The stories follow the adventures of the Evil Dead series, Ash Williams, and has included a number of crossovers with a wide variety of characters such as Marvel Zombies, Darkman, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Dracula, Xena, Danger Girl, and Re-Animator.

Dark Horse International reprinted the series in issues #1-8 in the short-lived United Kingdom-exclusive anthology magazine Total Carnage in 1993.

This series has since been reprinted several times since Dynamite Entertainment's acquisition of the Army of Darkness comic rights, including a paperback in 2006 and a "30th anniversary" hardcover in 2023.

In 2004, Dynamite Entertainment launched their own series of officially licensed comics based on the Army of Darkness film, starting with a four-issue miniseries entitled Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes (which was co-published with Devil's Due Publishing for its initial release).

Since 2004, Dynamite has steadily published Army of Darkness comics through miniseries, one-shots, crossovers, and three ongoing volumes.