

Sorrow and Bliss will be published across 21 countries and 16 translation territories. Deadites, man, they suck.New Regency Adapting Cormac McCarthy's 'Blood Meridian' Into Feature Film With John Hillcoat Directing So Ash does what he always does, goes about trying to unwittingly undo the mess the Deadites made of everything. Other than that it's pretty much the same. Ash's favorite all-you-can-eat smorgasbord has burned to the ground, the world has become a big Deadite playground, and oh yeah, the human race is basically extinct except for mutants and scavengers. "The new story arc literally picks up after Ash's time in the Marvel U and places him smack dab in the middle of Detroit Dead City," Kuhoric continued. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Jameson. And if we ever meet up again, you can bet you'll be picking buckshot out of your spandex for a long time to come. So, thanks zombie boys and girls, we owe you a nice big thank you blast from the double barrel Boomstick special. "I mean, if Ash hadn't been sucked into the cesspool of zombie New York, he may very well have just cashed in his chips at the Pearly Gates and we wouldn't be treated to any new 'AOD' tales. Army of Darkness." "Those Marvel dead-uns played a very important role in the 'AOD' continuity," Kuhoric said. Kuhoric explained that in terms of Ash's continuity, "From the Ashes" is actually a direct continuation of the storyline developed in the pages of "Marvel Zombies vs. It's just another 'effed' up day for our boy Ash." Oh yeah, and he has to face the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. "You can't just smart-talk things back to the way they were and there is no cheat book for how to do it. That's when the real trouble begins," deadpanned Kuhoric. "Beyond the first arc, assuming Ash can actually even get to the Necronomicon, he has to figure out how to fix things. Indeed, it does appear that Ash will need a viable form of transportation, as Kuhoric revealed the cavalry is coming. If you liked what he did with the steam powered jalopy in 'AOD,' you'll love his no-mans-land cruiser." The new direction gives us new challenges, environments, friends and foes, as well as turns pretty much everything Ash knows about the world on its ear. Though he's the reluctant hero, he really can't change the fact that he is special and fate has a way of playing that out. Ash is thrown into a 'Mad Max'-like world and faced with the decision to either accept the mess or try to change it.

This arc is like nothing you've seen from 'AOD' so far.

I'd hate to see Vincenzo throw you and your seer sucker suit out on your ass," quipped Kuhoric, who, as many forum readers agree, "does" Ash just as well as Bruce Almighty himself. "Fishing for spoilers huh, Kolchak? Well I can let a little bit out of the bag.
