'Last Man Standing' graphic novel slays Paramount Pictures

Thursday, 12 August 2010 11:45 Written by  Eric Walkuski
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Last Man Standing

Paramount Pictures likes what they see in Last Man Standing, an upcoming graphic novel from Heavy Metal Publishing that was apparently a huge hit at Comic-Con. (Yes, they actually have comics at Comic-Con.) This is looking like the next big thing comic geeks will fall in love with, and soon the same might be said for fanboys of all stripes...

Here is how author Daniel LuVisi describes the brain-twisting work, via Geek Chic Daily: "Last Man Standing, or LMS, takes place 600 years in the future, in an alternate universe and is about Gabriel, this invincible soldier, who's been created to help win a war Earth got itself too deep into with Mars. After Gabe wins the war, he comes back down to Earth and is celebrated as this incredible hero. From there, he becomes somewhat of a celebrity, a Superman of this story, but then it all takes a quick turn. Gabriel is framed for an atrocious crime, by a terrorist organization known as Pandemonium and their leader, Dante. He is then sent to Level-9 Facility, where he'll spend the next nine years in the worst prison of all time. Once Gabriel breaks out, only then does his true story begin, and the lies and twists unravel."

The series kicks off in book form with LMS: Killbook of a Bounty Hunter, which is what audiences saw at Comic-Con; it's "a character bible and prologue book" that introduces the character of Gabe, as well as his intriguing world. The book is available for pre-order through Heavy Metal, and comes out in September...

Meanwhile, Paramount will begin looking for a screenwriter and/or director to get things moving on the film adaptation. LuVisi is on board as a producer, and should get first crack at the script.

Source: Deadline.com / Geek Chic Daily


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