Over the weekend at WonderCon in San Francisco, word broke at the Image Comics panel that two of their comic books have been tagged for adaptation by Hollywood.
According to Comic Book Resources, Richard Starkings announced that his creator-owned series “Elephantmen” has been optioned to be “a major motion picture,” before adding that directors and actors are currently being approached. Originally created by Starkings as a spinoff from "Hip Flask," "Elephantmen" takes place in a dystopian future in which human/animal hybrids struggle to integrate into society after being rescued from a brutal life as mindless, corporate soldiers.
Additionally, Frank Cho screened a short animated pilot of "Liberty Meadows," which depicted a comedic group therapy session between the anthropomorphic residents of an animal sanctuary and their beautiful human caretaker, Brandy Carter.
“I’ve been working on that the last two years,” explained Cho. “It was going to be for a digital, online-only channel, but they bumped it to their TV department and we’re working on a second pilot for that now.”
“The whole TV industry is crazy,” added Cho.
A number of Image Comics have recently been in line for film and television adaptations; most notably with Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead," which has received a six episode pickup from AMC.
Earlier this year, Nick Spencer and Ronald Salas' "Existence 2.0" and Brian Michael Bendis' "Fire" also made headlines as potential feature films.
Who would you like to see direct "Elephantmen"? Should the Elephantmen be depicted using practical effects or CGI? And which voice actors would you cast in "Liberty Meadows"? Let us know what you're thinking in our comment section or on Twitter!