John Woo's 7 Brothers is a 2006

2006 in comics

-January:*January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons. *January 2, 2006: The Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jim Borgman starts a blog to detail his creative process...

 five-issue comic book limited series

Limited series

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 published under the Director's Cut imprint of Virgin Comics. The series was produced by John Woo

John Woo

John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...

, written by Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...

 and illustrated by Jeevan Kang

Jeevan Kang

-Work:He is responsible for the artwork of the famous Spider-Man: India comic, and has been signed on by Virgin Comics, to create art for their Indian comics.-Publications:Comic work includes:*The Sadhu...

. In 2007

2007 in comics

-January:*January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.*January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.-February:*February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment....

, the series was followed by a sequel, John Woo's 7 Brothers II, written by Ben Raab

Ben Raab

Benjamin "Ben" Raab is a comic book writer and editor. He has written stories for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, WildStorm, Moonstone Books, Malibu Comics, Harris Publications and Ludovico Technique LLC.-Biography:...

 and Deric Hughes, with art by Edison George.

Plot summary

Six hundred years ago, a mighty treasure fleet set out to sail the oceans of the world. They reached every continent, discovered every land long before history's great explorers stole the credit for their feats. Now, in modern day Los Angeles, seven men with nothing in common but their destinies are drawn together in the service of a mysterious young woman. An ancient prophecy must be fulfilled. Something terrible is reaching out across the centuries. There's a world to be saved... and the only hope for us all is a motley crew of so-called brothers and a power too terrifying to be used.

Similar books

• The graphic novel Seven Sons, by Alexander Grecian and Riley Rossmo
  Riley Rossmo
  Riley Rossmo is a Canadian comic book artist and illustrator from Saskatoon, SK known for his work on Image Comics titles.-Biography:Rossmo is a graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design...
  
   and released through AiT/Planet Lar
  AiT/Planet Lar
  AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim...
  
  , was based on the same folktale about seven Chinese brothers with unique powers. The original title of Seven Sons was 7 Brothers, but it was changed to avoid confusion with the Woo/Ennis book.

Publications

• Seven Brothers (by Garth Ennis
  Garth Ennis
  Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...
  
   and Jeevan Kang
  Jeevan Kang
  -Work:He is responsible for the artwork of the famous Spider-Man: India comic, and has been signed on by Virgin Comics, to create art for their Indian comics.-Publications:Comic work includes:*The Sadhu...
  
  , based on a concept by John Woo
  John Woo
  John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
  
  , 5-issue mini-series, Virgin Comics, 2006, tpb, 144 pages, July 2007, ISBN 193441302X)

External links

• Seven Brothers at VirginComics.com
• Seven Brothers preview pages at PopCultureShock.com
• Review of issue #1, Comics Bulletin
  Comics Bulletin
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• Garth Ennis on Seven Brothers