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From Comic to Screen, Wyrd is in the Works at FX

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Matthew Rys is set to star and executive produce Wyrd, a new television series based on the Dark Horse comic created by Curt Pires and Antonio Fuso and also featured Stefano Simeone and Micah Myers.

The series is being written by Sheldon Turner and the story of an immigrant extraterrestrial in exile. Wyrd is sent to Earth to better understand humanity and when he’s left, he has to assimilate while investigating paranormal activity and attempting to find a way home.

The series was released in 2019 by Dark Horse.

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Around the Tubes

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Wyrd #1

It’s a new week and we’re recovering from a rather dull sporting event last night. While you recover too, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

The New York Times – In France, Comic Books Are Serious Business – For those wondering what comics are like outside of the US.

Kotaku – Amazon’s Giving Away the First Seasons of Several Anime Shows, No Strings attached – Hop on this one and take advantage!

CBC News – Regina man finds $18,000 comic book while cleaning home – Excuse us while we start cleaning ours.

CBLDF – Manga Pulled From Staten Island School Library – Grrrr…

Reviews

Talking Comics – Age of X-Man: Alpha #1
The Beat – Sleepless
Talking Comics – Wyrd #1

Review: Wyrd #1

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Wyrd #1

There are problems, cases, too strange for US law enforcement to solve. Pitor Wyrd is the one who solves them-for a fee, of course. An unaging, invincible detective with a penchant for the strange, Wyrd is the one the government calls when things go very badly and very strange. 

This issue: Crimea. A failed attempt at recreating a certain US supersolider. A monster roaming the countryside. A trail of bodies.

Reading the description, I went into Wyrd #1 expecting a riff on the X-Files and after checking out the first issue, it’s much more John Constantine than anything else. That’s not a bad thing at all. Writer Curt Pires delivers an entertaining issue but at the same time it’s nothing that really feels unique, so far.

We learn a bit about Piotr Wyrd mostly through teasing and he’s a hard drinking individual who doesn’t seem to enjoy life and has made some decisions in the past he regrets. He’s Constantine. And so far, that’s the biggest issue. He’s a her we’ve seen before a few times and isn’t unique enough. Now, that might change over the next four issues but for the first, it’s enough to entertain.

The art by Antonio Fuso is some solid style with coloring by Stefano Simeone it combines to create a visually interesting start. There’s a lot of use of the art to tease us about Wyrd’s story. There’s a lot of show, don’t tell and that extends to the big bad at the end where we’re visually hinted as to what’s going on. The lettering by Micah Meyers is important too giving a bit more personality to the big bad as well. Without that right lettering, the villain would just feel like a roided out reject from the mutant gang in Dark Knight Returns.

There’s nothing bad about this first issue. There’s also, so far, nothing that makes it really stand out. The art is good and tells a lot of the story. The main character feels a bit derivative. The villain is nothing all that special and things wrap up rather quickly. The first issue feels like a bit more of a teaser as to what’s to come than a story itself. Not enough unique to really get into what’s presented.

Story: Curt Pires Art: Antonio Fuso
Color: Stefano Simeone Lettering: Micah Meyers
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for reviews

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Age of X-Man: Alpha

Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

It’s a short week of releases with the holiday and you can get every single issue for under $50! So, instead of picking which you should get, we’re doing something a little bit different with going over what they are and why you should check out each release!

Age of X-Man: Alpha #1 (Marvel) – This is the real lead up to the new various miniseries that’ll make up the Age of X-Man. It’s also our first look at this world where everyone is a mutant.

Fight Club 3 #1 (Dark Horse) – Chuck Palahniuk is back with his popular series. We’ve read the first issue and we’re scratching our head honestly but the art by Cameron Stewart is amazing.

Heroes in Crisis #5 (DC Comics) – Yes, the series is beyond controversial but we’d be lying if we said we weren’t excited to see where it’s going and what’s next.

James Brown: Black and Proud (IDW Publishing) – A graphic novel biography of the talented musician. A great way to learn about his life.

Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #1 (Dynamite Entertainment) -Kieron Gillen takes on the character and that alone has us excited. In Kieron we trust.

Powers in Action #1 (Action Lab Entertainment) – Art Baltazar brings a whole new world in this all-ages superhero series.

Star Trek: Q Conflict #1 (IDW Publishing) – Anything with Q in Star Trek and we’re in.

WWE Forever #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Classic WWE and we’re all in for it.

Wyrd #1 (Dark Horse) – This sounds like a spin on the X-Files from Curt Pires and Antonio Fuso and we’re totally in for that combo.

X-Force #2 (Marvel) – The first issue was fantastic and we’re expecting no less from this second one. X-Force is back and awesome!

Curt Pires and Antonio Fuso Get Wyrd at Dark Horse

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There are some cases that are simply too weird for law enforcement to solve. Enter Pitor Wyrd, an un-aging, invincible detective with a penchant for the strange who steps in to assist…for a fee. Between a botched attempt at recreating a certain US supersolider, a monster roaming the countryside, and a trail of bodies, there is no case too big, too small, or too weird.

Writer Curt Pires oins forces with artist Antonio Fuso for Wyrd, a four-issue comics series that’s James Bond meets The X Files. The series is colored by Stefano Simeone and features variant covers by Jeff Lemire, Rafael Albuquerque, Gabriele Dell’Otto, and Danijel Zezelj.

Wyrd #1 (of four) goes on sale January 30, 2019.