''Seven'' (stylized as ''SE7EN'') is a comic book edited by David Seidman and Ralph Tedesco. It was published as a hardcover edition by

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on January 15, 2008, and is based on the 1995 film of the same name directed by David Fincher. Zenescope acquired the license to adapt the film after building a strong relationship with

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, the owner of the film.Comic Book Resources.com Horrific sins: ''SE7EN" comes to comics this September
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Publication history

The series, originally published in seven monthly issue series from September 2006 to October 2007, was collected in one hardcover volume in January 2008.

Plot summary

In a departure from the film, which was told from the perspective of two homicide detectives from New York City, Somerset (played by Morgan Freeman) and Mills (played by Brad Pitt), the book ''Seven'' is told from the perspective of John Doe (the story's killer, portrayed on film by

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). Doe is attempting to use

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to prove a point about the world.

Prints

Each 32-page issue featured a different creative team and a different deadly sin:

References

External links

* Comic book limited series Horror comics Comics based on films Seven deadly sins in popular culture 2006 comics debuts 2007 comics endings {{comics-stub