Revival (story)

"Revival" is a short story of the Revival comic series. With story by Tim Seeley and art by Mike Norton, the story was originally published on May 5, 2012, by Image Comics.
==Synopsis==
:Image Comics presents its 20th anniversary anthology with six, all-new original stories promoting upcoming Image Comics titles! Look for "Revival" by Tim Seeley & Mike Norton, G-Man by Chris Giarrusso and additional stories to be announced later."FCBD 2012 IMAGE 20." Free Comic Book Day. Retrieved on May 16, 2024.
==Plot==
Wausau, Wisconsin. The early hours of January 2nd. In the Heinlien Funeral Home, a crematorium technician shows the mortuary for Ms. Tao, a junior reporter for The Ledger writing about unusual jobs. She films with her cellphone as he puts a corpse for cremation and describes the procedures of his job.
As the technician turns the crematorium on, they both hear a scream and thumps coming from inside. He rushes to open it, and a heavily burned person escapes the oven. A girl surprises the reporter and asks to call her mother. She is pale, wearing a black dress, and complaining about the cold.
A woman surprises her family and a priest from her bed in the Good Samaritan Hospital. In the Wausau Police Department, a police officer and a coroner watch as a body bag sits up. A white figure says "no" by the bridge of Highway 51.
As paramedics take the burned person on a stretcher, the technician explains to the police the man was dead for sure. Another officer wraps the little girl in a blanket. In the corner, Ms. Tao sits on the floor, her phone in her hand.
==Continuity==
*The story takes place on Revival Day, nineteen days before the beginning of the series (Revival #1).
*Due to her phone recording, May will become a pioneer in reporting on the Revivers (Revival #3). The original TV report with the recording can be seen in Revival #6.
==Appearances==
===Individuals===
*Jesse Blackdeer
*Carol Borchardt 
*Jordan Borchardt
*Randy Decker
*May Tao
===Organizations===
*Creep
*Reviver
*The Wausau Daily Ledger
*Wausau Police Department
===Events===
*Revival Day
===Locations===
*Wisconsin
**Highway 51
**Merrill
***Good Samaritan Hospital
**Marathon County
***Wausau
****Heinlien Funeral Home
****Wausau Police Department headquarters
==Publication==
===Production===
*The story was first published as part of the 2012 Free Comic Book Day event.
===Collections===
*Free Comic Book Day 2012: Image 20
*You're Among Friends
*Deluxe Edition 1
*Compendium
==References==
Category:Comic issues