The Last of Us: American Dreams

The Last of Us: American Dreams is a four-issue miniseries published by . Written by The Last of Us lead writer, and lead artist, , American Dreams chronicles the journey of Ellie and a survivor named Riley prior to events that take place in the game.CBR.com: NYCC: Neil Druckmann, Faith Erin Hicks & Dark Horse Introduce "The Last of Us" ComicNew York Comic Con: New Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Last of Us Books Coming American Dreams was published monthly by Dark Horse from April to July 2013 and was released in a trade paperback format on October 30, 2013.
== Official description ==
== Publication history ==
During the production of The Last of Us, Dark Horse comics approached Neil Druckmann with the idea of producing a tie-in comic book for the game. Initially wary of the prospect, Druckmann said Dark Horse “lured him into it because "they didn't want to do something tangential” with the opportunity of expanding their characters and universe beyond the game. On the subject of whom he wanted to work on the project, Druckmann took Dark Horse up on webcomic artist Faith Erin Hicks (Demonology 101). Already aware of the game, Hicks was later signed to the title by Dark Horse as co-writer and artist.
On the matter of the comic’s content, Druckmann and Hicks stated that the American Dreams would focus primarily on Ellie’s “day-to-day life” inside the quarantine zone that goes unexplored in the game. On the cusp of her thirteenth birthday, Ellie is faced with the choice of joining the military or suffer ex-communication and survive on her own. Hicks cites that American Dreams is similar to her own works detailing the life of “teenage girls and zombies” and the chance to combine the two elements provided a challenge on the perspective of surviving in an environment like Ellie’s.
On the subject of Riley, Hicks, and Druckmann describe her as a “tough” and “cool older girl” in the story. She forms a relationship with Ellie on the eve of her own choice to joining the military and will affect the events that led up to the game.IGN.com: The Last of Us Prequel Comic, Art Book Revealedfaitherinhicks: So yeah, this happened. ;)Newsarama.com: THE LAST OF US Comic Creators Building on Game's World
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that all four issues would be included in the Firefly Edition of The Last of Us Part I. Each issue features new cover art by David Blatt.Snyder, Rochelle (June 9, 2022). "The Growing Future of The Last Of Us". Naughty Dog. Retrieved June 9, 2022.Naughty Dog [@Naughty_Dog] (June 9, 2022). "We've love seeing @KOPF_STOFF's stunning art on our feeds -- and, now, on the covers of The Last of Us Part I and alternate variants of The Last of Us: American Dreams." (Tweet). Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Twitter.
== Issues ==
#American Dreams #1
#American Dreams #2
#American Dreams #3
#American Dreams #4
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
*Ellie
*Riley Abel
=== Minor ===
*Smugglers
*Fireflies
**Marlene
**Trevor
*United States military
**Winston Asher
**Corporal "Dickhead"
**Princess
*Infected
== Gallery ==
=== Character sketches ===
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=== Cover art ===
American Dreams Issue 1.jpg|Issue #1
American Dreams Issue 1 2nd printing.jpg|Issue #1 2nd print variant cover.
American Dreams Issue 1 2.jpg|Issue #1 variant cover released exclusively in the Survival and Post-Pandemic Editions of The Last of Us (no text).
American Dreams Issue 2.jpg|Issue #2
American Dreams Issue 3.jpg|Issue #3
TLoU-AmericanDreams-Issue4.jpg|Issue #4
American Dreams hardcover exclusive.jpg|Hardcover version compiling all four issues, sold exclusively at PAX East and WonderCon 2014.
PartI_FireflyEdition_AmericanDreams.jpg|New covers included with the Firefly Edition of The Last of Us Part I.
== References ==
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