Legendary Comics has joined forces with Star Wars icon Oscar Isaac for a new graphic novel called Head Wounds: Sparrow. The project was revealed during Legendary’s Comic-Con@Home panel.
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This supernatural noir project was created by Bob Johnson, turned into a story by John Alvey and developed by Isaac and Jason Spire for Isaac’s production company Mad Gene. The book is written by Brian Buccaletto (The Flash) and drawn by Christian Ward (Black Bolt).
Head Wounds looks to be a very personal project for Johnson, Alvey and Isaac, who have been friends since childhood. The premise came about when Johnson battled stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, inspiring the main protagonist, crooked cop Leo Guidry (who, based on the cover above, seems to be modeled physically after Isaac). Alvey helped Johnson expand the mythology of the story before turning to Isaac to develop the project.
Head Wounds follows Guidry’s strange journey as he suffers a psychic head injury and becomes aware of a spiritual war waging outside the boundaries of human perception. Guidry will have to find a way to save humankind while overcoming his own inner demons and lack of empathy.
“Head Wounds: Sparrow is an exceptionally powerful tale as it draws from the creators’ own life experiences, as well as their passion for the medium,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President of Legendary Comics in a statement. “Sometimes things come together so effortlessly, and this is one of those projects.”
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“Bob Johnson has a mind and a soul like no one else,” said Isaac. “Our friendship and creative collaboration has spanned nearly three decades. I couldn’t be more excited to bring his unique and singular vision of Head Wounds: Sparrow to life with the incredible group of artists we’ve assembled.”
Head Wounds: Sparrow will be released at some point in early 2021.
Isaac isn’t the only Hollywood star diving into the comic book realm. Keanu Reeves is co-writing a new series called BRSRKR with Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and artist Alessandro Vitti (Secret Warriors).
Isaac will return to the big screen in December 2020 for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune remake, which is headed back for reshoots in Hungary. Isaac’s character Duke Leto Atreides will also be the subject of a graphic novel prequel called Dune: House Atreides.
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Source: IGN.com Oscar Isaac and Legendary Comics Reveal Head Wounds: Sparrow