The Killer (comics)
| The Killer | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Volume One | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Casterman Archaia Studios Press |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 1998 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Matz Luc Jacamon |
| Written by | Matz |
| Artist(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Letterer(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Colourist(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume One | ISBN 978-1-932386-44-8 |
The Killer (Le Tueur) is a French comic book by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon[1] which follows the life of an initially unnamed male contract killing assassin.
Publication history[edit]
The series was published in 13 albums by Casterman. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press, who turned each album into two comic books.
Publications[edit]
The French albums from Casterman are:[2]
- 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)
- Le commun des mortels (August 2009)
- L'ordre naturel des choses (June 2010)
- Concurrence déloyale (March 2011)
- Le cœur à l'ouvrage (January 2012)
- La suite dans les idées (January 2013)
- La main qui nourrit (November 2013)
- Lignes de fuite (September 2014)
A sequel series (Le Tueur - Affaires d'état) from the same publisher contains the following albums:
- Traitement négatif (January 2020)
- Circuit court (October 2020)
- Variable d'ajustement (October 2021)
- Frères humains (September 2022)
- La face cachée de l'abîme (October 2023)
Collected editions[edit]
Volume One (collects The Killer #1-4: "Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1-932386-44-0)
Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1-932386-56-4)
Volume Three (collects: "Modus Vivendi", "Ordinary Mortals" and "The Natural Order Of Things", hardcover, 176 pages, February 2011, ISBN 978-1-936393-03-9)
Volume Four (collects: "Unfair Competition", and "Putting Your Heart In It", hardcover, 128 pages, April 2013, ISBN 1-936393-69-7)
Volume Five (collects: "One Track Mind", “The Hand That Feeds”, and "Lines of Flight", hardcover, 176 pages, February 2017, ISBN 978-1608867684)
Affairs of the State (collects: Affairs of the State #1-6: "Negative treatment", "Short circuit", and "Adjustment variable", hardcover, 176 pages, December 2022, ISBN 978-1684158584)
Awards[edit]
The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGN's Best of 2007.[3] 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 Awards.[4][5]
Film adaptation[edit]
Development on the film adaptation began in 2007 at Paramount Pictures and Plan B Entertainment, with David Fincher signed on as director and Alessandro Camon as screenwriter.[6] In 2021, Fincher later moved the project over to Netflix with Andrew Kevin Walker replacing Camon as writer and Michael Fassbender in the lead role.[7] The film began a limited theatrical release on 27 October 2023 via Netflix, before streaming on the platform on 10 November 2023.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Luc Jacamon at Lambiek
- ^ Le Tueur at Casterman
- ^ "IGN Best of 2007: Best Indy Book". IGN. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Best Shots: Best of '07 Edition". Newsarama. Retrieved 14 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2008 Eisner Nominations Most Diverse Yet". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ Fear, David (8 November 2023). "How David Fincher Turned 'The Killer' Into a Mean, Lean Punch to the Gut". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (24 February 2021). "David Fincher Reunites with His Seven Screenwriter for Feature Adaptation of The Killer at Netflix; Michael Fassbender Circling Lead Role". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (30 August 2023). "Netflix Sets Fall Movie Release Dates For 'The Killer', 'Pain Hustlers', 'Sly', Wes Anderson's 'The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
References[edit]
- Le Tueur at Bedetheque (in French)
External links[edit]
- The Killer at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Matz at Casterman
- The Killer at the official Archaia Studios Press website.
- Preview of The Killer #1
- Review of The Killer
- The Complete The Killer: The Craft of Pasting Ethics Over Action
- Matz Narks on The Killer, The Pulse, Comicon.com, June 6, 2006.