While we await movement on the long-gestating screen adaptation, Audible has announced an audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman, which will see James McAvoy (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) leading an all-star voice cast in the role of Morpheus, a.k.a. Dream. Published by DC Comics and launching in 1989, The Sandman tells […]
Comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth receives series order from Netflix
Netflix has ordered a series pick-up of the comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth, a drama based on characters created by Jeff Lemire for the DC Comics Vertigo label. According to Deadline, the streaming service has ordered eight, one-hour episodes after the project failed to go anywhere after a pilot order by Hulu in 2018. The […]
Kevin Alejandro joins Fox’s Lucifer as series regular
Fox’s upcoming TV adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book title Lucifer has secured a new series regular, with Deadline reporting that Kevin Alejandro (Arrow) will play “Dan, a gruff LAPD homicide detective who is wary of Lucifer’s involvement with his wife and daughter.” The role was originally filled by Nicholas Gonzalez in the pilot episode. […]
Neil Gaiman and Bryan Fuller think that The Sandman should be adapted for TV
Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series is not an easy property to adapt to film. Any readers of the comics will immediately understand why: there are literally no boundaries in the comic series centered around Morpheus, the god of dreams. The comics introduce a wide variety of characters; from DC characters like Batman, all the way to […]
Universal announces The House of Hitchcock Collection Blu-ray box set
Universal has announced the upcoming release of The House of Hitchcock Collection, a rather splendid-looking Blu-ray box set containing fifteen of the Master of Suspense’s Hollywood features, ten TV episodes, and a host of special features – all packaged in the iconic Psycho house. Included in The House of Hitchcock Collection are Saboteur (1942), Shadow […]
New image from The Kitchen featuring Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy
After unveiling a first-look photo last month, Warner Bros. has now released a new image from the upcoming crime drama The Kitchen, an adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book series, which stars Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters). “The Kitchen” stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls […]
Preview of Goddess Mode #1
DC’s Vertigo imprint launches its new series Goddess Mode this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… In a near future where humanity’s needs are provided for by a godlike A.I., it’s one young woman’s horrible job to do tech support on it. But Cassandra […]
The CW developing Vertigo comic book adaptation Survivors’ Club
The CW is looking to add another DC-related project to its slate, although rather than extending the Arrowverse, this time it is turning to the Vertigo imprint for an adaptation of the comic book series Survivors’ Club. The potential series is being written by Jared Frieder (Sweet/Vicious) and takes place in a world where horror […]
Preview of Lucifer #1
DC’s Vertigo launches its new Lucifer series this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… Lucifer is missing. Having embarked on a dangerous journey to find the mother of his abandoned son, the Prince of Lies finds himself imprisoned and crippled by mysterious forces who seek to torment him for […]
Michael Green to serve as showrunner on Y: The Last Man TV series
Back in October of last year it was announced that FX is teaming up with writer Brian K. Vaughan for a TV adaptation of his Vertigo comic book series Y: The Last Man, and now THR is reporting that Michael Green (American Gods) has signed on to the project as showrunner. The critically acclaimed comic […]
