I Don't Read Comics, But I Might Start Now

Longtime readers of this blog likely know that I was never really into comics at any point in my life, but I read news today which may make me reconsider that position.

You see, I learned that there is a comic being released that is based on The Warriors, Walter Hill's iconic 1979 adaptation of Sol Yurick's novel of the same name.

Given the fact that the source material was a retelling of the Anabasis and the rerelease of the movie was given some comic panel upgrades, moving the gang onto the canvas of comic books seems like a real winner to me.



I was very supportive of the Rockstar Games reinvention of the story because it not only utilized most of the talent from the original movie, but it added considerable value to the material with the addition of copious amounts of backstory. It made me appreciate the movie that much more on subsequent viewings.

And this new series of comic books looks to add to the legend of the little Coney Island gang which survived a brutal struggle to cross a city allied against them.

The first issue is scheduled to hit the shelves on February 18th, and MTV has a 10 page preview for those of you out there interested in taking a peak before then.

With all this attention being paid to the original movie, I can only hope that the remake fails utterly now.

Tags: the warriors, comic book, mtv, walter hill, rockstar games, coney island, baseball furies, anabasis, sol yurick, novel