Legendary director and producer Ridley Scott has found his next project ahead of the release of his latest film, Gladiator IINovember 15th. Modwell, Hydeand gap. Dave ElliottThe Radical Publishing co-founder will serve as editor-in-chief of the book, with additional creative spinoffs including Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Weston, Dan Panosianand Brian Rudd.
Details about the comic are scarce, but Modwell Described as a sci-fi/Southern Gothic crime drama involving artificially intelligent humans (“mods”) in future New Orleans, written by Mechanical Cake Co-Founder and CEO Jesse Negronand art Hendry Plasetia (power rangers) and Eco Put (mysterious way). roll. One of the 8 models will be available for pre-order starting in March 2025.
HydeOn the other hand, it will be a sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s horror classic, following the titular evil as he sets up a human experimentation laboratory beneath the streets of London. gap is a Christmas war story inspired by Norse mythology. The “first preview” of two series whose creative teams have not yet been determined will also be released in March.
Negron is a protégé of Ridley’s late brother Tony Scottalong with the duo, served as executive producers of the 2002 CBS reality series American fighter pilot. In 2013, he dabbled in comics and created an issue of heavy metal In the same year, he co-founded Mechanical Cake with the COO Tom Sanders In 2015, Scott, 86, praised Negron, Sanders and Elliott in a press release, saying, “Mechanical Cake is an amazing company. They understand the art of graphic novels. As an artist and painter, these projects make me feel Excited and I look forward to working with Jesse, Tom, Dave and the Mechanical Cake team.
Tom MoranScott Free, senior vice president of development and production and Tony’s former assistant, added: “Ridley and Tony Scott are known as great filmmakers (alien, blade runner, Top Gun, true romance) but few realize that their shared love of painting and art is what led them into filmmaking. For the first time in Scott Free’s history, we’re excited to dive into comics as a new way to explore art and storytelling.
Negron commented in the statement: “We all agreed that we would find a way to deliver our stories directly to you, the viewers, so you can experience our stories exactly as we intended. You can decide whether they are worth it or not. Take your time. You can subscribe to comic updates and also contact Mechanical Cake through their official website.
