21 Down is a comic book published by Wildstorm

Wildstorm

WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...

, and created by writers Justin Gray

Justin Gray

Justin Gray is an American comic book writer published by DC Comics.-Biography:Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as Hawkman, Jonah Hex, Power Girl, 21 Down, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters and The Resistance...

, Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti

James "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.-Early life:Palmiotti is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design in New York City.-Career:...

 and artist Jesus Saiz.

Publication history

The title was an ongoing series

Ongoing series

The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...

 published as a twelve-issue "season". Depending on sales, the creators hoped to produce a second season. They planned to start the second season in the Eye of the Storm but it never happened.

Plot

The comic tells the story of young Preston Kills, who could sense how people were going to die. Preston also knew that he was going to die at age 21, hence the title.

Collected editions

Part of the first "season" was collected as a trade paperback

Trade paperback (comics)

In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...

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• The Conduit (collects 21 Down #1-7, 176 pages, November 2003, ISBN 1-4012-0120-2)

External links

• 21 Down at the Wildstorm Resource Wiki
• The Conduit review at The Fourth Rail