Revival
REVIVAL
THE COMPLETE SERIES
TIM SEELEY · MIKE NORTON
Image Comics · 2012–2017
🩸 47 ISSUES · 8 VOLUMES · COMPLETE
Complete Compendium: 1,200 pages
Writer: Tim Seeley
Artist: Mike Norton
Colorist: Mark Englert
Cover Artist: Jenny Frison
Letterer: Crank!
Genres: Supernatural Horror · Rural Noir · Crime Mystery · Psychological Thriller · Dark Fantasy
Publication Status: COMPLETE
🩸 ABOUT THE SERIES
Revival is a supernatural horror and crime mystery comic book series created by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton.
In the quiet rural community of Wausau, Wisconsin, an inexplicable event changes the lives of its inhabitants forever.
For one extraordinary day, the dead return to life.
Unlike traditional zombies, these resurrected individuals — known as Revivers — retain their memories, personalities, and outward appearance. They are seemingly ordinary people, except for their remarkable resistance to death.
As the authorities impose a quarantine, Wausau descends into fear, suspicion, religious fanaticism, political unrest, and social division.
Police Officer Dana Cypress becomes responsible for investigating crimes involving the recently revived. Her work takes a deeply personal turn when her younger sister Em is revealed to be one of the Revivers.
Together, the sisters are drawn into a disturbing mystery involving murder, family secrets, supernatural forces, and the unexplained origin of the resurrection phenomenon.
Against the bleak winter landscapes of Wisconsin, Revival combines small-town crime drama with body horror, psychological tension, religious symbolism, and an examination of mortality.
Rather than presenting the undead as mindless monsters, the series explores how ordinary people react when the natural boundary between life and death suddenly disappears.
At its heart, Revival is a story about family, grief, identity, fear, and the terrible consequences of humanity's inability to accept death.
📚 COMPLETE COLLECTION
8 VOLUMES · REVIVAL #1–47
01 — YOU'RE AMONG FRIENDS
2012 · 128 pages · Issues #1–5
The dead return to life in Wausau, Wisconsin, triggering a government quarantine and widespread public panic.
Officer Dana Cypress investigates a brutal murder while struggling to protect her sister Em, one of the newly resurrected.
Includes the Free Comic Book Day short story.
02 — LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
2013 · 128 pages · Issues #6–11
Tensions intensify between the living and the Revivers.
Religious extremists, mysterious killings, and increasingly violent confrontations threaten the fragile order of the quarantined community.
Dana's investigation reveals disturbing connections between the murders and the resurrection phenomenon.
03 — A FARAWAY PLACE
2014 · 128 pages · Issues #12–17
Dana follows the trail of a possible suspect in Em's murder.
Meanwhile, Em ventures into the frozen wilderness to investigate a strange glowing entity connected to the supernatural events surrounding Wausau.
The mystery deepens as political and religious divisions continue to fracture the community.
04 — ESCAPE TO WISCONSIN
2014 · 160 pages · Issues #18–23
Dana's investigation takes her beyond the boundaries of Wausau and toward New York City.
A dangerous conspiracy begins to emerge, suggesting that powerful individuals may understand far more about the Revivers than they publicly admit.
Also includes crossover material from Chew/Revival.
05 — GATHERING OF WATERS
2015 · 128 pages · Issues #24–29
Em searches for the missing father of her unborn child.
Dana becomes increasingly entangled in a conspiracy involving the containment and exploitation of Revivers.
As the situation deteriorates, violence and destruction threaten the quarantined town.
06 — THY LOYAL SONS & DAUGHTERS
2015–2016 · 144 pages · Issues #30–35
Following a devastating attack, Wausau faces even more severe restrictions.
Dana attempts to protect her sister while investigating the forces manipulating the crisis.
Em's pursuit of answers creates new dangers, as the government expands its control over the resurrected population.
07 — FORWARD
2016 · 128 pages · Issues #36–41
Dana and Em find themselves pursued by law enforcement and a deadly assassin.
General Cale advances her plans for Wausau, threatening to transform the quarantine into something far more sinister.
The sisters confront the consequences of their actions as the central mystery approaches its conclusion.
08 — STAY JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER
2017 · 144 pages · Issues #42–47
The final chapter of the series.
Dana discovers the truth behind her sister's murder but must choose between personal justice and the survival of Wausau.
An unlikely alliance forms as the town descends toward civil conflict.
The nature of the resurrection phenomenon is finally revealed, bringing the principal storylines to their conclusion.
✅ END OF THE SERIES
📦 COMPLETE COLLECTED EDITIONS
REVIVAL COMPENDIUM
2024 · 1,200 pages
ISBN: 9781534389168
Reprinted in March 2026.
Collects:
- Revival #1–47
- Free Comic Book Day short story
- Revival/Chew crossover
- Jenny Frison cover gallery
- Behind-the-scenes materials
One-volume complete collection.
REVIVAL DELUXE COLLECTION
2013–2017 · 4 Hardcover Volumes
Book One: Issues #1–11
Book Two: Issues #12–23 + crossover
Book Three: Issues #24–35
Book Four: Issues #36–47
Includes additional artwork and supplementary material.
ORIGINAL TRADE PAPERBACKS
2012–2017 · 8 Volumes
01 — You're Among Friends
02 — Live Like You Mean It
03 — A Faraway Place
04 — Escape to Wisconsin
05 — Gathering of Waters
06 — Thy Loyal Sons & Daughters
07 — Forward
08 — Stay Just a Little Bit Longer
All three formats collect the same complete main storyline.
The Compendium is the most convenient single-volume edition.
✅ COLLECTION SUMMARY
Original Publication: 2012–2017
Total Main Issues: 47
Original Trade Paperbacks: 8
Deluxe Hardcover Editions: 4
Complete Compendium: 1 · 1,200 pages
Required Spin-offs: None
Reading Order: Volumes 01 → 08
Main Story: COMPLETE
Recommended Edition: Revival Compendium (2024)