Comments on: Rick Remender’s FEAR Agent in development at Universal http://www.webomator.com/2009/07/14/rick-remenders-fear-agent-in-development-at-universal/ Swell News, Hype & Hyperbole from the Secret Laboratory at Webomator.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:26:45 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bradley W. Schenck http://www.webomator.com/2009/07/14/rick-remenders-fear-agent-in-development-at-universal/comment-page-1/#comment-5538 Bradley W. Schenck Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:20:26 +0000 http://www.webomator.com/?p=323#comment-5538 I spotted that on your blog earlier: nice catch! They clearly did a lot of visual reference. I sort of hinted at the fact that in the first few issues, several of the background rocket ships were drawn from Jeff Brewer's "Cool Rockets" sculptures. But I wouldn't get my hopes up about the gun making it into a film; it might, of course, but Hollywood being Hollywood we also might see the character of Heath Huston retooled for Angelina Jolie. You just never can tell with those guys. I spotted that on your blog earlier: nice catch!

They clearly did a lot of visual reference. I sort of hinted at the fact that in the first few issues, several of the background rocket ships were drawn from Jeff Brewer’s “Cool Rockets” sculptures.

But I wouldn’t get my hopes up about the gun making it into a film; it might, of course, but Hollywood being Hollywood we also might see the character of Heath Huston retooled for Angelina Jolie. You just never can tell with those guys.

]]> By: Brian http://www.webomator.com/2009/07/14/rick-remenders-fear-agent-in-development-at-universal/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 Brian Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:14:55 +0000 http://www.webomator.com/?p=323#comment-5537 This is a great comic, a dark and gritty science fiction adventure that captures the spirit of the old E.C. comics without feeling retro. But what I've always found particularly cool -- and here I'll demonstrate my <i>absolute</i> nerdosity -- is that Heath Huston uses a ray gun based very clearly on a vintage toy called the Pyrotomic Disintegrator. It's a really, <i>really</i> rare ray gun, and I'm astonished that anyone involved in producing the comic actually knows about it. (I recently wrote something about the gun and the gun's appearance in the comic on my blog.) So the big question (for me, anyway -- doubt anyone else cares) becomes, Will the movie's prop designer keep the Pyrotomic Disintegrator's basic look, or will he or she come up with something entirely new? I'd love to see the Pyro being produced as a movie tie-in... It'd be nice to see it back on the toy shelves! This is a great comic, a dark and gritty science fiction adventure that captures the spirit of the old E.C. comics without feeling retro. But what I’ve always found particularly cool — and here I’ll demonstrate my absolute nerdosity — is that Heath Huston uses a ray gun based very clearly on a vintage toy called the Pyrotomic Disintegrator. It’s a really, really rare ray gun, and I’m astonished that anyone involved in producing the comic actually knows about it. (I recently wrote something about the gun and the gun’s appearance in the comic on my blog.)

So the big question (for me, anyway — doubt anyone else cares) becomes, Will the movie’s prop designer keep the Pyrotomic Disintegrator’s basic look, or will he or she come up with something entirely new? I’d love to see the Pyro being produced as a movie tie-in… It’d be nice to see it back on the toy shelves!

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