Joe the Barbarian
| Joe the Barbarian | |
|---|---|
Cover of Joe the Barbarian #1 (March 2010), art by Sean Murphy. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March 2010 – March 2011 |
| No. of issues | 8 |
| Main character(s) | Joe Manson |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Sean Murphy |
| Written by | Grant Morrison |
| Artist(s) | Sean Murphy |
| Letterer(s) | Todd Klein |
| Colorist(s) | Dave Stewart |
| Editor(s) | Karen Berger Pornsak Pichetshote |
| Collected editions | |
| Deluxe Edition | ISBN 1-4012-2971-9 |
Joe the Barbarian is an eight-issue comic book limited series written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Sean Murphy. It was published in 2010-2011 by Vertigo Comics.
Morrison has discussed the inspiration behind the series:
I was obsessed with fantasy books when I was a young teenager – Tolkien, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Stephen Donaldson…. anything I could get my hands on. I even wrote two big swords-and-sorcery novels back then, but I'd never done a fantasy comic book before and it seemed like an interesting challenge to do a real proper kind of "Lord of Rings", "Alice in Wonderland" all-ages story for today.
The first issue was released in January 2010 (cover dated March 2010).