Like kevin smiths bionic man and the star wars, green hornet is a comic book itized version of a movie that was never made. In 2004, writer and director kevin smith was expecting to make a movie based on the green hornet. By far the most extensive and ambitious green hornet comic book adaptation was the 198993 series of several green hornet unlimited and limitedrun series published by now comics. Joining smith in bringing his unproduced screenplay to life is artist jonathan black terror lau as they present the one and only origin of the green hornet and kato. Britt reid was a part playboy until the murder of his father left. Gold key also did the star trek comic of the same era. That means both the bad guys and the police are after the green hornet and his partner, kato. Following the death of his father, britt reid, heir to his fathers large company, teams up with his late dads assistant kato to become a masked crime fighting team. Recently, nmcv had a chance to talk with veteran comic writer, ron fortier, who wrote two green hornet comic series, about what. The green hornet is a fictional character created by george w. Jan 09, 2011 the green hornet, an action hero with incarnations on television and in serials and comics, had a winding path to the version coming to theaters. The series was published both in physical comic book form and in an extended 12part digital format splitting each regular issues material into two digital issues.
I was hoping to read late 1930s early 1940s comics. Even today, you can find comic book series about both. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The series, titled green hornet comics published by helnit comics sometimes called holyoke, with the writing attributed to fran striker. Since his radio debut in the 1930s, the green hornet has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media. Collectors edition brings together the first twelve issues of the green hornet comic book. Contracted by miramax to draft a screenplay for a bigbudget, superheroic take on the radio character turned 60s tv icon, smith completed a draft of the story before the deal fell apart, but last year that story saw new life. Trendel, who wanted total oversight over ever detail of the proposal, disliked the final story and artwork, thus killing the strip before it even started. Years later i found myself in a comic book shop and came across that.
Green hornet gold key silver age comics 1956 1969 skip to page navigation. Although there were two serials, the green hornet 1940 with thirteen chapters, and the green hornet strikes again. Green hornet gold key 01, 02, 03the green hornet was britt reid. Green hornet comic book from dynamite comics page 37.
The intention for the green hornet newspaper strip was to feature the cartoon six times a week not sundays with each episode running from four to six weeks. Sometimes it takes longer for a plan to come together than expected. Green hornet 2010 dynamite entertainment comic books. Seth rogen in michel gondrys green hornet the new york times. Between the black beautys supertough body and its smokescreen and oilslick facilities, the green hornet and kato manage to escape commissioner hamiltons police roadblocktrap, but the hornet still decides that less conspicuous transportation is needed. There were two green hornet film serials featuring luke with over two dozen installments.
Nov 06, 2018 9 celebrities who have written comic books. Photo cover of van williams as the green hornet and bruce lee as kato. The child prince of an oilrich middleeastern kingdom is targeted for overthrow while visiting the green hornets city. The character premiered in the green hornet, an american radio program that. Oct 03, 2018 here are the first four weeks of the unpublished green hornet daily comic strips mondaysaturday. Green hornet comics 21 harvey comics comic book plus. But an official dvd release requires the signing off of a number of venues including green hornet, inc. The books story is based on the unused script smith had written for a green hornet feature film. It should go without saying by now that not everything in the universe has to be exactly like the marvel movies, and that some movies can be a little more serious and mature. Tvs green hornet, van williams, died at the age of 82. Image christoph waltz plays the villain in the latest film version of the green hornet, directed by michel gondry.
Williams is best known to superhero fans for playing britt reid, aka the green hornet, on the 1966 television series. The green hornet comics the green hornet is an american comic book series published by dynamite entertainment that premiered in 2010 and ran until 20. A collectors edition hardcover october 1, 1990 by jeff butler author. Seth rogen, who stars as the green hornet and co wrote the script with evan goldberg, adds. Trendle and fran striker for an american radio program in the 1930s, the character has appeared in other media as well, including film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, and multiple comic book series from the 1940s to the 1990s. The series, titled green hornet comics, was published by helnit comics sometimes called holyoke, with the writing attributed to fran striker.
The popularity of the radio show led to a pair of green hornet movie serials both produced in 1940 as well as numerous comic book appearances. In the comic book we got to see a glimpse of the famous green hornet s lair. In january 2011 a new green hornet movie came out, staring seth rogen as gh and adding a humor element to the movie. May, 2009 has announced that kevin smith is attached once more to a green hornet project, this time as the writer for dynamite entertainments comic book relaunch of the character. Even comic geek that i am, i dont own even one green hornet story. Contracted by miramax to draft a screenplay for a bigbudget, superheroic take on the radio character turned 60s tv icon, smith completed a draft of the story before the deal fell apart, but last year that story saw new life as.
One of the things that made the series memorable was hailed martial artist bruce lee playing the manservant, kato, to britt reid, the editorpublisher who masqueraded as the green hornet. The simple plot was whos the kind of guy whos likely to become a superhero probably someone who reads comic books and is a comic book fan, or is at least aware of them. This green hornet acts more like kickass rather than the green hornet. In the 1960s, bruce lees definitive portrayal fixed the public perception of kato as chinese for the green hornet 1966, although subsequent versions in other media, such as comic books, have sometimes reverted to the original japanese origin. First off, i would like to say that i havent read the collectors edition offered by this company. The green hornet comic books green hornet wiki fandom. Jan 14, 2015 luckily for me, this year dynamite did a humble bundle which included kevin smiths green hornet. Although paul newman wrote the 1953 green hornet story there is no reason to believe he wrote the 1967 issues. The green hornet and kato comicgeddon tv is a place where all geek culture collides. Twentyfour daily strips, enough for four weeks release, were initially created so newspapers across the country could get an idea of the action depicted and determine whether to carry the strip. The green hornet is an american comic book series published by dynamite entertainment that premiered in 2010 and ran until 20. Ande parks and johnny desjardins tell the exciting story of the last remains of the italian crime family and the japanese yakuza. The green hornet was originally a radio show, first broadcast in 1936 and running to 1952.
Jay chous kato, while admittedly cool, was such a badass and the green hornet was such a joke that it made you question why the hornet was around in the first. In the 1991 episode three men and a comic book, bart and lisa speculate that casper is. Green hornet returns in new series from dynamite cbr. Transcript of a 10 question interview with clint mcelroy, concerning the now comics miniseries, the green hornet. Theyre two intriguing tastes that dont always taste great together, but any clash of sensibilities between director and star still feels less awkward than rogens many scenes with his incarnation of the green hornets kato, as played by taiwanese pop star jay chou. The character appeared in film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, multiple comic book series from. Below the break you can see four alternative covers for the first issue of kevin smiths new green hornet comics. In fact, he got as far as writing the script before pulling the plug. The stories were loosely based on episodes of the radio show.
He was joined by bruce lee as the green hornet s sidekick and martial artist kato. The counterplot affair, script by paul newman, art by dan spiegle. Green hornet by day, britt reid seth rogen is a millionaire publisher and popular media figure, but by night, reid assumes the identity of fearless crime fighter the green hornet and teams with. The cbl reader is a free download, just decline the toolbar install. Blood ties is a precursor to kevin smiths green hornet series, and features the original green hornet and kato in action. This is a photocopy of an unpublished script i wrote for the green hornet in 1992 when i was one of the writers for that comic book. Fran striker wrote the plot, bert whitman was responsible for the art. Both of these well known characters went on to appear in movies, in books, on tv and in comic books. The green hornet is an american action television series that aired on abc in the 19661967 television season. Year one is one of several new green hornet titles from dynamite comics. Green hornet, fictional crime fighter originally created for radio in 1936. It relates the complete history of the green hornet and kato, beginning with the.
The character of dan reid, who appeared on the lone ranger program as the masked mans nephew, was also featured on the green hornet as britt reids father, making the green hornet the grandnephew of the lone ranger. Jan 15, 2011 this hornet production suffers just as the 1960s version of the green hornet did when it went head to head with batman on abc in the 1960s, finds pete hammond at box office magazine, who mildly. The company offered a special sampler for free comic book day. Several months later, harvey comics launched its own. He has adapted his unproduced green hornet movie screenplay into a ten chapter. Original cover pencil and ink credit was given to al avison. Nows project was especially ambitious in that it attempted to reconcile the various radio, film serial, and tv series versions of the green hornet character. Kevin smith helped develop an ongoing series based on a script he wrote about the hornets son, and mark waid wrote green hornet.
See more ideas about green hornet, hornet and comics. Apparently kevin smith wrote a script for the green hornet movie but realized he wasnt good enough a director to handle what hed written, so he shelved the script until dynamite optioned it for a comic book. The translation from movie to comic seems to work pretty well. Well, it was the script that seth rogen and evan goldberg wrote, which essentially turned the green hornet into another one of their stoner comedies. In this version a small green shoulder cape covers the surrounding uniform to give the character a more gallant look. I asked martin grams, the coauthor of the green hornet book, why the tv series has not yet been released on dvd. Unfollow the green hornet comic 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Smith is on board to write a mini series for the green hornet relaunch, and will be basing his storyline on the script he wrote when he was attached to the movie. Nov 24, 2010 sometimes it takes longer for a plan to come together than expected.
Unpublished 1992 green hornet comic book script ebay. With seth rogen, jay chou, christoph waltz, cameron diaz. Green hornet, with his sidekick kato, use martial arts as well different weapons like gas guns to fight crime, riding in their car the black beauty. It was suggested that they take the script and convert it to a comic book limited series. Keep that in mind when buying a dynamite comic like the shadow or green hornet. Green hornet gold key silver age comics 19561969 for. When he returned to chicago, britt became the green hornet in his fight against the citys organized crime while working as the sentinels editor. Kevin smith wrote a script for a prospective green hornet movie which was never made. In fact, an alternative green hornet movie was eventually made using other creative talents. The book s story is based on the unused script smith had written for a green hornet feature film. Harvey continued the numbering of the helnit series, while helnit also continued the.
Kevin smiths green hornet movie coming to a comic book. As of the 2010s, the comicbook rights are licensed to dynamite entertainment. The first fourissue story arc of the series was written by writerdirector kevin smith. This book has 69 pages and was uploaded by kracalactaka on may 19, 2017. Superhero origins of the green hornet subscribe he went from millionaire playboy to a masked vigilante of justice. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The latest, apart from the new adaptation for the film, is by kevin smith. Recently, nmcv had a chance to talk with veteran comic writer, ron fortier, who wrote two green hornet comic series, about what makes the character so popular. Second, as in the traditional green hornet concept, the hero is a crime fighter who pretends to be a criminal in order to stop the bad guys. This is the comic book version of kevin smiths unproduced green hornet film and dynamite is the only place to get in on the action it all begins here.
Green hornet 2010 comic read green hornet 2010 comic. How to make a green hornet movie work comic book revolution. Various green hornet comic book series have been created since 1940. Credit rogen, who co wrote the script with evan goldberg, and gondry for attempting to take the 75yearold radio serial and mid60s tv series in some fresh, irreverent directions. It was also in 1940 that green hornet debuted as a comic book, beginning a long and convoluted tradition of green hornet comics from an assortment of artists and publishers.
Dynamite the official site killing red sonja, george r. This hornet production suffers just as the 1960s version of the green hornet did when it went head to head with batman on abc in the 1960s, finds. Cover pencil and ink credits from west stephan june 20, 2006. With the current near glut of comic book movies going to the silver screen, it was interesting to learn that smiths run on the comic was based on a miramax movie script he wrote, but which was never produced. The shortlived series aired as a companion to batman in the 1960s.
He was joined by bruce lee as the green hornets sidekick and martial artist kato. Nikolai rimskykorsakovs orchestral interlude flight of the bumblebee was memorably used as the green hornets theme. Year one, which chronicled britt reids transformation into the hornet. Kevin smiths green hornet movie coming to a comic book store near you as seth rogen toils away at getting the green hornet up on the big screen, its worth remembering that kevin smith previously took at shot at the gig. A look at kevin smiths green hornet filmturnedcomic film. Like kevin smiths bionic man and the star wars, green hornet is a comicbookitized version of a movie that was never made.
This is the gold key adaptation of the green hornet tv series from 1966. Dec 01, 2012 the intention for the green hornet newspaper strip was to feature the cartoon six times a week not sundays with each episode running from four to six weeks. Luckily for me, this year dynamite did a humble bundle which included kevin smiths green hornet. Green hornet comic book from dynamite comics page 37 the. Get the best deals on green hornet gold key silver age comics 1956 1969. I own the original issues of this comic, in fact i own every issue. Trendle and fran striker, with input from radio director james jewell, in 1936. I love the green hornet s new look instead of the traditional black trench coat and hat.