You can never hear enough interesting stuff about "Y: The Last Man" from me, so here's some more.
The comic book club meeting at Geoffrey's Comics tonight will cover the first volume of the graphic novel series.
But that's not the only reason why I'm here.
I have info on some casting and story hints by likely film director D.J. Caruso revealed last week that are worth noting.
"Y: The Last Man" published by DC Comics shingle Vertigo ran 60 issues and ended its five-year run last summer. The comic by writer Brian K. Vaughn and artist Pia Guerra has been in the hands of New Line Cinema (now part of Warner Bros.) and is to be adapted into a film.
I have already mentioned Caruso reportedly wants to cast his "Eagle Eye" star Shia LaBeouf for the role of Yorick, the last man on earth after a holocaust that kills just about every male on the planet. The name of singer-musician Alicia Keys was floated to play Agent 355.
For the record: I love you Alicia but not as three-fifty (Edit: You guys know I'm talkin' about 355, right?).
Anyway... As the last man Yorick is a living target. 355 is a member of a secret special forces unit who crosses Yorick's path in the story and is charged with protecting him.
But it isn't that cool fantasy-women chasing after you thing depicted in those Axe body spray commercials; this is real danger here. And some would even call the story a little controversial considering that this devastated world run by various factions of women, at least in the initial stages, is borderline terrifying. The book reminds us though that this is what could happen to almost any society after a worldwide disaster.
Expect a wish-casting list for the film version of "Y: The Last Man" with some help from the book club at Geoffrey's later this week. And word has it that "Y" is planned to be a movie series speculatively starting in 2010. If you can't wait, there are reprinted collections of the series that can be ordered at most comic shops and major book stores.
There is a more detailed rundown on "Y" at Splashpage and an interview with D.J. Caruso at UGO.
The comic book club meeting at Geoffrey's Comics tonight will cover the first volume of the graphic novel series.
But that's not the only reason why I'm here.
I have info on some casting and story hints by likely film director D.J. Caruso revealed last week that are worth noting."Y: The Last Man" published by DC Comics shingle Vertigo ran 60 issues and ended its five-year run last summer. The comic by writer Brian K. Vaughn and artist Pia Guerra has been in the hands of New Line Cinema (now part of Warner Bros.) and is to be adapted into a film.
I have already mentioned Caruso reportedly wants to cast his "Eagle Eye" star Shia LaBeouf for the role of Yorick, the last man on earth after a holocaust that kills just about every male on the planet. The name of singer-musician Alicia Keys was floated to play Agent 355.
For the record: I love you Alicia but not as three-fifty (Edit: You guys know I'm talkin' about 355, right?).
Anyway... As the last man Yorick is a living target. 355 is a member of a secret special forces unit who crosses Yorick's path in the story and is charged with protecting him.
But it isn't that cool fantasy-women chasing after you thing depicted in those Axe body spray commercials; this is real danger here. And some would even call the story a little controversial considering that this devastated world run by various factions of women, at least in the initial stages, is borderline terrifying. The book reminds us though that this is what could happen to almost any society after a worldwide disaster.
Expect a wish-casting list for the film version of "Y: The Last Man" with some help from the book club at Geoffrey's later this week. And word has it that "Y" is planned to be a movie series speculatively starting in 2010. If you can't wait, there are reprinted collections of the series that can be ordered at most comic shops and major book stores.
There is a more detailed rundown on "Y" at Splashpage and an interview with D.J. Caruso at UGO.
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