Comics
Lakeshore Entertainment Scoops Up Luna Brothers’ ‘The Sword’
Variety reports that Lakeshore Entertainment, the company behind the Underworld franchise, has acquired movie rights to Jonathan and Joshua Luna’s highly acclaimed The Sword comic book series. The company plans to begin shooting the first film later in 2013. The film will be produced by Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
“The Sword” comic follows a paraplegic whose family is brutally murdered by a mysterious group. She sets out on a quest of revenge after discovering a magical sword that restores her ability to walk and grants her special abilities.
The comics have been collected in a series of four graphic novels, “The Sword: Fire,” “Earth,” “Water” and “Air.”
If the success of the Underworld franchise is a sign of anything to come, all are in good hands. Underworld has grossed about $450 million in worldwide box office, including $160 million for last year’s Underworld: Awakening.
Chalk another one up for independent, creator-owned comics.
Comics
‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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