David S. Goyer to Adapt ‘100 Bullets’ for Showtime

Kevin Yeoman — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:48:13 +0000

Comic fans rejoice. 100 Bullets, from writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso – a property long-thought perfect for a television series – looks to finally be headed to Showtime via writer/director David S. Goyer.

100 Bullets is the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning saga spanning a massive 100 issues and published under DC’s Vertigo imprint from 1999-2009. The series follows the mysterious Agent Graves, as he hands seemingly random individuals a briefcase filled with 100 untraceable bullets, a handgun, and the evidence needed to seek vengeance from those who had victimized them in the past. Appearing to be straightforward and episodic at first, 100 Bullets would later morph into a tightly-woven conspiracy yarn, surrounding a centuries-old organization known as The Trust, and Agent Graves’ machinations against them.

Because of the series’ length and ...

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HBO Should ABSOLUTELY Develop ’100 Bullets’ for TV

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:44:40 +0000

100 Bullets is an Eisner and Harvey Award-winning pulp Noir comic book created by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, which also happens to be one of my favorite comic books. The series ends its decade-long run this month with its 100th issue (fitting), and as talk of the futures of Azzarello and Risso has commenced, there’s been a little bit of hint-hinting that 100 Bullets could be adapted for Tv, possibly as an HBO series.

Well, in response to this rumor, I’d like to say: HBO, if you’re hearing this, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE develop 100 Bullets as a series (if you’re not already, of course)!

Here’s is the “subtle hint” that Brian Azzarello dropped during an interview with MTV Splash Page recently, after he was asked what other forms of media 100 Bullets might branch into:

Television — there’s an idea!…That’s all ...

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David S. Goyer to Adapt ‘100 Bullets’ for Showtime

HBO Should ABSOLUTELY Develop ’100 Bullets’ for TV