Coming soon from Black Market Narrative and ZQ Entertainment, a feature-length true-crime superhero documentary based on the critically-acclaimed comic book + audio series from Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, and Geraldo Borges. A mosaic of sit down interviews, phone footage, news coverage and never-before-seen drone, GoPro and first-person helmet footage from the No/One operation itself, I Am No/One is the final chapter in this visionary multi-narrative experience.
Creative-collective studio Black Market Narrative and development and production company ZQ Entertainment are teaming up for a feature film adaptation of NO/ONE, the critically-acclaimed comic book series by Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, and Geraldo Borges, and published by Image Comics, as well as its accompanying scripted podcast,WHO IS NO/ONE, which features a star-studded voice cast including Rachael Leigh Cook, Patton Oswalt, and Todd Stashwick. The true-crime found-footage feature,I AM NO/ONE will be produced by Higgins and Buccellato, ZQ Entertainment’s Ara Keshishian and Petr Jákl, and Steven Schneider, known for his work on genre-defining films such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Late Night with the Devil. Stuart Manashil of Novo will serve as Executive Producer. The teaser trailer was revealed at Friday’s “Image Comics Presents: Enter the MASSIVE-VERSE” panel at San Diego Comic-Con International.
Higgins and Buccellato, the creative minds behind the Image Comics NO/ONE comic book series and its accompanying podcast, will write the screenplay for the film with Higgins also serving as director, bringing his unique vision and the team’s multi-narrative approach to the big screen.
NO/ONE chronicles the story of a digital hacktivist’s attempts to root out corruption amongst Pittsburgh politicians and leaders of industry, as well as the resulting movement of murderous accountability that jumpstarts a media maelstrom.
The film will be comprised of sit down interviews, phone and drone footage, news coverage, and first-person GoPro and helmet videography from the NO/ONE operation itself; I AM NO/ONE is the final chapter in this visionary multi-narrative experience.
NO/ONE and WHO IS NO/ONE finished its ten-part run on Wednesday, with the final moments of both the comic book series and the podcast laying the groundwork for the story’s next evolution in I AM NO/ONE. All issues and episodes are available now. The NO/ONE comic books are now available at comic book shops and across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play. The podcast is available on all podcast platforms as well as the WHO IS NO/ONE in-universe website, The Drop.
A collected edition of all ten issues, all ten episodes and all in-universe storytelling material is slated for release in November. The ten issue multi-narrative story is part of Image Comics and Black Market Narrative’s ever-expanding Massive-Verse, alongside titles Radiant Black, Rogue Sun, Radiant Red, The Dead Lucky, Radiant Pink, Inferno Girl Red, and C.O.W.L.
Black Cotton Star is the latest comic to turn film as ZQ Entertainment has acquired the rights. Reginald Hudlin will direct the film from a script by Deric Hughes and Benjamin Raab. Hudlin will produce with Prime Universe’s Adrian Askarieh, and ZQ heads Ara Keshishian and Petr Jakl. Martin J Barab will be exec producer.
Black Cotton Star tells the story of three African American soldiers in World War II who are sent on a suicide mission to retrieve the first ever American flag which was stolen by a Nazi Commander. The graphic novel was written by Yves Sente with art by Steve Cuzor. Both will executive produce.
Black Cotton Star was published by the Belgian publisher Dupuis and in the US by Pegasus Books with Europe Comics handling digital publishing.
