The Manx Cat is out of the bag.
Grimjack is being developed at Amazon by Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo Studios and being written by Kevin Murphy, the creator of Defiance, Heathers the Musical and Reefer Madness. Grimjack, created by John Ostrander and Tim Truman, is the adventures of John Gaunt, hard-boiled barbarian who walks the mean streets of the interdimensional city Cynosure, where magic works on one side of the street but not the other, technology becomes sentient down the block, and swords and a bad attitude work everywhere.
If you want to read up on GrimJack before everyone else, here’s your chance— ComicMix is publishing the original runs in Omnibus format. Dive in now!
Grimjack is being developed at Amazon by Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo Studios and being written by Kevin Murphy, the creator of Defiance, Heathers the Musical and Reefer Madness. Grimjack, created by John Ostrander and Tim Truman, is the adventures of John Gaunt, hard-boiled barbarian who walks the mean streets of the interdimensional city Cynosure, where magic works on one side of the street but not the other, technology becomes sentient down the block, and swords and a bad attitude work everywhere.
If you want to read up on GrimJack before everyone else, here’s your chance— ComicMix is publishing the original runs in Omnibus format. Dive in now!
- 7/19/2019
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Matthew Byrd Jul 19, 2019
The Russo Brothers are producing an adaptation of a cult favorite graphic novel series called Grimjack.
At the same panel where the Russos revealed an adaptation of Battle of the Planets and a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, the brothers also announced a film adaptation of a relatively obscure comic known as Grimjack.
We don't know much definitive information about this upcoming adaptation, but much like Battle of the Planets, the Russos are officially producing the Grimjack adaptation and leaving room for the possibility of directing it.
Unlike the Battle of the Planets adaptation, which is set to be a movie, there's some debate at the moment regarding whether or not Grimjack is going to be a film or TV series. Different outlets are reporting different information (with some saying that it will be an Amazon series), which tends to suggest that plans may not be...
The Russo Brothers are producing an adaptation of a cult favorite graphic novel series called Grimjack.
At the same panel where the Russos revealed an adaptation of Battle of the Planets and a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, the brothers also announced a film adaptation of a relatively obscure comic known as Grimjack.
We don't know much definitive information about this upcoming adaptation, but much like Battle of the Planets, the Russos are officially producing the Grimjack adaptation and leaving room for the possibility of directing it.
Unlike the Battle of the Planets adaptation, which is set to be a movie, there's some debate at the moment regarding whether or not Grimjack is going to be a film or TV series. Different outlets are reporting different information (with some saying that it will be an Amazon series), which tends to suggest that plans may not be...
- 7/19/2019
- Den of Geek
“Avengers: Endgame” directors Joe and Anthony Russo will produce an adaptation of the indie comic “GrimJack” and develop a live-action version of the classic cartoon “Battle of the Planets,” the duo announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday.
Both projects will be developed through their Agbo banner. They will not direct “GrimJack” however, they might direct the “Battle of the Planets” movie. No screenwriter is currently attached to write “Battle of the Planets,” with Joe Russo adding the project is “very early days.” Both projects join their previously announced titles “Cherry,” which stars “Spider-Man” headliner Tom Holland, and a reboot of “The Thomas Crown Affair” with Michael B. Jordan.
Both “GrimJack” and “Battle of the Planets” are passion projects for both the brothers from when they were younger. “I would race home from school just to watch this at 4p.m.,” added Anthony Russo who stood up and showed off...
Both projects will be developed through their Agbo banner. They will not direct “GrimJack” however, they might direct the “Battle of the Planets” movie. No screenwriter is currently attached to write “Battle of the Planets,” with Joe Russo adding the project is “very early days.” Both projects join their previously announced titles “Cherry,” which stars “Spider-Man” headliner Tom Holland, and a reboot of “The Thomas Crown Affair” with Michael B. Jordan.
Both “GrimJack” and “Battle of the Planets” are passion projects for both the brothers from when they were younger. “I would race home from school just to watch this at 4p.m.,” added Anthony Russo who stood up and showed off...
- 7/19/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
During director Joe and Anthony Russo’s Hall H panel today they announced two new film projects they are developing based on existing properties. The are producing a live-action adaptation of the comic book GrimJack, and they are also producing and possibly directing a live-action adaptation of the classic animated series Battle of the Planets!
They were huge fans of these properties growing up, and they joked that they are looking at buying all of the IP’s for their favorite things as kids so that they can bring them back for fans and new audiences.
For those of you not familiar with these properties here are some details.
Grimjack
This comic book character was created in 1983 by John Ostrander, Timothy Truman, and artist Lenin Delsol for First Comics / Idw Publishing.
Grimjack is the street name of John Gaunt, a sword-for-hire, ex-paramilitary, war veteran and former child gladiator. He operates...
They were huge fans of these properties growing up, and they joked that they are looking at buying all of the IP’s for their favorite things as kids so that they can bring them back for fans and new audiences.
For those of you not familiar with these properties here are some details.
Grimjack
This comic book character was created in 1983 by John Ostrander, Timothy Truman, and artist Lenin Delsol for First Comics / Idw Publishing.
Grimjack is the street name of John Gaunt, a sword-for-hire, ex-paramilitary, war veteran and former child gladiator. He operates...
- 7/19/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
It was a lifetime ago. It was just moments gone by.
Tuesday will mark twenty years since my wife, Kimberly Ann Yale, died.
I’ve been working on a column discussing the passage for some days but haven’t been satisfied with it. Sometimes you try to say something and can’t find the right things to say. I’ve come across an old column I wrote ten years ago. Just about everything I wanted to say I said back then so, if y’all don’t mind, I’ll just reprint it here.
Today is Thanksgiving and a hearty Happy Thanksgiving to you all. As it turns out, it’s also the birthday of my late wife, Kimberly Ann Yale, who would have been 54 today. This is a day for stopping and giving thanks for the good things in your life and so I’ll ask your indulgence while...
Tuesday will mark twenty years since my wife, Kimberly Ann Yale, died.
I’ve been working on a column discussing the passage for some days but haven’t been satisfied with it. Sometimes you try to say something and can’t find the right things to say. I’ve come across an old column I wrote ten years ago. Just about everything I wanted to say I said back then so, if y’all don’t mind, I’ll just reprint it here.
Today is Thanksgiving and a hearty Happy Thanksgiving to you all. As it turns out, it’s also the birthday of my late wife, Kimberly Ann Yale, who would have been 54 today. This is a day for stopping and giving thanks for the good things in your life and so I’ll ask your indulgence while...
- 3/5/2017
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
My friend Brian Skelley recently e-mailed me a question that gave me some pause: what is the difference between an anti-hero and a villain? Having trafficked in anti-heroes for some time, you’d think I know but I had to parse it out.
As I postulated it to Brian the basic answer was that the anti-hero is the protagonist of a given story; the villain is often the antagonist which makes him a support character. The main purpose of any supporting character is to bring out some side or aspect of the main character, the protagonist. A villain can be the protagonist; I’ve written stories where the Joker is the main character, for example, or with Captain Boomerang, neither of whom could be called a hero in the conventional sense.
The anti-hero doesn’t display the usual heroic attributes such as courage, empathy, decency, integrity and so on. They...
As I postulated it to Brian the basic answer was that the anti-hero is the protagonist of a given story; the villain is often the antagonist which makes him a support character. The main purpose of any supporting character is to bring out some side or aspect of the main character, the protagonist. A villain can be the protagonist; I’ve written stories where the Joker is the main character, for example, or with Captain Boomerang, neither of whom could be called a hero in the conventional sense.
The anti-hero doesn’t display the usual heroic attributes such as courage, empathy, decency, integrity and so on. They...
- 10/30/2016
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Last weekend I was at the Geek’d Con in Rockford, Illinois. It was a small first time con and it had some things to work out, but over all it went okay.
I really enjoyed the fans but, for me, the big moment was when my niece, Julie Adams, showed up with her husband Rob and their three kids, Rachel, Hailey, and Ryan. They even sat in on the Q&A panel I did on Saturday and, bless ‘em, asked some questions themselves. And, as is typical with kids and especially kids who are relatives, a question or two were tough to answer.
The big one I was asked (by Hailey, as I recall) was, “Which of your characters is your favorite?” Deceptively simple, that question. “That’s like asking a parent which is their favorite child,” I replied, glancing at Julie and Rob. Both grimaced.
I’m not...
I really enjoyed the fans but, for me, the big moment was when my niece, Julie Adams, showed up with her husband Rob and their three kids, Rachel, Hailey, and Ryan. They even sat in on the Q&A panel I did on Saturday and, bless ‘em, asked some questions themselves. And, as is typical with kids and especially kids who are relatives, a question or two were tough to answer.
The big one I was asked (by Hailey, as I recall) was, “Which of your characters is your favorite?” Deceptively simple, that question. “That’s like asking a parent which is their favorite child,” I replied, glancing at Julie and Rob. Both grimaced.
I’m not...
- 10/9/2016
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
As I mentioned in a previous column, I’ve been on a Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe reading/re-reading jag as of late and have been enjoying it greatly. As other commentators have noted, the pleasure in the Nero Wolfe novels is not so much the plots, which have been noted as serviceable, but in the characters, especially the rotund and eccentric genius, Nero Wolfe, and his wise cracking legman and assistant, Archie Goodwin.
(Sidenote: when I first met the late and great comic book writer/editor, Also Archie Goodwin, I meant to ask him about Wolfe but decidedly, I think prudently, that he had probably gotten enough of that in his life. End digression.)
Stout had written 33 novels and 39 short stories on the pair between 1934 and his death in 1975. After his death, his estate authorized further Wolfe and Goodwin adventures by Robert Goldsborough who has written ten books, one of...
(Sidenote: when I first met the late and great comic book writer/editor, Also Archie Goodwin, I meant to ask him about Wolfe but decidedly, I think prudently, that he had probably gotten enough of that in his life. End digression.)
Stout had written 33 novels and 39 short stories on the pair between 1934 and his death in 1975. After his death, his estate authorized further Wolfe and Goodwin adventures by Robert Goldsborough who has written ten books, one of...
- 12/27/2015
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Warning: spoilers below.
“Look at the flowers.”
A seemingly innocuous line that should set shivers through regular fans of the TV series, The Walking Dead. Context for those who haven’t seen it – an 11 year old girl named Lizzie has killed her younger sister, Mika, trying to prove that the Walking Dead aren’t that bad. She thought her sister would come back to life and just want to play with her – not eat her. Her surrogate mother, Carol, then shoots her after first telling her to “Look at the flowers” so she won’t see it coming.
Pretty cold. Pretty disturbing. Puts the fans of the series right through the wringer.
Shall we talk about Game of Thrones? The most sympathetic character, Eddard Stark, is killed off early but both the books and the TV show continue to slaughter or defile (or both) individuals or groups to the appalled...
“Look at the flowers.”
A seemingly innocuous line that should set shivers through regular fans of the TV series, The Walking Dead. Context for those who haven’t seen it – an 11 year old girl named Lizzie has killed her younger sister, Mika, trying to prove that the Walking Dead aren’t that bad. She thought her sister would come back to life and just want to play with her – not eat her. Her surrogate mother, Carol, then shoots her after first telling her to “Look at the flowers” so she won’t see it coming.
Pretty cold. Pretty disturbing. Puts the fans of the series right through the wringer.
Shall we talk about Game of Thrones? The most sympathetic character, Eddard Stark, is killed off early but both the books and the TV show continue to slaughter or defile (or both) individuals or groups to the appalled...
- 3/30/2014
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
I was watching perhaps my favorite new TV show of the season, The Blacklist, last Monday. James Spader’s Raymond “Red” Reddington exacts a fierce revenge on those who wronged him. Reddington has done terrible things throughout the series and yet I find myself drawn to him, even rooting for him. I doubt that I’m the only one.
It’s not the first time for me. There was James Gandolfini in The Sopranos and, to an even greater extent, Michael Chiklis in The Shield. Who is the real center of The Dark Knight – Christian Bales’ Batman or Heath Ledger’s Joker? It’s a tradition that goes back a long way – the most interesting character in Shakespeare’s Othello isn’t the title character but Iago, the great and cunning villain of the play.
I really enjoy writing the bad guys as well. My favorite Star Wars creation? Probably...
It’s not the first time for me. There was James Gandolfini in The Sopranos and, to an even greater extent, Michael Chiklis in The Shield. Who is the real center of The Dark Knight – Christian Bales’ Batman or Heath Ledger’s Joker? It’s a tradition that goes back a long way – the most interesting character in Shakespeare’s Othello isn’t the title character but Iago, the great and cunning villain of the play.
I really enjoy writing the bad guys as well. My favorite Star Wars creation? Probably...
- 1/19/2014
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
A week or so ago I was talking about how in the Man of Steel movie they had Superman kill someone. No spoiler alert: if you haven’t seen the movie yet, it’s your own damn fault. It did violate one of the traditional tenets that marked Superman as Superman – he doesn’t kill. Lots of innocent bystanders must have also died during his battle with Kryptonians in Smallville and Metropolis but hey – collateral damage.
I did note, however, that characters that have been around a lot need an updating to keep them relevant to the times in which they are being read/watched. The question to me is – how much change is acceptable before you’ve altered the character so much that they are no longer really that character. What defines each character? What are the essentials?
I read in a recent Entertainment Weekly that Andrew Garfield, the current movie Peter Parker/Spider-Man,...
I did note, however, that characters that have been around a lot need an updating to keep them relevant to the times in which they are being read/watched. The question to me is – how much change is acceptable before you’ve altered the character so much that they are no longer really that character. What defines each character? What are the essentials?
I read in a recent Entertainment Weekly that Andrew Garfield, the current movie Peter Parker/Spider-Man,...
- 8/4/2013
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Bought and watched The Hobbit DVD when it came out. My Mary and I had watched the full IMAX version in the theater; it’s one of her favorite books. I’m pretty fond of it as well.
Enjoyed the movie again and look forward to the next installment. However, I had problems with it. Both the way that the story is being divided into three films and from some of the action sequences, it’s playing out as a prequel to the Lord Of The Rings films. The book The Hobbit is not a prequel; it’s a stand alone story that has some story elements in common with Lotr. In the film, however, it’s coming off very definitely as a prequel to the point, Imo, that the story is changed or even twisted a bit to make it fit that mold. Visuals such as the race through...
Enjoyed the movie again and look forward to the next installment. However, I had problems with it. Both the way that the story is being divided into three films and from some of the action sequences, it’s playing out as a prequel to the Lord Of The Rings films. The book The Hobbit is not a prequel; it’s a stand alone story that has some story elements in common with Lotr. In the film, however, it’s coming off very definitely as a prequel to the point, Imo, that the story is changed or even twisted a bit to make it fit that mold. Visuals such as the race through...
- 3/31/2013
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
“There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain.”
– The Beatles, In My Life
As I grow older, I find some underlying conservative strains in me coming out –much as that will surprise many who know me as a flaming leftie. While not totally adverse, I find I’m resistant to change the older I get. I like things as they were. When I periodically go back to my hometown of Chicago, I find some things have changed and some things are just gone. My first reaction generally is “Who told them they could do that?” Even if I haven’t been back to a place in some time, I mildly resent it not being there. I see what is now there overlaid with my memory of what was there. A cognitive double vision, if you will.
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain.”
– The Beatles, In My Life
As I grow older, I find some underlying conservative strains in me coming out –much as that will surprise many who know me as a flaming leftie. While not totally adverse, I find I’m resistant to change the older I get. I like things as they were. When I periodically go back to my hometown of Chicago, I find some things have changed and some things are just gone. My first reaction generally is “Who told them they could do that?” Even if I haven’t been back to a place in some time, I mildly resent it not being there. I see what is now there overlaid with my memory of what was there. A cognitive double vision, if you will.
- 1/13/2013
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
I love to read. I have ever since I was very small. I startled my parents when I started reading the milk cartons and cereal boxes aloud when I was in pre-school. I love it when a book sweeps me up and takes me wherever it is set. The genre doesn’t matter – fiction/nonfiction, history/memoir, sci-fi/fantasy, mystery/western – just tell me a good story and I’m yours. If I don’t have a good book to read somewhere around the house, I get a little hinky.
If the author wastes my time by not telling me a good story, I get a little irate.
Fortunately, John Scalzi tells a very good story with his new novel, Redshirts (Tor books, hardcover). Tells a very funny, engrossing and ultimately thoughtful story in a novel that includes three codas at the end. Tells a story that will strike very...
If the author wastes my time by not telling me a good story, I get a little irate.
Fortunately, John Scalzi tells a very good story with his new novel, Redshirts (Tor books, hardcover). Tells a very funny, engrossing and ultimately thoughtful story in a novel that includes three codas at the end. Tells a story that will strike very...
- 8/5/2012
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
London, Apr 4 – Actress Brooke Shields is related to King Henry IV, who inspired the drama by William Shakespeare, according to an American television show.
As per the show, Who Do You Think You Are?, the family of Brooke’s father Frank can be directly linked to the 15th-century king, reports The Daily Express.
The son of John Gaunt, Henry IV, who reigned over England from 1399 for 14 years, was distinguished for his knightly prowess and political skills.
Brooke also discovered that Louis Xiv of France, known as the Sun King, is a cousin, many generations removed.
Friends.
As per the show, Who Do You Think You Are?, the family of Brooke’s father Frank can be directly linked to the 15th-century king, reports The Daily Express.
The son of John Gaunt, Henry IV, who reigned over England from 1399 for 14 years, was distinguished for his knightly prowess and political skills.
Brooke also discovered that Louis Xiv of France, known as the Sun King, is a cousin, many generations removed.
Friends.
- 4/4/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
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John Gaunt’s astral journey to the medieval Cynosure of his past leaps out to its penultimate issue. As he fights the Manx Cat, GrimJack’s choices place his friends in jeopardy as he must encounter more truth than even he can handle. It’s a race through time and reality – as Bob the Watchlizard disappears from sight!
All this and staples too, from John Ostrander and Timothy Truman. Available at finer comics stores today, because everybody seemed to be a day late because of Thanksgiving...
John Gaunt’s astral journey to the medieval Cynosure of his past leaps out to its penultimate issue. As he fights the Manx Cat, GrimJack’s choices place his friends in jeopardy as he must encounter more truth than even he can handle. It’s a race through time and reality – as Bob the Watchlizard disappears from sight!
All this and staples too, from John Ostrander and Timothy Truman. Available at finer comics stores today, because everybody seemed to be a day late because of Thanksgiving...
- 12/3/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
For those not in the know, Heeb Magazine is the cleverly titled magazine for mostly young people (and me) of Jewish, and generally Ashkenazi, descent. It’s clever, relevant, and not terribly religious. They regularly cover the comics scene; I know of at least one comics shop that carries the magazine: Comix Revolution in Evanston Illinois.
For the past several years, our friends at Heeb have been ranking their favorite graphic novels on an annual basis – defining “annual” by the Hebrew calendar. Ergo, here’s their Top 10 list for the year 5769. More info here at the Heeb site.
1. The Complete Essex County by Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf Comix)
2. Tales Designed to Thrizzle by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
3. Asterios Polyp by Dave Mazzucchelli (Pantheon)
4. The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames & Dean Haspiel (Vertigo/DC)
5. Little Nothings Volume 2 by Lewis Trondheim (Nbm Publishing)
6. A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
7. Brat Pack by...
For the past several years, our friends at Heeb have been ranking their favorite graphic novels on an annual basis – defining “annual” by the Hebrew calendar. Ergo, here’s their Top 10 list for the year 5769. More info here at the Heeb site.
1. The Complete Essex County by Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf Comix)
2. Tales Designed to Thrizzle by Michael Kupperman (Fantagraphics)
3. Asterios Polyp by Dave Mazzucchelli (Pantheon)
4. The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames & Dean Haspiel (Vertigo/DC)
5. Little Nothings Volume 2 by Lewis Trondheim (Nbm Publishing)
6. A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly)
7. Brat Pack by...
- 9/21/2009
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
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