbringer HC	ISBN 1-4012-2341-9

World of Warcraft is a comic book series set in the Warcraft universe and released monthly in a standard American comic format.

Publication history

At the time of its conception, the ongoing comic was set for two story arcs, both six issues each. Both were set concurrent with the events of The Burning Crusade.^[1] Later, it was expanded to last 25 issues.^[2]

World of Warcraft: Ashbringer is a four-issue mini-series that ran from late 2008 to early 2009. It was written by Micky Neilson, with pencils by Ludo Lullabi and inks by Tony Washington.

On December 16, 2009, WildStorm stated that the publication of the World of Warcraft comic series had been changed from monthly issues to original graphic novels to be released in 2010.^{[needs update]} The special, World of Warcraft: Beginnings and Ends, would be the last issue released and both the original comic (planned to be renamed to Alliance from issue 26) and the future Horde title had been canceled.^[3]

Issue list

World of Warcraft

Volume 1 "Dragon Hunt"

Issue Number	Title	Release Date	Author	Artist
0	Prologue	November 9, 2007	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
1	Stranger in a Strange Land	November 14, 2007	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
2	Killing Ground	December 13, 2007	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
3	Destiny Awaits!	January 16, 2008	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
4	Balancing the Scales	February 20, 2008	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
5	The Beast Within!	March 19, 2008	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
6	Blood	April 16, 2008	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope
7	Revelations	May 21, 2008	Walter Simonson	Ludo Lullabi & Sandra Hope

Volume 2

Issue Number	Title	Release Date	Author	Artist
8	The Return	June 18, 2008	Walter Simonson	Jon Landry & Jerome K. Moore
9	Through the Mirror Darkly	July 16, 2008	Walter Simonson	Jon Landry & Jerome K. Moore
10	Last of the Line	August 20, 2008	Walter Simonson	Jon Buran & Jerome K. Moore
11	Descent	September 17, 2008	Walter Simonson	Jon Buran & Jerome K. Moore
12	The Enemy Revealed	October 29, 2008	Walter Simonson	Jon Buran, Mike Bowden, Jerome K. Moore & Phil Moy
13	Flashback	November 19, 2008	Walter Simonson	Mike Bowden, Jerome K. Moore, Phil Moy, Andy Smith, Mark Irwin, Trevor Scott & Randy Mayor
14	Into the Jaws of Death!	December 31, 2008	Walter Simonson	Mike Bowden & Trevor Scott

Volume 3

Issue Number	Title	Release Date	Author	Artist
15	Conflicting Loyalties	January 21, 2009	Walter Simonson	Jon Buran, Jerome K. Moore & Derek Fridolfs
16	Threat!	February 18, 2009	Walter Simonson	Mike Bowden & Walden Wong
17	Gathering Thunder!	March 18, 2009	Walter Simonson	Mike Bowden & Walden Wong
18	Showdown!	April 15, 2009	Walter Simonson	Mike Bowden, Phil Moy, John Livesay & Sandra Hope
19	The Winds of War	May 20, 2009	Walter Simonson	Mike Bowden, Phil Moy, Richard Friend & Sandra Hope
20	Repercussions	June 17, 2009	Walter Simonson & Louise Simonson	Pop Mhan
21	Secrets	July 15, 2009	Walter Simonson & Louise Simonson	Mike Bowden & Tony Washington

Volume 4

Issue Number	Title	Release Date	Author	Artist
22	Whispers	August 19, 2009	Walter Simonson & Louise Simonson	Mike Bowden
23	The Gathering	September 16, 2009	Walter Simonson & Louise Simonson	Mike Bowden
24	Hard Choices	October 21, 2009	Walter Simonson & Louise Simonson	Mike Bowden
25	Armageddon	November 18, 2009	Walter Simonson & Louise Simonson	Mike Bowden & Tony Washington

Ashbringer

World of Warcraft: Ashbringer recounts the story of the Ashbringer and Alexandros Mograine.

Issue Number	Title	Release Date	Author	Artist
1	Death is Contagious	September 10, 2008	Micky Neilson	Ludo Lullabi & Tony Washington
2	Ashes to Ashes	October 22, 2008	Micky Neilson	Ludo Lullabi & Tony Washington
3	Naxxramas	December 31, 2008	Micky Neilson	Ludo Lullabi & Tony Washington
4	Dust to Dust	February 25, 2009	Micky Neilson	Ludo Lullabi & Tony Washington

Beginnings and Ends

World of Warcraft: Beginnings and Ends is a one-shot special issue that introduced new Alliance and Horde characters that had not been seen in the ongoing series.

Issue Number	Title	Release Date	Author	Artist
One-shot	Beginnings and Ends	December 16, 2009	Mike Costa	Pop Mhan

Collected editions

The series has been collected into trade paperbacks:

World of Warcraft:
- Volume 1 (collects World of Warcraft #1-7, 160 pages, hardcover, Wildstorm, August 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1836-9, Titan Books, October 2008, ISBN 1-84576-901-5, softcover, September 2009, Wildstorm, ISBN 1-4012-2076-2, Titan Books, ISBN 1-84856-096-6)
- Volume 2 (collects World of Warcraft #8-14, 176 pages, hardcover, Wildstorm, September 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2370-2, Titan Books, November 2008, ISBN 1-84856-346-9, softcover, Wildstorm, July 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2371-0)
- Volume 3 (176 pages, hardcover, June 2010, Wildstorm, ISBN 1-4012-2810-0)
Ashbringer (collects mini-series, 136 pages, hardcover, Wildstorm, June 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2341-9, Titan Books, July 2009, ISBN 1-84856-297-7, softcover, Wildstorm, April 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2342-7)