30 Days of Night was initially a miniseries of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith and published by IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property. The series takes place in Barrow, Alaska, so far north that during the winter the sun does not rise for 30 days (however, the town in the miniseries bears little resemblance to the real Barrow except in name). The premise of the series is that vampires (who are harmed by the sun) move to Barrow and terrorize the area. The series was a break out success story for Steve Niles, whose previous works had received relatively little attention. It was also the first full-length work by co-creator Ben Templesmith. IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works) is an American comic book company. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Matt Fraction at Heroes Con 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ... Kody Chamberlain is an American comic book creator. ... This article is about the author Alex Sanchez. ... Bill Sienkiewicz in Gijón, Spain. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ... IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works) is an American comic book company. ... Barrow is a city in North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ...

Plot summary

30 Days of Night was a three issue mini-series that jump-started the careers of writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith. Vampires flock to a small town in Alaska where the sun sets for 30 days, allowing them to feed without the burden of sleep to avoid lethal sunlight. When the vampire elder Vicente learns of this plan, he travels to Barrow to end the feeding, in order to preserve the secrecy of vampires. Because of the cold, the vampires' senses are weakened and a few of the town's residents are able to hide. One such resident is Sheriff Eben Olemaun, who saves the town by injecting vampire blood into his veins. He uses his enhanced strength to fight Vicente, saving the lives of the few remaining townspeople, including his wife Stella. Suffering the same weakness as all vampires, Eben dies and turns to ash when the sun rises. Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ...

Dark Days was the follow-up to 30 Days of Night, featuring the original creative team. Beginning in June of 2003, this series featured the exploits of Stella Olemaun after surviving the attack on Barrow in the original series. After publishing an account of the attack, Stella draws the attention of the Los Angeles vampire population, as well as the lover of Vicente, the head vampire from the original series. Learning that there may be a way to bring back her former husband Eben, Stella strikes a deal with vampire Dane, who seeks revenge for the murder of his mentor by Vicente. The two form a brief romantic relationship. Stella exchanges proof of the existence of vampires for her husband's remains, in the hope of bringing him back from the dead. She double crosses the vampire party, blowing up a large number of them in a house, before successfully resurrecting Eben. The two reconcile for a moment before the still vampiric Eben lunges, fangs bared, for her throat.

This series also serves as an introduction to the vampiric FBI agent, Norris.

Annual 2004 was a 48 page one-shot released in January 2004 by regular 30 Days of Night publisher IDW. The issue features four short stories, each written by Steve Niles but featuring different illustrators. The first, "The Book Club," is illustrated by co-creator and original 30 Days of Night artist Ben Templesmith. It involves a suburban book club's discussion of Stella Olemaun's book (also titled 30 Days of Night). This arouses suspicion about a shut-in neighbor, leading to his murder by the unruly book club. The second story, "The Hand That Feeds" is illustrated by Szymon Kudranski and features Dane seeking a hand transplant from an eccentric doctor. "Agent Norris: MIA" features the pencils of Brandon Hovet, and depicts agent Norris' transformation from a "scout" or "bug eater" to a full-blown vampire. The final tale, "The Trapper," is illustrated by Josh Medors. This story introduces John Ikos, a Barrow resident turned vampire hunter (and a main character in later series). Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ...

30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow is another sequel to the original series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith. Return to Barrow features Brian Kitka, the brother of a victim of the attack on Barrow in the original mini-series. Kitka becomes Barrow's new sheriff after moving there with his son to investigate his brother's demise. Kitka's skepticism about the claims of a vampire attack disappears when he discovers his deceased brother's journal, which includes a full account of the attack. He finds himself protecting the town along with John Ikos. This story features the return of several characters from the previous series. Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ...

30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales marked the first time a writer other than Niles would work on the series. Throughout the 8 issues of Bloodsucker Tales, two stories were told. The first, Dead Billy Dead was written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Kody Chamberlain. This serialized story featured a young man named Billy who was bitten by, and turned into a vampire and later kidnapped, along with his girlfriend Maggie by a vampire-obsessed scientist. Meanwhile Goodis, a police officer whom Maggie had called when approached by the vampiric Billy, discovers Stella Olemaun's book. The second story, Juarez or Lex Nova & The Case of the 400 Dead Mexican Girls, was written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by 30 Days of Night veteran Ben Templesmith. This story depicted Lex Nova's investigation of the disappearance of hundreds of girls in Juarez, Mexico. A group of vampires called the Zero Family Circus arrives in Mexico at the same time, believing the deaths to be caused by an estranged vampire. Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Kody Chamberlain is an American comic book creator. ... Matt Fraction at Heroes Con 2006. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ...

Annual 2005 was a 48 page single issue of 30 Days of Night released in December 2005 by IDW. It tells the story of John Ikos leaving Barrow and going to Los Angeles in search of Agent Norris. While in Los Angeles, John Ikos meets Billy (from the "Dead Billy Dead" story in Bloodsucker Tales) and Dane, and does battle with a gang of vampires going by the name The Night Crew lead by a vampire called Santana.

30 Days of Night: Dead Space - After a self-imposed hiatus following the tragic events of the last shuttle mission, NASA prepares to launch the Icarus on a simple mission to help restore the nation's confidence in the space program. But their worst fears are realized when it's discovered that something has gotten aboard the shuttle, something ferocious, something with fangs and a taste for blood.

30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease - This new series picks up with Agent Michael Henson from the Dead Space series being sent off to exile in Alabama after trying to get people to take the vampire threat seriously. He is contacted by a mysterious caller that suggests the questions of ‘why someone would want to put a vampire in space’ still needed to be answered. So Henson takes the time he has before checking in at his new office to try and follow the fangs. This leads him into a much bigger and far more dangerous situation.

30 Days of Night: Eben and Stella - In the waning moments of 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, Stella managed to bring her vampire/husband Eben back from beyond... only he came back hungry. Now, for the first time, see what happened next, in this all-new miniseries that fills in the black gaps between that tale and Return to Barrow. Co-written by Steve Niles and Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Justin Randall.

30 Days of Night: Red Snow - 1941. Hitler's Operation: Silver Fox has failed, but the war on the Eastern Front drags on as the Russian winter starts to bite. British military attaché Corporal Charlie Keating observes the war from the Soviet side, making sure crucial supplies get through to aid Stalin's front in the battle against the Nazis. With luck, he too will survive to see the end of the war. But something else is out there, and they're not the Nazis. No matter how hard humanity tries to kill itself, something else does it better. Written and illustrated by Ben Templesmith.

30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow - After years of attacks, and several without, the citizens of Barrow have become united against random attacks on their city by the undead. Unfortunately the same does not apply outside of Barrow or the rest of the mysterious Arctic Circle. Written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz.

Characters

Humans

• Eben Olemaun
• Stella Olemaun
• John Ikos

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Nosferatu

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History

The Nosferatu were once ruled by a "Council of Elders" led by Vicente. When the Council decided to make themselves known to humanity, Humanity rebelled and persecuted most of their race. After a millennium, only a handful survived led by Vicente. The Human Race could be: The Human race. ... Look up Persecution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A millennium (pl. ...

• Marlow
• Agent Norris
• Santana
• Dane
• Billy

Film adaptation and book series

Main article: 30 Days of Night (film)

A film adaptation of the original 30 Days of Night miniseries is being produced by Columbia Pictures and ghost house productions. The screenplay has gone through several versions and writers, among them, Steve Niles and Stuart Beattie. The film is to be directed by David Slade and star Hollywood actors Josh Hartnett and Melissa George. It was released on October 19, 2007 ^[1] and was filmed at Henderson Valley Studios in Auckland, New Zealand. A series of 30 Days of Night prose novels are in production from IDW Publishing and Pocket Books. The first book, Rumors of the Undead by Steve Niles and Jeff Mariotte with a cover by Ben Templesmith was released in February, 2006. Additional novels are also expected to be collaborative works between Niles and Mariotte. 30 Days of Night is a 2007 horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... David Slade (born September 26, 1969) is a British film director who began his career making music videos. ... Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. ... Melissa Suzanne George (born August 6, 1976 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actress and athlete who has worked in Australia and the United States in film and television. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to the patterns of everyday speech. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Jeff Mariotte is an author who currently lives in Arizona. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ...

Collections

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• 30 Days of Night paperback (published June 5, 2004; collects 30 Days of Night 1-3)
• 30 Days of Night hardcover (published December 6, 2004; collects 30 Days of Night 1-3)
• The Complete 30 Days of Night hardcover (published January 10, 2004; collects 30 Days of Night 1-3)
• Dark Days paperback (published April 25, 2004; collects Dark Days 1-6)
• The Complete Dark Days hardcover (December 25, 2004; collects Dark Days 1-6)
• 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow paperback (published October, 2004; collects Return to Barrow 1-6)
• 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow hardcover (published October, 2004; collects Return to Barrow 1-6)
• 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales paperback (published September 14, 2005; collects Bloodsucker Tales 1-8)
• 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales hardcover (published August 25, 2005; collects Bloodsucker Tales 1-8)

Awards

30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow garnered Steve Niles's and Ben Templesmith's first Eisner Award nominations in 2005. These included: Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ... The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ...

• Nomination, best limited series (for 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow)
• Nomination, best writer (Steve Niles)
• Nomination, best painter/multimedia artist (Ben Templesmith for Return to Barrow)

References

Daniel Robert Epstein (2007). "Ben Templesmith Speaks! UGO.com". Retrieved July. 31, 2007.

Hahn, Joel (2005). "2005 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards". Retrieved Dec. 31, 2005.

Weiland, Jonah (2003). "Niles Talks Horror Comics and Film". Retrieved Jan. 1, 2006.

External links

• 30 Days of Night at the Internet Movie Database
• Official site of 30 Days Co-Creator and writer Steve Niles
• Official site of 30 Days Co-Creator and writer/artist Ben Templesmith
• Official site of 30 Days of Night publisher IDW
• Official site of writer Matt Fraction
• Official site of writer Dan Wickline
• Official site of illustrator Kody Chamberlain
• Steve Niles Interview for 30 Days of Night at UGO.com
• Official Site for the Movie
• Official Multi-Player Game for the Movie (with Character Design by Ben Templesmith)