Step aside, Keanu Reeves and Emilia Clarke—there’s a brand-new celeb comic purveyor heading to the racks. In an statement no doubt timed to today’s Moon Knight ending, the star of that Marvel Disney+ series (and a lot of other things we like!), Oscar Isaac, is working with Legendary Comics on “supernatural noir graphic unique” Head Wounds: Sparrow.
Before we go any more, Isaac didn’t really compose or draw this. According to a press release, the credits are as follows: “Head Wounds: Sparrow [is] from developer Robert Johnson with [a] story by John Alvey, is established by Isaac and Jason Spire, and composed by New York Times verypopular author Brian Buccellato with art by Eisner winner Christian Ward.” It takes a town, however it actually assists to have a mega-famous and nerd-beloved film and TELEVISION star in your corner. Take for circumstances this “motion trailer,” including Isaac’s dulcet tones providing you peek at the world of the primary character: messed-up policeofficer Leo Guidry, who dealswith not just criminals however likewise actual angels and devils. The idea sounds cool, however Isaac’s participation makes it even cooler, no?
Here’s a more in-depth plot run-through: “Tangled up in the fight inbetween Good and Evil, a misaligned Louisiana investigator with a greater function needto psychically suffer the injuries of those he’s sworn to safeguard till he brings their assaulters to justice. No one would call Leo a excellent individual—much less a great policeofficer. But when his finest pal is shot in front of him, he wakes up with a hole in his own head that just he can see, and a host of strange completestrangers calling on him for action. Most individuals go about their everyday lives overlooking or notable to see the magnificent fight for Good and Evil raving around them, however it has simply endedupbeing extremely real for Leo. As angels and satanicforces vie for the fate of mankind, he should select a side or threat seeing everybody and whatever he has ever understood damaged as the stakes get greater and greater. As Leo sees the real dealswith of the individuals around him he should choose—will he do what’s finest for him alone, or follow a greater function?”
In a press release, Isaac informs us what we currently hoped and presumed: he enjoys comics. “I think there is something about this specific medium that permits such extraordinary world structure and permits you to truly reveal and juxtapose concepts that you can’t in other mediums,” the star stated. “Marrying my love of comics with this particular type of storytelling, I am ecstatic to bring Head Wounds: Sparrow to fans.”
Head Wounds: Sparrow arrives August 9. Diehard fans can likewise pre-order unique editions with collectible additionals, consistingof some Oscar Isaac-signed products, and get a glance of pages from the book via Legendary’s unique Kickstarter Initiative.
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