While it’s unlikely we’ll be getting a third Blade Runner movie anytime in the next few decades, we can report that the universe of replicants and blade runners is set to be explored in a big way in another medium.
Alcon Media Group and Titan Publishing are set to co-publish comics and illustrated books from the Blade Runneruniverse.
Alconco-produced the outstandingly good Blade Runner 2049 and Titan is best known for publishing movie and TV books, so the marriage seems ideal.
And it seems the undertaking won’t just be fiction set in that world but will also delve into the movies:
In a joint statement by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, and Titan’s co-founders, Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung, the partners stated that the companies will develop and publish a variety of both fiction and non-fiction print media. The program will feature new, in canon comics and graphic novels that dive deeper into the Blade Runner world as well as a variety of publications focused on the visual and technical sides of the production process.
Editorial duties will be handled by Titan’s David Manley-Leach, and Alcon’s director of publishing, Jeff Conner.
“In partnering with the exceptional Titan Comics and Titan Books, we’re confident that the world of Blade Runner will continue to organically grow in a way that refuses to sacrifice the quality, tone and high standards of this beloved property,” said Kosove and Johnson, in a statement.
“We are extremely excited to be publishing Blade Runner comics and illustrated books,” said Titan publishers Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung. “The Blade Runner universe has barely been explored; there is so much more there. It’s an honour to be bringing this world to life in new ways for a new audience – and to reveal tales from that universe that you’ve never seen before.”
We’re always looking for another way into the world of Blade Runner, so we’ll take this for sure!
More human than human.
Source: EW
Marc
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