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Bloodshot Makes A Valiant Return In July
What’s the most exciting event in comics this summer? The return of Valiant Comics. In the ’90s when most companies were more concerned with gimmicks and trends, Valiant consistently put out books with strong writing and artwork month in and month out. The company is finally set to return this summer and our inner fanboy couldn’t be happier.
One of Valiant’s flagship titles, Bloodshot, is set to re-launch in July 2012 with writer Duane Swierczynski and art by Arturo Lozzi and Manuel Garcia. Bloodshot is the tale of a man brought back to life through technology to become the ultimate killing machine. They have also announced at the beginning of March that Bloodshot has been picked up by Columbia Pictures for a film adaptation.
USA Today had the following information about Bloodshot:
Swierczynski hates to say something horribly pretentious about Bloodshot like “This is one’s man violent and dangerous quest for his own identity …,” but that’s pretty much what the book is: “Bloodshot has no frickin’ idea who he is.”
The ultimate killing machine full of dirty secrets in his mind and nanites in his body to help him heal and control electronics, Bloodshot has many, many memories, of being a guy named Angelo Mortalli and also of being a guy named Ray Garrison. He’s going to want to figure out who he really is, whether he’s a living weapon whose soul is burning away, or if there’s a man still under there looking for answers and redemption.
Plus, “nanomachine technology has come a long way in the 20 years since Bloodshot first appeared,” the writer reports. (Bloodshot is also headed for the big screen —Columbia Pictures announced March 1 that it was closing on a deal to adapt the comic into a movie produced by Neal H. Moritz.)
Swierczynski admits that he missed the original Bloodshot series from the 1990s but had a meeting with Simons last July at Comic-Con in San Diego, where they dug around the character’s history to see what made him tick.
“He’s my favorite kind of noir hero: tortured yet determined to do the right thing, no matter what kind of horrible things he may — or may not — have done in the past,” Swierczynski says.
“Warren would’ve had to put a bullet in my head to get me to back off.”
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‘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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