The Killer (comics)
Encyclopedia
The Killer is a French comic book by writer Matz
and artist Luc Jacamon which follows the life of an unnamed assassin.
. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press
, who turned each album into two comic books.
are:
Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1932386564)
's Best of 2007. 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 Award
s.
which will be directed by David Fincher
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Alexis Nolent
Alexis Nolent is a French writer. He writes scripts for videogames and has also written a novel and, under the Matz pen-name, a number of comics.-Biography:...
and artist Luc Jacamon which follows the life of an unnamed assassin.
Publication history
The series was published in six albums by CastermanCasterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press
Archaia Studios Press
Archaia Entertainment, LLC is an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002.-History:Mark Smylie formed the company as a home for his comic Artesia because the publisher, Sirius Entertainment, wanted to print the third series in black and white...
, who turned each album into two comic books.
Publications
The French albums from CastermanCasterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
are:
- 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)
Collected editions
Volume One (collects The Killer #1-4: "Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1932386440)Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1932386564)
Awards
The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGNIGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
's Best of 2007. The edition also won "Best Comic You Didn’t Read This Year" from Newsarama
Newsarama
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the American comic book industry.-History:Newsarama began in Summer 1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic-book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In these short messages. Doran shared...
and was nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" in the 2008 Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
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Film adaptation
The series is being made into a film by Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
which will be directed by David Fincher
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
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External links
- Matz at Casterman
- The Killer at the official Archaia Studios PressArchaia Studios PressArchaia Entertainment, LLC is an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002.-History:Mark Smylie formed the company as a home for his comic Artesia because the publisher, Sirius Entertainment, wanted to print the third series in black and white...
website. - Preview of The Killer #1
- Review of The Killer
Interviews
- Matz Narks on The Killer, The Pulse, Comicon.com, June 6, 2006