| 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[1] written by Grant Morrison[2][3] and drawn by Sean Murphy.[4][5] It was published in 2010-2011 by Vertigo Comics.
Morrison has discussed the inspiration behind the series:[2]
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).
- ^ Melrose, Kevin (June 2009). "An early glimpse of Morrison and Murphy's Joe the Barbarian". Robot6. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Renaud, Jeffrey (December 22, 2009). "Grant Morrison's "Barbarian"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Phillips, Dan (January 20, 2010). "Grant Morrison Discusses Joe the Barbarian". IGN. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (December 15, 2009). "Sean Murphy Plays in Morrison's Toybox in JOE THE BARBARIAN". Newsarama. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ O'Shea, Tim (January 18, 2010). "Talking Comics with Tim: Sean Murphy". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.