What’s the next best thing to a badass genre movie? Well a badass genre TV show! And after that? Probably a badass genre video game… well somewhere down that list is a badass genre graphic novel, which we’ve been known to report on now and again here at AITH. I’m here today to tell you about a new comic series that ties in with an upcoming genre release: LEGION.
Scott Stewart’s supernatural action adventure is getting a prequel treatment in the form of a graphic novel from IDW Publishing. The comic, titled LEGION: PROPHETS, comes from writers Scott Stewart and Tom Waltz, Stewart of course directing the upcoming film. The mini-series will span four issues and will lead right up to the film, released January 22nd. IDW Publisher/Editor -in-Chief Chris Ryall comments:
“The premise of the film is great, and a little scary. Who hasn’t looked around at what’s going on in the world and thought that the Apocalypse really might be coming soon? Legion: Prophets gives a glimpse of what that might be like.”
Seriously… who hasn’t thought the world is going to end sometime soon. I mean… we’ve got every teenage girl on the planet swooning over sparkling vampires… God help us. Here’s a nice lengthly synopsis for PROPHETS:
Legion: Prophets tells the story of four very different people from very different parts of the world, who become humanity’s only hope to survive the Apocalypse. It chronicles the struggles of these ordinary people in the face of newfound powers and responsibilities. The comic features a richly diverse cast of characters: The Theologians, an unlikely pairing of Jacob Heifitz, a 26-year-old Jewish research student, and Sami Saama, a 16-year-old Palestinian would-be terrorist, who must work together to fight off possessed hordes and find a way to the new Cradle of Civilization. The Guardian, Miko Hogosha, a modern day geisha-turned-warrior, who must escape a New York City gone mad and journey to meet the rest of the Prophets. The Codebreaker, Midwestern housewife Maggie Winters, a local puzzle prodigy whose seemingly innocuous skill is about to take a dark turn as her “visions” manifest. And, the Voice, Alan McCormick, a radio icon who broadcasts his late night syndicated radio show alone from his “secret bunker” in the high desert, making a career of exploring bizarre conspiracy theories he doesn’t actually believe in, until now.
Not too shabby. Sounds like this one may actually be worth checking out. It features illustrations by Alberto Muriel, Jose Holder, Francisco Paronzini, Michael Gaydos and J.F. Bruckner. LEGION director/PROPHETS co-writer Scott Stewart adds: “There were a lot of cool and scary characters and situations that I wasn’t able to include in the main narrative of the movie, so I’m very excited to be able to expand the Legion universe beyond the film and explore those other stories through the comic book series. I’m a big fan of IDW’s books and it’s a real thrill to be able to collaborate with them on Legion: Prophets.”
Well that’s all she wrote. If I’ve caught your attention with this new comic mini-series then be sure to pick it up this November, with a new issue being released each week. Then get ready for LEGION, in theaters everywhere January 22nd.
LEGION’s Adrianne Palicki
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