Released August 2009
Die Hard: Year One #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
America's greatest action hero is translated into the sequential art form for the first time! Every great action hero got started somewhere. Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first Die Hard movie, he's just another rookie cop, an East Coast guy working on earning his badge in New York City during 1976's Bicentennial celebration... and the Summer of Sam. Too bad for John McClane, nothing's ever that easy. Join legendary industry creator Howard Chaykin on a thrill ride that's rung up over $1 billion in box office worldwide and become the gold standard for classic action! Yippee Ki Yay!
Variants
Synopsis
America's greatest action hero is translated into the sequential art form for the first time! Every great action hero got started somewhere. Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first Die Hard movie, he's just another rookie cop, an East Coast guy working on earning his badge in New York City during 1976's Bicentennial celebration... and the Summer of Sam. Too bad for John McClane, nothing's ever that easy. Join legendary industry creator Howard Chaykin on a thrill ride that's rung up over $1 billion in box office worldwide and become the gold standard for classic action! Yippee Ki Yay!
Key Facts
- Limited series about John McClane as a rookie cop
- [December 2023 - a new Die Hard movie is rumored to be in development featuring a young John McClane]
Details
- Series
- Die Hard: Year One
- Cover Date
- August 2009
- Pages
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- UPC
- 84428400128100111
- Cover Price
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- Final Orders Cutoff
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Creators
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WriterHoward Chaykin
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Cover ArtistDave Johnson
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ArtistStephen Thompson