30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror comic book miniseries written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, and published by American company IDW Publishing in 2002. All three parties co-own the property.
| 30 Days of Night | |
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Cover to 30 Days of Night trade paperback (art by Ben Templesmith) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Mini-series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | August – October 2002 |
| No. of issues | 3 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Steve Niles Ben Templesmith |
| Written by | Steve Niles Matt Fraction Dan Wickline Kelly Sue DeConnick Ben Templesmith |
| Artist(s) | Ben Templesmith Szymon Kudranski Brandon Hovet Josh Medors Kody Chamberlain Nat Jones Milx Alex Sanchez Justin Randall Bill Sienkiewicz |
| Collected editions | |
| 30 Days of Night | ISBN 0-9719775-5-0 |
The series takes place in Barrow, Alaska, so far north that during the winter, the sun does not rise for 30 days. In the series, vampires, being vulnerable to sunlight, take advantage of the prolonged darkness to openly kill the townspeople and feed at will.
Initially an unsuccessful film pitch, the series became a breakout 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. The series has been followed by numerous sequel series, and in 2007, was adapted into a film of the same name.