Jim Starlin’s cosmic area opera comedian e book sequence Dreadstar from Marvel imprint Epic Comics is confirmed to be developed as a TV sequence. The information was revealed by Starlin and co-artist Jaime Jameson at Brazil’s CCXP 2022.
When requested about a live-action adaptation Jameson stated, “We’re working on that.” There was a TV series in the works at one point in 2015, which was being developed by producers Chris Bender and J.C. Spink and NBCUniversal’s Battlestar Galactica producers UCP. But, Starlin explained development on that project stalled after Spink died in 2017. He said:
“We had one present within the works, however then the producer died. That form of put a kibosh on every thing, so now we’re speaking to of us once more. We do not wish to do a film. We wish to do a sequence, as a result of it is a lengthy story. So that makes it sort of tough proper now, however we’re engaged on it.”
Dreadstar tells the story of Vanth Dreadstar, the last survivor of the Milky Way galaxy. Possessing the power of a demigod and an enchanted sword, the Starslayer searches the galaxy for causes to champion with his intergalactic comrades, including canny cat-man Oedi, cyborg sorcerer Syzygy Darklock, con man Skeevo, and cybernetic telepath Willow. Spanning the Empirical Galaxy, the series is set against a 200-year-old war between King Gregzor’s Monarchy and High Lord Papal’s political-mystical-religious order known as The Instrumentality.
The series is being developed as Starlin and Jameson recently teamed up to develop the 100-page revival graphic novel Dreadstar Returns. Starlin went on to say:
“This is the fortieth yr of Dreadstar, and Jaime and I’ve determined to carry the sequence again. She’s my co-artist on this, mainly. She’s listed as the inker, however in a lot of the way, she’s additionally helped redesign a number of the characters and inspiration on a lot of the story now, too.”
Starlin had a major hand injury that could have ended his career, but he’s back at it. In regards to that he said:
“Before I blew my hand up, I used to be engaged on that story. The artwork e book from my [Dreadstar] omnibus has a few pages of that. I finally will get again to that story, however that is not the tip of the 5 graphic novels. I plan on persevering with it for a whereas, however I’m gonna have that scripted as a reserve, and after I go away, anyone else can draw it.”
This could make for a great series if it was in the hands of the right creative team. Hopefully, Starlin and Jameson are able to find that team of talent. What do you think about Dreadstar being developed as a TV series?
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