Green Wake

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'''''Green Wake''''' is a horror comic book series published by Image comics in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-03-18-GreenWake_N.htm |title='Green Wake' introduces a colorfully creepy town |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2011-03-18 |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref> The series takes place in the forgotten town of Green Wake, where a string of mutilated murder victims lead detectives Morley Mack and Kreiger in search of a young woman named Ariel, their prime suspect. When a stranger arrives in town with startling connections to Ariel, Morley discovers a dark link between the case and his past. It only ran 10 of the planned 25 issues, due to a lack of sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicvine.com/green-wake/49-39632/ |title=Green Wake (Image comic book) - 10 issues |publisher=Comicvine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Poet Mase |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/121/1219757p1.html |title=Green Wake #10 Review - Comics Review at IGN |publisher=Comics.ign.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref>

==Reception== The series received positive reviews from critics, often praising the book for its experimental and enigmatic tone.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kelly Thompson |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3480 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511221347/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3480 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |title=Review: Green Wake #2 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date= 9 May 2011|accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= Grant McLaughlin |url=http://www.theweeklycrisis.com/2011/10/weekly-crisis-comic-book-reviews-for_30.html |title=Weekly Crisis Comic Book Reviews for 10/26/11 |publisher=The Weekly Crisis |date= |accessdate=2011-10-30}}</ref> Comic Book Resources called it "the strongest debut of 2011".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3362 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405182926/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3362 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2011 |title=Review: Green Wake #1 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date= |accessdate=2011-04-03}}</ref> Kurtis J. Wiebe won the 2012 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer for his work on the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kurtiswiebe.com/2012/09/17/shuster-award-2012-win/|title=Shuster Award 2012 Win|date=17 September 2012}}</ref>

==See also== * {{portal-inline|Comics}}

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==External links== *[http://www.imagecomics.com/series/134/Green-Wake Official webpage]

Category:Image Comics titles