I recently had a chance to check out the Method Man graphic novel, courtesy of the nice people at Grand Central Publishing. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it's a lot of fun, a COMIC BOOK, in all caps.
Method Man stars as Peerless Poe, a "murder priest", excommunicated from his order of demon hunters. When the order faces a threat it can't handle alone, they call Poe in on it. That's when the fun begins.
Method Man incorporates enough Wu-Tang references to keep the fans that came for Wu-Tang happy. In addition, it has a nice back story, based on Biblical mythology. The artwork and story allude to further Wu-Tang comics.
As far as I know, the next Wu-Tang graphic novel will be GZA's Advance Knight. However, it was indicated to me that Advance Knight's publication has been postponed. Grand Central tells me that it is due to a rearrangement of the publishing schedule. I'll have more on that, as it develops.
Look out for my interview with Method Man co-writer David Atchison, coming soon.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Wu-Tang Comics news and reviews
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Hey Ian,
I was actually the Artist/Writer for Advance Knight, GZA's Graphic Novel. The project was canceled due to GZA not being happy with the way the story developed. The book is completed, and, here's a shot of a finished page:
http://tfustudios.blogspot.com/2008/03/evolution-of-page-ll.html
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