Comic books and graphic novels which feature vampires include Vampirella ( Warren Publishing, 1969 ), Morbius, the Living Vampire ( Marvel, 1971 ), Tomb of Dracula ( Marvel Comics, 1972 ), Blade ( Marvel, 1973 ), I ... Vampire ( DC Comics, 1981 ), Hellsing ( Shonen Gahosha, 1997 ), 30 Days of Night ( IDW Publishing, 2002 ), Chibi Vampire ( Monthly Dragon Age, 2003 ), Rosario + Vampire ( Monthly Shōnen Jump 2004 ), Vampire Knight ( LaLa, 2005 ), Blood Alone ( MediaWorks, 2005 ), Dracula vs. King Arthur ( Silent Devil Productions, 2005 ), Dance in the Vampire Bund ( Media Factory, 2006 ), Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures ( Dabel Brothers Productions / Marvel Comics, 2007 ), Half Dead ( Dabel Brothers Productions / Marvel Comics, 2007 ), Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight ( Dark Horse Comics, 2007 ), Nosferatu ( Viper Comics, 2010 ), and Twilight: The Graphic Novel ( 2010 ).

Ever the independent, Corben would work with rocker Rob Zombie and Steve Niles in 2005 on a project for IDW Publishing called Bigfoot.

In 2005, IDW Publishing revived Jon Sable and Grimjack with new miniseries and reprint collections of the First Comics issues, and would also publish a complete collection of Mars.

Generation 1 characters underwent two reboots with Dreamwave in 2001 and IDW Publishing in 2005, also as a remastered series.

In 2004, 2005 and 2006 IDW was named Publisher of the Year by Diamond Comic Distributors.

Guinan and Bennet have previously collaborated on the comic book Heartbreakers, published by IDW Publishing ; " Heartbreakers Meet Boilerplate ", a 2005 one-shot of this series, also featured Boilerplate and was nominated for an Eisner Award.

The Thief of Always has been adapted as a bimonthly 3-part comic book, published between January 2005 and May 2005 by IDW Publishing.

IDW Publishing acquired the Transformers license in 2005 and began publishing new Transformers comics in 2006.

A series of comic books were released in 2005 by IDW Publishing called Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy, which centered on the character of Christopher Belmont.

* Little Book of Horror: War of the Worlds ( written by Steve Niles, IDW, 2005 )

Fall of 2005 was the third re-launch for the Transformers comic series, this time under the management of IDW Publishing.

* 2005: Michael Chain, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, and Paul Dobson, voice actors ; Wally Burr, writer ; Aaron Archer, Eric Siebenaler, Greg Lombardo, Hasbro representatives ; Hideaki Yoke, Takara chief toy designer ; Aaron Myers, Dan Taylor, IDW Publishing representatives.

He is best known for his work on IDW Publishing's Transformers ( 2005 ) comic book.

** Banners of Gold ( with Jeremy Haun, 5-issue mini-series, IDW Publishing, tpb, 120 pages, August 2005, hardcover ISBN 1-933239-58-1, softback ISBN 1-932382-96-8 )

In 2005 he drew a four-part adaptation of Richard Matheson's Hell House, scripted by Ian Edginton and published by IDW Publishing.

* Richard Matheson's Hell House ( with Ian Edginton, 4-issue mini-series, IDW Publishing, 2004 – 2005, tpb, 200 pages, October 2008, ISBN 1-60010-263-8 )

The third series is currently being produced by IDW Publishing starting with an issue # 0 in October 2005 and a regular series starting in January 2006.

** Secret Identity ( with Steven Perkins and Gabriel Rodriguez, 5-issue mini-series, tpb, 2005, IDW Publishing, ISBN 1-933239-40-9 )

* Bigfoot ( IDW Publishing, 2005 )

* 1940 – Richard Pryor, American comic and actor ( d. 2005 )

Doom has appeared in several forms in addition to games, including a comic book, four novels by Dafydd Ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver ( loosely based on events and locations in the games ), a board game and even a live-action film starring Karl Urban and The Rock released in 2005.

When the comic switched to the Tamers series the storylines adhered to continuity more strictly ; sometimes it would expand on subject matter not covered by the original Japanese anime ( such as Mitsuo Yamaki's past ) or the English adaptations of the television shows and movies ( such as Ryo's story or the movies that remained undubbed until 2005 ).

Rodríguez co-directed Sin City ( 2005 ), an adaptation of the Frank Miller Sin City comic books ; Quentin Tarantino guest-directed a scene.

Sin City was a critical hit in 2005 as well as a box office success, particularly for a hyperviolent comic book adaptation that did not have name recognition comparable to the X-Men or Spider-Man.

William Erwin " Will " Eisner ( March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005 ) was an American comic writer, artist and entrepreneur.

* May 2 – Marten Toonder, Dutch comic creator ( d. 2005 )

In 2005, Tracy was a guest at Blondie and Dagwood's 75th anniversary party in the comic strip Blondie.

* In the comic book Legion of Super-Heroes ( Number 6, July 2005, DC Comics ), Cosmic Boy avers that the Bar Code on the cover of comic books is " destined to become outlawed in the Design Aesthetic Wars of 2013.

The Dr. No comic strip was reprinted in 2005 by Titan Books as part of the Dr. No anthology that also includes Diamonds Are Forever and From Russia, with Love.

* Capitalist Piglet, a comic strip that appeared briefly in The Sheaf during 2005 – 2006

* Archie Comics sued music duo The Veronicas for trademark infringement in 2005 over the band's name, which Archie Comics alleges was taken from the comic book character.

In 2005, Dennis appeared as a guest for Blondie and Dagwood's 75th anniversary party in the comic strip Blondie.

Don Rosa wrote two comic book sequels in 2000 and 2005 titled The Three Caballeros Ride Again and The Magnificent Seven ( Minus 4 ) Caballeros respectively.

The From Russia, with Love comic strip was reprinted in 2005 by Titan Books in the Dr. No anthology, which also included Diamonds Are Forever and Casino Royale.

In January 2005, McFarlane announced that he was set to produce a half-hour anthology television series for Fox called Twisted Tales, based on the Bruce Jones ' comic book to which McFarlane had purchased the rights.

He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 2005 he was inducted into the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creators Hall of Fame for his contributions to comic books.

Foster was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creators Hall of Fame for his contributions to comic books in 2005.

* In a 2005 issue of Total Film, a comic strip illustrating Kevin Smith's version of the Passion of the Christ was published, featuring Jay and Silent Bob in the final panel.

* A Franco-Belgian comic book ( bande dessinée ) on the life of Escrivá was published by Coccinelle BD in 2005.

Berger's promotion came as Vertigo was said to be equivalent to " the fourth largest American comic book publisher " in 2005, with Paul Levitz praising her personally as having " built Vertigo into an imprint which is simultaneously one of comics ' leading creative and commercial successes.

In keeping with his wacky, satirical style, Crosby's comic characters fled from South Dakota following a fictionalized version of the Blizzard of November 28 – 29, 2005.

In 2005, Earl and Mooch appeared as guests in Blondie and Dagwood's 75th anniversary in the comic strip Blondie.