by Scott Duvall. Hey, all! I’m Scott and I wrote the Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep crossover featuring art by Vincenzo Federici, colors by Michele Monte, and letters by Taylor Esposito. The final issue is available now from Dynamite/IDW at your local comic shop as well as digitally and we hope you’ll check it out!
As the co-star of our comic is one of the most famous musicians who ever lived, it should come as no surprise that his music helped to inspire the creative process. I love a good movie soundtrack, and because the colliding of these two cult movies felt like a midnight popcorn flick waiting to happen, it seemed appropriate to provide it with a soundtrack of its own.
This is purely a just-for-fun-and-in-no-way-required-listening-playlist, so if you prefer to enjoy your comic in silence, you’re not missing a thing. But if you feel inclined to re-read it with this on in the background, who knows, maybe you can trick yourself into believing you’re seeing it up on the silver screen for a page or two. You’re allowed to dream! That’s what got us here.
So here’s the concluding volume to our Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep soundtrack. You’ll notice there’s only three songs this time instead of four; the final issue is paced a little differently than the previous ones and the second song is a tad longer, so I just went with what fit!
Anyways, enjoy the playlist and thanks to DoomRocket for hosting us!
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep Soundtrack Vol. 4
1) Elvis Presley – Burning Love
I was saving this particular song for the finale since the very beginning. Yeah, it’s a tad on the nose, but it still works beautifully with this sequence, so I stand by this selection.
2) The Dead Weather – So Far From Your Weapon
The Death Weather make their second appearance on the soundtrack with this final volume and rightly so, their songs are so atmospheric. A great addition to any soundtrack, this song from the The Dead Weather builds great tension during the middle of the fight scene.
3) Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
(SPOILERS ahead)
I couldn’t think of a better song for Ash and Elvis to ride off into the sunset together with, flaming mansion in the background. Johnny Cash seemed like the perfect artist that they both could agree on for road trip music.
‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #4 is in stores now!
Check out this 5-page/3-cover gallery of ‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #4, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment!
Cover A: Diego Galindo
Cover B: Tom Mandrake
Cover C: Robert Hack
From Dynamite Entertainment: Following an unscheduled crash-landing in Graceland, Ash must quickly dust himself off and do what he does best-defending Necronomicons from Evil! As if plummeting into the King’s mansion wasn’t bad enough, Bubba enlists an undead Elvis impersonator to take on everyone’s favorite deadite-slayer while the fate of the real Elvis remains unknown. Don’t miss the deadly conclusion to this hunk of burning crossover grooviness that’s guaranteed to raise temperatures and set your soul afire!
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep Soundtrack Vol. 3
1) Them Crooked Vultures – Mind Eraser, No Chaser
2) Misfits – All Hell Breaks Loose
3) Metallica – Creeping Death
4) Elvis Presley – That’s All Right
‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #3 is in stores now. Issue #4 drops May 6 (Diamond Code: MAR191085).
Check out this 5-page/3-cover gallery of ‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #3, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment!
Cover A: Diego Galindo
Cover B: Tom Mandrake
Cover C: Robert Hack
From Dynamite Enterainment: Having just scored a victory against the nefarious Bubba Ho-Tep, our heroes Ash and 70’s-era Elvis take to the skies in the King’s private jet, escorting the powerfully destructive Necronomicon Ho-Tep. In order to keep it out of the wrong hands, they must provide the Egyptian artifact safe passage back to Elvis’ secure fortress in Graceland. But even at 20,000 feet, evil lurks closer than they realize…as do giant scarabs! It’s the penultimate chapter of the year’s most groovy crossover event!
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep Soundtrack Vol. 2
1)Elvis Presley – Viva Las Vegas
2)Big Star – Mod Lang
3)Television – See No Evil
4)Black Sabbath – Paranoid
‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #2 is in stores tomorrow. Issue #3 drops April 10 (Diamond Code: FEB191066).
Check out this 5-page/3-cover gallery of ‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #2, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment!
Cover A: Diego Galindo
Cover B: Tom Mandrake
Cover C: Robert Hack
From Dynamite Entertainment: Last we saw Ash, he was soaring chin-first through a time portal, hot on the bandage of Bubba Ho-Tep, and crash-landed in 70’s Las Vegas! The demonic mummy seeks an ancient Egyptian book of souls and will stop at nothing to possess it! Can Ash put his differences aside with a near-peak condition Elvis long enough to teach this undead thief a lesson? Find out in the Vegas-styled winner-takes-all showdown, where the loser gets his soul sucked out!
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep Soundtrack Vol. 1
1) The Dead Weather – Die By The Drop
2) Eagles of Death Metal – Stuck in the Metal
3) Elvis Presley – A Little Less Conversation (Original)
4) Deep Purple – Space Truckin’
Check out this 5-page/5-cover gallery of ‘Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep’ #1, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment!
Cover A: Carlos Gomez
Cover B: Tom Mandrake
Cover C: Robert Hack
Cover D: Diego Galindo
Cover E: Emma Kubert
From Dynamite Entertainment: Two cult classics clash for the first time in an epic crossover miniseries: ARMY OF DARKNESS VS. BUBBA HO-TEP. Ash embarks on a soul-searching road trip to Texas on a hunch that Elvis Presley may still be alive and kicking (and supposedly vanquished a mummy)! What follows is a series of universe-spanning events that involve an Elvis jumpsuit with special time-travel abilities, a trip to 70’s Vegas, plus the reveal of an evil new Book of the Dead, the Necronomicon Ho-Tep. Has Ash met his ultimate match when trading barbs with a 4,000-year-old, foul-mouthed mummy who sucks souls? Can his idol Elvis mentor him through a mid-life crisis before it becomes his final crisis? Join the adventure in a road-tripping, time-hopping groovy tale!
