Wynonna Earp

Wynonna Earp

Cover of Home on the Strange (Part 2)
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
IDW Publishing
First appearance Wynonna Earp # 1
(December 1996)
Created by Beau Smith
In-story information
Alter ego Wynonna Earp
Team affiliations US Marshals

Wynonna Earp is a weird West comic book series created and owned by Beau Smith. The limited series was initially published by Image Comics and from 2003 by IDW Publishing.

Plot summary

Wynonna is a present-day descendant of the famous lawman Wyatt Earp, and she's the top special agent for a special unit known within the US Marshals as The Monster Squad. She battles such supernatural threats as Bobo Del Rey and his redneck, trailer-trash vampires that are pushing a new killer designer drug called "Hemo", and the Egyptian Mafia's mummy hitman, Raduk, Eater Of The Dead, who's out to do in all the other crime bosses. In her subsequent adventures she finished some outstanding Earp family business while dealing with Hillbilly Gremlins, and Zombie Mailmen alongside her fellow Marshalls.

Publication

Comicbook

Wynonna Earp was originally released by Image Comics as a five-issue series:

The three-part series Wynonna Earp: Home on the Strange was published by IDW Publishing between 2003-2004:

A four-volume graphic novel Wynonna Earp: The Yeti Wars was released by IDW Publishing in 2011:

A limited series titled simply Wynonna Earp, with additional sub and exclusive covers, was released as a tie-in with the television series:[1]

A four-part series, Wynonna Earp Legends, with additional sub and exclusive covers, co-written with two stars of the television series: Legends: Doc Holliday (#1, #2) with Tim Rozon,[2] and Legends: The Earp Sisters (#3, #4)[lower-alpha 1] with Melanie Scrofano.[3]

Paperback

Hardcover

Wynonna Earp appeared in the hardcover anthology Tales of Terror Volume #1 (96 pages, IDW Publishing, First printing September 2004, ISBN 1-932382-31-3).

TV adaptation

In July 2015, Syfy acquired the rights for a television series.[7] Melanie Scrofano was cast in the title role, with Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday and Shamier Anderson as Agent Dolls.[8] Dominique Provost-Chalkley was cast as Waverly Earp, Wynonna's younger sister.[9]

The series was developed by Emily Andras who also serves as executive producer and showrunner.[10] Jordy Randall and Tom Cox serve as executive producers with Andras, and Paolo Barzman directed the pilot episode.[8]

Syfy released the first promotional images and synopsis for Wynonna Earp on November 6, 2015:

After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town's only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must choose which side of the law she wants to fight on in order to clear the name of her legendary great grandfather Wyatt Earp once and for all.[11]

The teaser trailer for the new series was released in January 2016.[12]

Wynonna Earp premiered in the United States on Syfy on April 1, 2016, and in Canada on CHCH-DT on April 4, 2016.[13] The series was renewed for a second season on July 23, 2016.[14] Season 2 premiered on Syfy and Space (Canada) on June 9, 2017.[15][16] It was renewed for a third season on July 22, 2017.[17]

Awards and nominations

Dragon Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2017 Best Comic Book Wynonna Earp Legends by Beau Smith, Tim Rozon, Melanie Scrofano, Chris Evenhuis Pending [18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wynonna Earp Legends: The Earp Sisters is the comic series' debut of character Waverly Earp.

References

  1. ↑ Ching, Albert (November 9, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: NEW "WYNONNA EARP" COMIC ON THE WAY FROM IDW IN ADVANCE OF TV SERIES". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Burlingame, Russ (October 19, 2016). "Beau Smith Teases His Next Wynonna Earp Miniseries, Co-Written With TV's Melanie Scrofano & Tom Rozon". ComicBook.com. Pop Culture Media. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Melanie Scrofano‏ @MelanieScrofano (October 18, 2016). "I shall be INSUFFERABLE when the @WynonnaEarp comic I'm co-writing with @BeauSmithRanch comes out. "The Earp Sisters".". Twitter. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wynona Earp: The Yeti Wars TP". ComiXology. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wynonna Earp: Strange Inheritance". IDW Publishing. February 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Wynonna Earp Strange Inheritance TP". ComiXology. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Press Release (July 22, 2015). "Syfy Acquires WYNONNA EARP from SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment". IDW Publishing. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (July 22, 2015). "Syfy Acquires ‘Wynonna Earp’ Series; Melanie Scrofano To Star". deadline.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ Wilson, A.R. (April 25, 2016). "Wynonna Earp's Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Waverly". Digital Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ Reid, Regan (April 15, 2016). "Emily Andras wrangles Wynonna Earp". Playback. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  11. ↑ Ching, Albert (November 6, 2015). "FIRST "WYNONNA EARP" PROMOTIONAL IMAGES RELEASED". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Nicholson, Max (January 29, 2016). "WYNONNA EARP: FIRST TEASER TRAILER FOR SYFY'S COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION". IGN. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ Liszewski, Bridget (March 24, 2016). "Wynonna Earp now has US and Canada Premiere Dates". The TV Junkies. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  14. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (July 23, 2016). "Comic-Con: 'Wynonna Earp' Renewed for Second Season at Syfy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Maureen (March 29, 2017). "'Wynonna Earp' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date, Cast Talks What’s Next". Variety. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  16. ↑ David, Greg (March 29, 2017). "Canadian supernatural sensation Wynonna Earp joins Space; Season 2 begins June 9". TV, eh?. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  17. ↑ Ryan, Maureen (July 22, 2017). "‘Wynonna Earp’ Renewed for Third Season by Syfy". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  18. ↑ Liptak, Andrew (August 4, 2017). "The 2017 Dragon Awards are a far-ranging sci-fi and fantasy reading list". The Verge. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

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