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Revivers
Revivers are the returned dead of a single Wisconsin town in Tim Seeley and Mike Norton's comic. They heal from any wound and cannot die, and the area is quarantined around them. The series, pitched as rural noir, ran from 2012 to 2017.1
First appeared
2012
Released 2012Source work
Revival (2012)
Tim Seeley and Mike Norton (Image Comics)Made in
USA
What causes it
Sorcery
A ritual murder meant to extend the killer's life throws life and death out of balance.How you become one
Everyone who died near Wausau, Wisconsin on 1 January comes back to life the next day.
Weak spots
- reuniting a reviver with their wandering soul causes final death
When did it first appear?
2012Released 2012
field notes
What the sources say
1
They cannot die and heal from every wound1
2
Strong negative emotion makes them weep blood and turn violent1
3
Their disembodied souls roam separately and can possess bodies1
4
The government quarantines the town1
5
Marketed as rural noir; it ran for 47 issues1
6
A Syfy television adaptation was ordered in 20241
Sources
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