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Robert Kirkman’s At It Again: ‘Thief Of Thieves’ Heads to AMC

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One hit TV series with AMC just wasn’t enough for Kirkman. Announced today, Kirkman’s brand new comic series, which is a mere three issues deep, will be developed by AMC for a TV adaptation. Following the success of “The Walking Dead”, perhaps it’s not much of a surprise that he’s got another show planned already, but seriously a book that just started?. Thief of Thieves is a crime story focusing the master conman, Conrad Paulson. After years of living the life of a thief, he decides to go rogue and steal only things that have already been stolen. There’s a lot more drama added to the story, which I’m sure is part of the reason why AMC picked it up. See more after the jump.

The Hollywood Reporter stated earlier today that AMC would be working again with Kirkman, and later Kirkman confirmed that on his Twitter account. Kirkman said recently, “Much like The Walking Dead brought horror to television in a unique and groundbreaking way, I feel Thief of Thieves can do the same thing for heist stories, showing the humanity of all the characters, including the criminals.”

Kirkman later added, “AMC recognizes the limitless ideas generated by the comic industry. Their dedication to bringing The Walking Dead to life as a TV show has been key to its success and I’m excited about the potential of Thief of Thieves to reach similar levels of success.”

Kirkman is to team up once again with producers David Alpert and Chic Eglee, who also brought us “The Walking Dead”. You may be pleased to know that Eglee has experience working on a similar show already, “Dexter”.

The comic series is written by Kirkman with art by Shawn Martinbrough, it is also published by Image Comics Published. The third issue hit shops today.

While I am happy for Kirkman, this is slightly bothersome considering how young the story is and how many other comics there are that seem more deserving of a full TV series (note: this is my opinion). There are already an insane amount of crime TV shows out there, so I get that they are tapping into something with a proven track record. But, only a few months ago Joe Hill’s stellar “Locke & Key” series was declined by Fox, and we all know how long they have been trying to get a “Sandman” series off the ground. On the other hand, maybe this is the start of something new, maybe we can expect to see a whole bunch of comic adaptions in the near future. Thoughts?

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‘The Toxic Avenger’ Returns with Cover Artwork for First Issue of New Comic Book Series [Exclusive]

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May 13, 2024

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With a remake on the way and a new 4K restoration of the original classic now streaming, it’s a good time to be a fan of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger. Additionally, Matt Bors — the founder of The Nib and a political cartoonist who has twice been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist —and acclaimed artist Fred Harper (Snelson) are collaborating on an all-new 5-issue comic book series starring the satirical superhero of the Troma Films cult classic films!

TOXIC AVENGER #1 will land in stores on October 9, 2024.

While you wait, you can exclusively check out the issue #1 cover art from Fred Harper below, along with a set of emojis designed by Harper for the extremely online teens of Tromaville.

“The Toxic Avenger delivers what Troma fans want,” said AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “The series has violent action, gross mutations, bursting pustules, eye-popping visuals, and trenchant humor.” 

“If there was ever a superhuman hero for these toxic, miserable times, Toxie is the one!” said Lloyd Kaufman. “Only AHOY Comics and Bors & Harper could pull this off…er…mop this up! Toxie and the Troma Team can’t wait ‘til you read -no, experience – the art and stories that the Toxic Avenger Comic Book will explode in your brain, your soul, and your heart. Above all, remember – Toxie loves you and so do I.”

“This series will combine elements of the original films with the Toxic Crusaders cartoon and characters in familiar ways, updated to tell a story of environmental devastation, corporate control, and social media mutation,” said Bors. “The Toxic Avenger is first and foremost an environmental satire, one about a small town and its unremarkable people trapped and transformed by circumstances they don’t control. The story Fred Harper and I are telling is about people frustrated by authorities telling them not to worry about their life, that things are fine, even as their dog mutates in front of their eyes. And at its core it is about a powerless boy, Melvin, who finds out he can be incredibly strong, hideously mutated, well-admired, and incredibly heroic… but still ultimately powerless over human behavior.”

In The Toxic Avenger, teenager Melvin Junko helps run his parent’s junkyard in Tromaville, a small town in New Jersey where nothing much ever happens — until an ill-timed train derailment of toxic waste transforms Melvin into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength: the Toxic Avenger!

Under a media blackout imposed by Biohazard Solutions (BS) and their PR-spewing Chairwoman Lindsay Flick, Melvin emerges as a hero fighting against BS and the mutated threats that keep popping up around Tromaville.

Eventually Melvin uncovers a vast conspiracy more far-reaching than he could have ever imagined — but he knows if everyone is simply made aware of the crisis, they’ll act to stop it. Right?

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