''Wasted'' is a

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series written and drawn by Gerry Alanguilan and published by Alamat Comics since July 1994 through July 1996. It was first released as an eight-issue photocopied comics and later collected into one volume by Alamat Comics in 1998, releasing a total of 500 copies. The entire story was serialized in several parts on the pages of

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in the

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beginning in 2000, and eventually compiled the story once again as ''Wasted: The Final Edition'' in 2003, releasing 2000 copies. In 2013, a new edition of the story was published independently by Gerry Alanguilan himself. The entire series is currently available to read online for free. Comic book writer

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

considered ''Wasted'' "an early work by a potentially brilliant creator". ''Wasted'' tells the story of ''Eric'', a musician who loses his dad and his girlfriend, and goes on a rampage in the city looking for twisted justice and ultimately, death. ''Wasted'' was Gerry Alanguilan's first self-written comic, and was originally intended for only Alanguilan's close friends to read, as he was embarrassed by the large amount of violence and profanity in the title.

Wasted: Confession

Wasted: Confession is a tie-in story written and drawn by Gerry Alanguilan that was first released in 2009. The story is set in between issues 3 and 4 of the main comic, showing Eric react to an 'innocent' bystander horrified by his recent rampage. The comic was later included as an extra in the 2013 compilation of the comic.

References

External links

Official Wasted Site

Gerry Alanguilan's Official Site

Wasted: The Movie Site
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