Dead Space (comics)

Dead Space
Cover art for the collected volume of the 2008 Dead Space comic series by Ben Templesmith
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre	Gothic science fiction
Publication date	March–September 2008
No. of issues	6
Creative team
Written by	Antony Johnston
Artist(s)	Ben Templesmith
Letterer(s)	Rus Wooton

Dead Space is a science fiction horror comic book series written by Antony Johnston and illustrated by Ben Templesmith, published from March to September 2008 by the American company Image Comics. The comic was compiled into a graphic novel and released online as a motion comic. It is a prequel to the 2008 survival horror video game of the same name, detailing the five weeks leading up to the destruction of a space colony on the planet Aegis VII following the discovery of an artifact called the Marker.

The comic series began production during development of the video game as part of Electronic Art's multimedia expansion of the plot referred to by staff as "IP cubed". Reception of the comic series has been generally positive, with several journalists praising its writing and artwork. All issues ranked in the top 300 sales charts compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors; the first issue sold over 6,000 copies, while subsequent issues saw sales of between 3,000 and 5,000 copies during their publication months.