"Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen" won't be the only film featuring Tyrese Gibson to have its own comics at IDW by the end of 2009. The publisher announced at last week's Comic-Con International in San Diego that they will publish a four-issue weekly miniseries in November in advance of next year's Screen Gems film "Legion." The mini, titled "Legion: Prophets," will set the stage for the movie with a prequel tale anticipating the apocalypse.
"There were a lot of cool and scary characters and situations that I wasn't able to include in the main narrative of the movie, so I'm very excited to be able to expand the 'Legion' universe beyond the film and explore those other stories through the comic book series," said Scott Stewart, the film's director. "I'm a big fan of IDW's books and it's a real thrill to be able to collaborate with them on 'Legion: Prophets.'"
The story, co-written by Tom Waltz of "Silent Hill: Sinner's Reward," will focus on four people who become humanity's last hope at survival in the face of cataclysmic events. Artists on the book include Alberto Muriel, Jose Holder, Francisco Paronzini, and Michael Gaydos, with J.F. Bruckner providing covers. The movie stars Dennis Quaid and Doug Jones, alongside Gibson, but none of their characters are listed in the release as being featured in the comics.
"The premise of the film is great, and a little scary," IDW Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall said. "Who hasn't looked around at what's going on in the world and thought that the Apocalypse really might be coming soon? 'Legion: Prophets' gives a glimpse of what that might be like."
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