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The Story Continues The LVJ universe naturally lends itself to a comic adaptation. In fact the first genesis of the film came from a short comic strip that had been written by the director. The film is set in a fantastical sci-fi universe with alien races, spacecraft and other imagined technology, secret government agencies and features a large number of primary and secondary characters all with rich backstories to tell and new story lines to explore. Some of these stories will be explored by the webshow but others can be better told in a comic series.
When and how can you read the comic ?
The initial plan is to release two graphic novels which are currently being developed and then to continue those into a regular series. The exact release schedule and format are still under consideration but it is likely that we will release a digital comic on a regular basis ahead of the movie which will then be available as a combined graphic novel around the time of the feature film's release. At the moment we are looking at the opportunities offered by the iPad and similar devices on the horizon and hope to be able to release the comic series in a format ideally suited to the iPad. We are also considering offering the series as a regular digital download to be played on any computer as well as a more traditional print release.
As far as story lines go the comic series will deal initially with events leading up to the start of the movie, both in the modern day timeline and the 1970s one. It will offer the chance to find out more about the main character's backstories as well as posing questions which will be answered in the main film. It will be designed to complement the webshow which will have a similar approach but deal with story lines occurring after the main feature. The storylines of the initial comic release and the first season of the webshow will come together at the start of the feature film and then continue on telling their different stories and focusing on different characters beyond that point.
We are currently exploring the option of launching a second, additional, much smaller, comic strip series in a humorous vein. Created in a short, funny style, it is thought this strip could explore the lighter hearted and more quirky side of LVJ, particularly the everyday adventures of our hapless heroes, Frankie and Joey prior to the feature film.
See some early artwork We have experimented with comic adaptations of the LVJ story before. Very early in the film's production, before the filming was complete, we worked with a number of comic book writers and artists to explore different ways of telling the story in a comic. You can see some of this early work showcased here as a look into the first incarnations of an LVJ comic strip.
Looking for artists As the film continues through post production we will be entering into partnerships with content creators. If you are a comic writer or artist please get in touch about the possibility of working with the team.
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