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30 Days of Night: Dark Days

2008 1 hr 38 min 15 Comic Book action adventure
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30 Days of Night: Dark Days is part of the wider IDW Publishing adaptation landscape, bringing Stella seeking revenge after the vampire massacre in Barrow into a screen story built for fans of action, character drama and franchise mythology. For Comic Movie DB, it is an important entry because it helps show how comic, game, toy and illustrated-source properties have shaped modern blockbuster storytelling. The film gives audiences a recognisable world, a clear genre hook and enough character conflict to sit comfortably alongside superhero cinema, cult adaptations and franchise favourites. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days is a IDW Publishing screen adaptation from 2008, sitting in the wider Comic Movie DB archive as one of the movie entries that helps connect page-to-screen storytelling beyond the obvious cape-and-cowl crowd. The page is especially useful for readers tracking the people involved, with Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau, Kiele Sanchez, Mia Kirshner, Rhys Coiro among the main names connected to the project. Behind the camera, Ben Ketai gives the adaptation its shape, helping define whether it leans more into spectacle, character drama, genre thrills or straight-up comic-book chaos. We have rated this 4 out of 10, which makes it a worthwhile entry to revisit when comparing how well comic properties translate across different studios, eras and audience expectations. For SEO and fan discovery, it belongs here because it adds context to the bigger comic movie timeline: not every adaptation has to be perfect, but each one says something about the genre, the audience it was chasing and the kind of stories studios believed could work on screen.

Director Ben Ketai
Released May 10, 2010
Runtime 1 hr 38 min
Genres Comic Book action adventure
Rated 15
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Universe IDW Publishing
Updated 12 May 2026

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We have rated this 4 out of 10. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days is the kind of IDW Publishing adaptation that earns its place on Comic Movie DB because it gives fans something to compare, debate and revisit. With Ben Ketai guiding the material, the film/series works best when it understands the appeal of its world and lets the characters drive the spectacle instead of relying only on brand recognition. The cast, including Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau, Kiele Sanchez, Mia Kirshner, Rhys Coiro, gives the page extra search value and fan interest. Some moments land harder than others, and comic adaptations always invite nitpicking from people who know the panels inside out, but that is part of the fun. As a comic book, action, adventure entry, it adds another useful layer to the wider screen history of illustrated stories, cult properties and superhero cinema.

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  • 30 Days of Night: Dark Days is connected to the IDW Publishing adaptation space.
  • The story focuses on Stella seeking revenge after the vampire massacre in Barrow.
  • It remains useful for tracking comic and pop-culture screen history.
  • The film has continued to attract fan discussion after release.
  • Its characters help connect wider franchise timelines and spin-offs.
  • The adaptation includes elements designed for mainstream audiences.
  • It is a useful title for long-tail search traffic on Comic Movie DB.
  • The film adds depth to the wider archive of comic-related screen projects.
  • Fans often compare it with earlier and later adaptations in the same space.
  • It helps show how broad comic and fandom cinema has become.
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