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{{Short description|Comic book publisher}}
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| founder      = Joshua Blaylock
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| country      = United States
| headquarters = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
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'''Devil's Due Publishing'''  (often abbreviated as '''DDP''')  is an independent comic book publisher in the United States.  Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties which populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.

Though principally a publishing company, DDP has also produced a stage play based on the [[Hack/Slash]] comic series, ''Stagefright'', in conjunction with the New Millennium Theatre Company that played at the National Pastime Theater in [[Chicago]] from September 23 to October 29, 2005.

==History==
In 1998 Devil's Due Publishing started as both a commercial art studio and a small press comic-book publisher. The company soon shifted its focus to comic books, becoming one of the top ten publishers in North America.<ref name="aboutDDP">[http://devilsdue.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=25 "About Us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412133842/http://devilsdue.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=25 |date=2009-04-12 }}, ''devilsdue.net''.  Retrieved on 2008-03-16.</ref>

In 2004 [[Pat Broderick]] revived ''[[Micronauts (comics)|Micronauts]]'' at Devil's Due,<ref>Brady, Matt. [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6077 "Micronauts Back at Devil's Due"]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Newsarama]], October 9, 2003</ref> although the title was cancelled after ten issues.

DDP produced an [[American comic book]] version of ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]''.<ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/12825.html Devil's Due Adds 'Vampire Hunter D], ICv2, June 30, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/28/wwc-interview-josh-blaylock-on-vampire-hunter-d/ WWC Interview: Josh Blaylock on 'Vampire Hunter D'], ComicMix news, June 28, 2008</ref> It was written by [[Jimmy Palmiotti]] and titled ''[[Vampire Hunter D: American Wasteland|American Wasteland]]''. Devil's Due also republished ''[[I Am Legion (comics)|Je suis légion]]'' by {{ill|Fabien Nury|fr}} and [[John Cassaday]] as an eight-issue miniseries, ''[[I Am Legion (comics)|I Am Legion]]'',<ref>{{cite web |first=Kiel |last=Phegley |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18626 |title=Cassaday's I Am Legion Lands at Devil's Due |work=Comic Book Resources |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=October 30, 2008 |access-date=October 30, 2008 }}</ref> as part of a larger deal to reprint work with [[Humanoids Publishing]], including titles like ''[[The Zombies That Ate The World]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Benjamin Ong Pang |last=Kean |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080801-HumanoidsDDP.html |title=Fabrice Giger on the Humanoids-DDP Deal |publisher=[[Newsarama]] |date=August 1, 2008 |access-date=March 17, 2010 }}</ref>

Devil's Due restructured itself in December 2008, including changes in editors, marketing managers, and a new CEO.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18994 Devil’s Due Lays Off Staff, Restructures], [[Comic Book Resources]], December 1, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18995 PJ Bickett Steps Down as Devil's Due CEO], [[Comic Book Resources]], December 1, 2008</ref>

In 2009, Devil's Due was accused of not paying several creative teams. In an article on the website [[Bleeding Cool]], [[Rich Johnston]] wrote to the company's CEO, Joshua Blaylock, and reported that only [[Tim Seeley]] had gone unpaid.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rich |last=Johnson |author-link=Rich Johnston |url= http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/12/07/devils-thousands-due/ |title=Devil's Thousands Due |publisher=[[Bleeding Cool]] |date=December 7, 2009 }}</ref>

DDP is represented in Hollywood by Alter Ego Entertainment and Prime Universe, who share a first-look deal with the publisher for film, television and video games. Currently the three parties are in discussion with numerous studios about expanding Devil's Due properties into other media.

In 2010, DDP and Checker Book Publishing Group (owned and operated by Mark Thompson) opened Devil's Due Digital;<ref>{{cite web|title=Devils Due Introduces "The Royals" Digital Comic Book|url=http://www.hypergeek.ca/2011/04/devils-due-introduces-the-royals-digital-comic-book.html|access-date=16 June 2011}}</ref> a solely digital comic book and graphic novel distribution company.

On June 16, 2015, Devil’s Due Entertainment announced plans to merge with [[First Comics]].<ref>"[http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/31807/1first-comics-devils-due-merge 1First Comics, Devil's Due merge]", ICV2 (accessed June 16, 2015)</ref>

==Comic series==
===Published===
{{main|List of Devil's Due Publishing publications}}

===Published with other companies===
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'''Chaos! Comics'''
* ''[[Evil Ernie]]'' #1–4
* ''[[Purgatori]]'' #1–6

'''Dabel Bros.'''
* ''[[Hedge Knight]]'' #1–6

'''eigoMANGA'''
* [[Rumble Pak (comics)|''Rumble Pak'']]

'''Kinetic Komicz'''
* ''[[killer7]]'' #½–4

'''Monkey Pharmacy'''
* ''[[Elsinore (comics)|Elsinore]]'' #4, 5
* ''[[Elsinore: Psycho Sanctii]]'' (unreleased)
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'''Studio Ice'''
* ''[[Megacity 909]]'' #1–8
* ''[[Mu (comics)|Mu]]'' #1–4

'''Udon'''
* ''Capcom Summer Special 2004''
* ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' #1–5
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' #1–14

'''Urban Robot'''
* ''Lo-Fi Magazine'' #1, 3
* ''Lo-Fi Magazine Vol. 2'' #4–7
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==See also==
*[[Chaos! Comics]]

==References==
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