Roachmill

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caption = Cover to "Roachmill" #1 (December 1986).
schedule = Bimonthly
format = Standard
publisher = Blackthorne Publishing
Dark Horse Comics
date = December 1986 - December 1990
issues = 16
main_char_team = Roachmill
writers = Rich Hedden
artists = Tom McWeeney
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"Roachmill" was an American Comic book created by Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeney, published first by Blackthorne Publishing and then Dark Horse Comics.

Publication history

Blackthorne Publishing put out the first six issues of "Roachmill" before creators Hedden and McWeeney were lured away by Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse published an additional ten issues before the series was canceled. Dark Horse also published a special introductory Roachmill story in "Dark Horse Presents" #17 (April 1988), to announce the acquisition of the character.

Two trade paperback collections were issued. The first, "Roachmill Book 1: Framed" (1988), collects the first five issues. The second, "Roachmill Book 2: The Greatest Roachmill Stories Ever Told" (1989), features the final two Blackthorne stories, and the first Dark Horse story. Both books were published by Dark Horse.

eries overview

The comic is set in 30^th century New York where an influx of aliens to Earth has caused social problems. In response, the "Extermination Act" is enacted, a law that allows anyone who carries a gun to use lethal force in "alien-related" situation. Eventually, the law is extended to allow the killings of humans as well, allowing for the creation of licensed Exterminators. Roachmill – a tall Dirty Harry-era Clint Eastwood look-a-like with two extra cockroach arms extending from his abdomen – is one such Exterminator, willing – for a price – to kill anyone or anything. The stories veered wildly between comedy, satire and serious sci-fi and the art between cartoony and realistic, sometimes in the same issue.

External links

* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/roachmil.htm Roachmill at International Heroes]
* [http://www.atomicavenue.com/atomic/TitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=7794 Roachmill publication history with Blackthorne at Atomic Avenue]
* [http://www.atomicavenue.com/atomic/TitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=835 Roachmill publication history with Dark Horse at Atomic Avenue]