| The Empty Man | |
|---|---|
 Cover ofThe Empty Mantrade paperback. Artwork by Vanesa R. Del Rey | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Boom! Studios |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Format | Miniseries (2014) Ongoing (2018–2019) |
| Publication date | 2014–2019 |
| No. of issues | 6 (2014) 8 (2018–2019) |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Cullen Bunn |
| Written by | Cullen Bunn |
| Artist(s) | Vanesa R. Del Rey (2014) Jesús Hervás (2018–2019) |
| Colorist(s) | Michael Garland (2014) Niko Guardia (2018–2019) |
| Collected editions | |
| The Empty Man | ISBN 9781608867202 |
| The Empty Man: Recurrence | ISBN 9781684153565 |
| The Empty Man: Manifestation | ISBN 9781684154319 |
The Empty Man is acomic book series created by writerCullen Bunn and artist Vanesa R. Del Rey in 2014, published byBoom! Studios.
The nation is in the grip of a terrible pandemic. The so-called Empty Man disease causes insanity and violence. Government quarantines are mandatory. One of the afflicted is Melissa Kerry, and the next step should be to quarantine her—but those who enter quarantine are never seen again. Melissa's family won't let that happen. All they have to do is care for her, keep her worsening condition a secret—and they'll do anything, trust anyone, to keep her safe.[1]
On February 9, 2016, it was announced that20th Century Fox acquired theBoom! Studios graphic novel for a feature film,The Empty Man, withDavid Prior hired to write and direct the film.[2][3][4] The supernatural thriller film would be produced byRoss Richie andStephen Christy.[5] On July 7, 2016,James Badge Dale was hired to star in the film for the lead role as an ex-cop, plagued by the violent death of his wife and son, who tries to find a missing girl.[6][7] On September 27, 2016,Aaron Poole was cast in the film to play Paul, an outdoorsy adventurer.[8] The film was scheduled to be theatrically released on August 7, 2020, by 20th Century Studios,[9] but it was eventually released on October 23, 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10]