The Killer (comics)
| The Killer | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Volume One | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Casterman Archaia Studios Press |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 1998 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Matz Luc Jacamon |
| Written by | Matz |
| Artist(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Letterer(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Colourist(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume One | ISBN 978-1-932386-44-8 |
The Killer (Le Tueur) is a French comic book by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon[1] which follows the life of an initially unnamed assassin.
Publication history
The series was published in 13 albums by Casterman. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press, who turned each album into 2 comic books.
Publications
The French albums from Casterman are:[2]
- Long feu (October 1998)
- L'engrenage (April 2000)
- La dette (August 2001)
- Les liens du sang (August 2002)
- La mort dans l’âme (October 2003)
- Modus Vivendi (September 2007)
- Le commun des mortels (August 2009)
- L'ordre naturel des choses (June 2010)
- Concurrence déloyale (March 2011)
- Le cœur à l'ouvrage (January 2012)
- La suite dans les idées (January 2013)
- La main qui nourrit (November 2013)
- Lignes de fuite (September 2014)
A sequel series (Le Tueur - Affaires d'état) from the same publisher contains the following albums:
- Traitement négatif (January 2020)
- Circuit court (October 2020)
- Variable d'ajustement (October 2021)
- Frères humains (September 2022)
Collected editions
Volume One (collects The Killer #1-4: "Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1-932386-44-0)
Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1-932386-56-4)
Volume Three (collects: "Modus Vivendi", "Ordinary Mortals" and "The Natural Order Of Things", hardcover, 176 pages, February 2011, ISBN 978-1-936393-03-9)
Volume Four (collects: "Unfair Competition", and "Putting Your Heart In It", hardcover, 128 pages, April 2013, ISBN 1-936393-69-7)
Volume Five (collects: "One Track Mind", and "Fight or flight", hardcover, 128 pages, February 2017, ISBN 978-1608867684)
Awards
The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGN's Best of 2007.[3] The edition also won "Best Comic You Didn’t Read This Year" from Newsarama and was nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" in the 2008 Eisner Awards.[4][5]
Film adaptation
The series is being made into a film by Paramount Pictures which will be directed by David Fincher.[6] In February 2021, it was announced that Fincher has moved the project to Netflix with news that Andrew Kevin Walker will write the script. Michael Fassbender will star in the film.[7] [8] Production began in November 2021.[9] Tilda Swinton will costar.[10]
Notes
- ^ Luc Jacamon at Lambiek
- ^ Le Tueur at Casterman
- ^ "IGN Best of 2007: Best Indy Book". IGN. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Best Shots: Best of '07 Edition". Newsarama. Retrieved 14 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2008 Eisner Nominations Most Diverse Yet". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2007-11-01). "Paramount, Fincher catch 'Killer'". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136617/
- ^ Kroll, Justin (2021-02-25). "David Fincher Reunites With His 'Seven' Screenwriter For Feature Adaptation Of 'The Killer' At Netflix; Michael Fassbender Circling Lead Role". Deadline. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "David Fincher 'The Killer' Netflix Movie: What We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Tilda Swinton to play an assassin in David Fincher's next film, the Killer". 10 October 2021.
References
- The Killer at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Le Tueur at Bedetheque (in French)
External links
- Matz at Casterman
- The Killer at the official Archaia Studios Press website.
- Preview of The Killer #1
- Review of The Killer
- The Complete The Killer: The Craft of Pasting Ethics Over Action
Interviews
- Matz Narks on The Killer, The Pulse, Comicon.com, June 6, 2006