Really gorgeous Mat Broome covers for our book at Dark Horse The End League.
NEW END LEAGUE COVERS
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Last Christmas
From Variety
Gang nabs ‘Last Christmas’ rights
Graphic novel pits Santa against zombiesHollywood Gang Prods is dreaming of a violent Christmas.
Production shingle has optioned rights to graphic novel “The Last Christmas” from Image Comics.
Written by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan, with art by Rick Remender, the novel revolves around Santa Claus, who turns his back on Christmas and goes into seclusion after nuclear war has destroyed the world. When the North Pole gets attacked, Santa must battle zombies and renegades to save the remaining survivors, and ultimately, the holiday.
Hollywood Gang partner Craig J. Flores will exec produce the project.
Shingle’s Gianni Nunnari was a producer on Warner Bros.’ “300.”
In addition to “Christmas,” Hollywood Gang is also developing the graphic novels “Ocean,” by Warren Ellis, and Frank Miller’s “Ronin,” as well as a remake of 1978 pic “The Wild Geese,” based on Daniel Carney’s unpublished novel “The Thin White Line,” with Rupert Sanders attached to direct.
The End League
THE END LEAGUE #1
RICK REMENDER (W), MAT BROOME (P), SEAN PARSONS (I), and WENDY BROOME (C)
On sale Dec 26
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
A thematic merging of The Lord of the Rings and Watchmen, The End League follows a cast of the last remaining supermen and women as they embark on a desperate and perilous journey through a world dominated by evil, in hopes of locating the one remaining artifact that can save humanity-the Hammer of Thor. For his return to the world of comics renowned artist Mat Broome (WildC.A.T.S.) teams up with critically acclaimed writer Rick Remender (Fear Agent) for this, Dark Horse Comics’s newest superhero series.
o An all-new series from Fear Agent creator Rick Remender and artist Mat Broome!
Our darkest hour, one last hope for salvation . . .
SORROW announced
My new Image series Sorrow was announced this week. With co-writer and super genius Seth Peck and Francesco Francavilla on art and covers by Kieron Dwyer–
Click image for sample pages and info-
Fear Agent Variant Covers
If you’re going to do variants you can’t beat comics legend Jack Davis or modern master Frank Cho–
Happy Birthday to me
Tin-Tin Agent by Francesco Francavilla
Tour Rick’s New Studio
Last Christmas Makes Amazon’s Top Ten of the Year
LAST CHRISTMAS makes amazons top ten of the year!
Written by Brian Posehn (Mr. Show, Comedians of Comedy) and Gerry Duggan with pencils by yours truly and inks by the legendary Hilary Barta how can you go very wrong? Very proud of the drawerings in this here book so you should buy ten and use them as gifts.
End League Announced
I’ve been itching to chat about this for a while now, and even though I can show any of the pages or cover art yet, I wanted to give a preview of one of my upcoming new projects. In 2007 Dark Horse Comics will release my first creator-owned superhero series, The End League, with artist and co-creator Mat Broome. For me, The End League is a project where I can do everything I’ve ever wanted to do with superheroes. A merging of The Lord of the Rings and The Dark Knight Returns, The End League follows a cast of the last remaining supermen and women, all familiar archetypes, as they embark on a desperate and perilous journey through a world dominated by evil, in hopes of locating the one remaining artifact that can save their world– the Hammer of Thor.
What I’m Doing
Getting settled into our new house in Portland. The rain has just started but otherwise I’m happy as a pig in shit. Really great city. My comics are late as fuck. I’m neck deep in a treatment for a new video game at EA based on an outline by Warren Ellis. Having fun with it.
Trip to Hawaii reminded me to take it easy and not to work so much. I was burning myself out these past two years, best to slow everything down a bit.