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Virgin Launches Comic Book Line

By Hervé St-Louis
May 16, 2006 - 09:21

Snakewoman (Cover #1 Release date: July 19, 2006)

Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, director of 8-time Oscar(R) nominated Elizabeth, has created the first -- of what will become many -- director developed stories published by Virgin Comics. His Snakewoman series is the sexy and mysterious story of Jessica Peterson, a woman who will eventually kill 68 men. It will debut in stores on July 19, 2006.

"Snakewoman is such a visual story, it has been easy for me to imagine it told as comics and graphic novels," said Mr. Kapur. "Sharad Devarajan and his team at Virgin understand how Snakewoman comics become storyboards for the Snakewoman film.

Mr. Kapur is known as one of the globe's most critically acclaimed film directors and impresarios. He was the master behind the controversial film Bandit Queen that gained international attention when it was banned by the Indian government. He has since gone on to direct noted films in both Bollywood and Hollywood. He is currently in the UK filming Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

The Snakewoman comic series is being illustrated by Michael Gaydos (Alias, The Pulse) and written by Zeb Wells (Civil War: Young Angers/Runaways). The cover of Snakewoman #1 was painted by Mukesh Singh at the Virgin Comics studio in Bangalore, India.

If they are simply taking a storyboard and turning it into a comic book then they will fail miserably. Although storyboards are sequential art, the transition between the frames are not the same. What works on film doesn't work on paper. Let's hope Virgin's guru will have enough insight into making something of quality. I'm not convinced.

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