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Chopper (comics)

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Chopper
Cover of Chopper #1
Publication information
PublisherAsylum Press
ScheduleBi-monthly
FormatMiniseries
Genre
Publication dateOctober 2011 – February 2012
No. of issues3
Creative team
Created byMartin Shapiro
Written byMartin Shapiro
Artist(s)Juan Ferreyra
Cliff Richards
Colorist(s)Chandran Ponnusamy

Chopper is a horror comic book miniseries written by Martin Shapiro, illustrated by Juan Ferreyra (who was later replaced by Cliff Richards from issue #3 onward), and published by Asylum Press in 2011.[1][2]

The series is a modern-day reimagining of the Headless Horseman from Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" that takes place in Daytona Beach, Florida during Bike Week.

Plot

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In the story, a police officer's rebellious teenage daughter takes a strange new ecstasy-like drug at a party that causes her to see ghosts – and one of them is a headless Hell's Angel on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners in the afterlife and he wants her tainted soul.

Adaptations

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Web series

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As part of an ambitious transmedia launch strategy, a prequel to the main Chopper storyline was produced as a web TV series[3] starring actors Tyler Mane (Halloween, X-Men) and Andrew Bryniarski (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Batman Returns).[citation needed]

Films

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A film adaptation of the comic book is in the works. The screenplay was written by Martin Shapiro.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "New Chopper Comics Series". Fangoria.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  2. ^ "Chopper". ComicBookDB.com. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  3. ^ "Chopper Rolls to Viral Status Upon Launch". DreadCentral.com. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  4. ^ "'Chopper' comicbook gets a ride with Dilemma". Variety.com. October 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  5. ^ "Horror Series Chopper Expands From Web to Feature Film". ComingSoon.net. November 1, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
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