DUSTIN LANCE BLACK TO HELM 3 STORY FOR WARNER BROS.
DIRECTOR WILL ADAPT MATT KINDT’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DARK HORSE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced today that the Academy Award–winning writer Dustin Lance Black will both write and direct the movie adaptation of Matt Kindt’s groundbreaking graphic novel, 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man.
3 Story is a modern fable that explores the life of a giant man, Craig Pressgang, whose strange medical condition causes continuous growth. Told by the three women who knew him best, 3 Story follows Craig’s amazing journey from birth to his eventual three-story height.
Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson will produce the film, with Keith Goldberg as executive producer. Dark Horse Entertainment is currently developing R.I.P.D. at Universal, with Ryan Reynolds attached to star. Dark Horse is also developing The Umbrella Academy, The Secret, and Criminal Macabre at Universal, and Damn Nation at Paramount.
“Both Lance and Matt are very special talents,” said Richardson. “We couldn’t be happier about bringing them together on this unique project.”
Dark Horse Entertainment is represented by Endeavor and Gotham Group, with legal representation by attorney Keith Fleer.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Announcing the Return of McKenzie and Argondezzi's "The Next Man"
Veteran Super Heroes find new life
The Next Man, a comic book by writer Roger Mc Kenzie (Hulk, Ghost Rider) and Vince Argondezzi ( Racer X, Speed Racer, Cosmos' Commandoes), revives the story of the most traumatic post war syndrome of all...
The Next Man is the story of David Boyd, an American soldier and hero. Super hero.
25 years have elapsed since David Boyd, Boonie, Doctor Cross, and a host of other characters first graced the pages of comics.Now these characters are being revived, in print and soon to be online.
The nowadays discussed subjects like Euthinasia, and the aftermath of the Vietnam war were not talked about too much in the mid eighties in comics. Roger Mc Kenzie and Vince Argondezzi brought the eclectic Next Man to the independent comics realm in the those heady days, and in doing so, opened up the subject matter to these and many other issues, in quite a dramatic fashion. It's where the award winning writer, Mc Kenzie, of the Hulk, Captain America and Ghost Writer, and cartoonist/commercial artist/ illustrator Argondezzi, later to lend his skills to the majors also, brought about a cacophony of racing motorcycles, government agents,computers, and secret projects into a thoughtful and introspective romp into the Unknown.
"In the light of America's more recent military conflicts, these storylines and concepts are more important than ever," Argondezzi states. "The super hero has always been a fantastic vehicle, an excellent metaphor for the super heroic efforts and problems that our men and women in the military services have to deal with every day, in war, and after these battles are consumated. Rog and I have used Next Man as an analogy for the journey of these brave folks. It is by their sacrifices and determination that we as artists and free people are given the privilege of exploring the future; it's only through the freedom that they graciously secure for us, can that future and it's positive possibilities also be secure."
Look for Next Man info at nextman.com and other media outlets.
The Next Man, a comic book by writer Roger Mc Kenzie (Hulk, Ghost Rider) and Vince Argondezzi ( Racer X, Speed Racer, Cosmos' Commandoes), revives the story of the most traumatic post war syndrome of all...
The Next Man is the story of David Boyd, an American soldier and hero. Super hero.
25 years have elapsed since David Boyd, Boonie, Doctor Cross, and a host of other characters first graced the pages of comics.Now these characters are being revived, in print and soon to be online.
The nowadays discussed subjects like Euthinasia, and the aftermath of the Vietnam war were not talked about too much in the mid eighties in comics. Roger Mc Kenzie and Vince Argondezzi brought the eclectic Next Man to the independent comics realm in the those heady days, and in doing so, opened up the subject matter to these and many other issues, in quite a dramatic fashion. It's where the award winning writer, Mc Kenzie, of the Hulk, Captain America and Ghost Writer, and cartoonist/commercial artist/ illustrator Argondezzi, later to lend his skills to the majors also, brought about a cacophony of racing motorcycles, government agents,computers, and secret projects into a thoughtful and introspective romp into the Unknown.
"In the light of America's more recent military conflicts, these storylines and concepts are more important than ever," Argondezzi states. "The super hero has always been a fantastic vehicle, an excellent metaphor for the super heroic efforts and problems that our men and women in the military services have to deal with every day, in war, and after these battles are consumated. Rog and I have used Next Man as an analogy for the journey of these brave folks. It is by their sacrifices and determination that we as artists and free people are given the privilege of exploring the future; it's only through the freedom that they graciously secure for us, can that future and it's positive possibilities also be secure."
Look for Next Man info at nextman.com and other media outlets.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Radical Publishing Offers "Earp" Preview
Creators MATT CIRULNICK & DAVID MANPEARL
Writer M. ZACHARY SHERMAN
Artist MACK CHATER & MARTIN MONTIEL
Colorist KYUSHIK SHIN
Cover BORKUR EIRIKSSON
32 pages, FC, $1.00
From Matt Cirulnick and David Manpearl comes a modern-day reimagining of the classic western hero, Wyatt Earp, in a special $1.00 issue #0 preview of the upcoming, 3-issue miniseries.
In a world where the American economy has all but collapsed to the levels of the Great Depression, infamous bandits roam the country and the law is as corrupt as the criminals its sworn to stop. Yet one lawman remains a steadfast moral compass for the people: WYATT EARP. Earp has collared more most-wanted men than anyone in history – but after a violent assignment claims the life of his brother, Wyatt sets out to forge a simple life in the only boomtown left: Las Vegas. With gorgeous women and free-flowing money on endless tap, Sin City attracts more people than a modern gold rush. Though Earp no longer wears a U.S. Marshall’s badge, his past is about to catch up to him. With nearly everything to lose, Earp will have to beat the odds stacked against him in order to bring old-fashioned justice to Sin City.
Image Comics Teases "The Guardians of the Globe"
Publisher with no monthly comic book series from African-American creators continues to exploit Black President of the United States.
Haunt #7 Back to Press
Image Comics to reprint HAUNT #7 after same-day sellout
GREG CAPULLO was warmly welcomed as the full-time penciler on HAUNT during a same-day distributor-level sellout of HAUNT #7! Image Comics is rushing a second printing of this first issue of an all-new story arc, written by ROBERT KIRKMAN and inked by series co-creator TODD McFARLANE.
Due to his unique ability to bond with his brother Kurt's ghost, priest Daniel Kilgore joins forces with an undercover agency. In the second story arc of HAUNT, Daniel Kilgore is now firmly entrenched in his brother's life of espionage and intrigue... but is he ready for it? Just as Daniel begins to get his life in order, it appears it might suddenly end.
HAUNT #7 Second Printing (APR108137), a 32-page full-color comic book, will be available June 16, 2010. Retailers still have time to increase orders of HAUNT #8 (MAR100380) and HAUNT #9 (APR100460).
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
Announcing "The Boy with Nails for Eyes"
From Shaun Gardiner:
The Boy with Nails for Eyes is a part-animated fantasy web-comic. The story is set in a grey town, grimy and grim, trapped by a half-ring of factories hard by the sea. It follows a boy named Bobby as he sets out to save the girl he loves, who is threatened by a monstrous hunger lurking at the town’s heart. As his quest progresses he is drawn into a wider conflict, a battle not just for his love, but for the fate of the town itself.
Unlike a great deal of online animated comics, The Boy with Nails for Eyes retains reader control of pacing that is a central feature of printed comics; in effect, the viewer is in control of the story, rather than the other way round. It also makes use of minimal navigation, allowing full immersion in the narrative.
Part 1 and Part 2.
"...it's already obvious that [The Boy with Nails for Eyes] is going to be an extraordinary comic... [the] art is nothing short of amazing..." ~ Brigid Alverson, Robot 6: Comic Book Resources
"...in terms of experimenting with the notion of a comic embedded in the web, this is fantastic stuff... The art is fantastic." ~ Xaviar Xerxes, Comixtalk
The Boy with Nails for Eyes is a part-animated fantasy web-comic. The story is set in a grey town, grimy and grim, trapped by a half-ring of factories hard by the sea. It follows a boy named Bobby as he sets out to save the girl he loves, who is threatened by a monstrous hunger lurking at the town’s heart. As his quest progresses he is drawn into a wider conflict, a battle not just for his love, but for the fate of the town itself.
Unlike a great deal of online animated comics, The Boy with Nails for Eyes retains reader control of pacing that is a central feature of printed comics; in effect, the viewer is in control of the story, rather than the other way round. It also makes use of minimal navigation, allowing full immersion in the narrative.
Part 1 and Part 2.
"...it's already obvious that [The Boy with Nails for Eyes] is going to be an extraordinary comic... [the] art is nothing short of amazing..." ~ Brigid Alverson, Robot 6: Comic Book Resources
"...in terms of experimenting with the notion of a comic embedded in the web, this is fantastic stuff... The art is fantastic." ~ Xaviar Xerxes, Comixtalk
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