Wednesday, December 7, 2016

SNYDER & LEMIRE'S AD: AFTER DEATH HEADED TO THE BIG SCREEN!



Writer Scott Snyder and Illustrator Jeff Lemire's A.D.: AFTER DEATH, a three-part epic series published by Image Comics, has been acquired by Sony in a significant deal in a multi-party bidding war, to be developed into a feature film. Snyder and Lemire will serve as Executive Producers on the project.

A.D. is set in a future where a genetic cure for death has been found. One man, years after the discovery of the cure, starts to question everything, leading him on a mind-bending journey that will bring him face-to-face with his past and his own mortality. A.D. is the first project Snyder and Lemire, longtime friends and both acclaimed and bestselling comic creators in their own right, have worked on together. This is the first project Lemire has illustrated that he has not also written. Book 1 was published November 2016, with Book 2 available December 21, 2016.

Josh Bratman of Immersive Pictures will work alongside Eric Fineman at Columbia to produce the film. Bratman is also developing Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's comic series DESCENDER into a feature film franchise.


Scott Snyder is a New York Times bestselling author and an Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer (AMERICAN VAMPIRE with Stephen King, SWAMP THING, BATMAN).WYTCHES, his creator-owned Image graphic novel series with illustrator Jock, is under option at New Regency with Plan B producing. Scott is currently on an overall deal with DC Comics.

Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of the acclaimed graphic novels SWEET TOOTH,  ESSEX COUNTY, THE UNDERWATER WELDER, and TRILLIUM.  Jeff is a prominent writer for DC Comics and Marvel Comics where he currently writes the monthly adventures of THE X-MEN and MOON KNIGHT. The rights to Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox's PLUTONA have been acquired by Ken Kao to produce as a feature film. Lemire's graphic novel trilogy ESSEX COUNTY is under option to Canadian production company First Generation Films with Christina Piovesan producing as a TV series.

The deal for A.D.: AFTER DEATH was brokered by Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Company, Inc., along with Lemire's attorney Allison Binder of Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher, LLP and Snyder's attorney Lillian Laserson of Laserson Law.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

ORIGINAL ART FOR SALE


























My original artwork is now available for sale at CADENCE COMIC ART

There are also signed SKETCHBOOKS and PRINTS available at CADENCE SELECTS