December 23, 2024

Titan Comics transforms David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ into a new graphic novel

“The Man Who Fell To Earth” is famous British director Nicolas Roegs timeless 1976 alien encounter film starring rock megastar David Bowie, and to this day it stands as a turning point accomplishment in sci-fi filmmaking. With its interesting portrayal of a mild extraterrestrial checking out Earth to obtain water for his diing planet, its a scathing indictment of the evils of rampant materialism, corporate avarice and the meteoric increase of mass media. To honor this provocative cult masterpiece, London-based Titan Comics is releasing “The Man Who Fell To Earth” as a new official graphic unique totally authorized by StudioCanal and getting here in the fall of 2022. The luxurious 128-page hardback edition will be written by Dan Watters (” Cowboy Bebop,” “Lucifer,” “Wolfenstein”) with artwork courtesy of Dev Pramanik (” Dune: House Atreides,” “Firefly”). Image 1 of 6( Image credit: Titan Comics) Image 2 of 6( Image credit: Titan Comics) Image 3 of 6( Image credit: Titan Comics) Image 4 of 6( Image credit: Titan Comics) Image 5 of 6( Image credit: Titan Comics) Image 6 of 6( Image credit: Titan Comics) The plotline centers around the mercy mission of a male called Thomas Jerome Newton (represented in the movie version by the mercurial Mr. Bowie) who drops in on Earth to discover water to save his homeworld from suffering and extinction. By using his shocking knowledge of innovative innovation, Newton and his business market a plethora and establish of hi-tech innovations and clinical items that soon make him one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. With his billions in profit, Newton tries to find a method by which to safely transfer water back to his thirsty world. While his money and star grow greatly, Newton immediately ends up being the focus of a figured out U.S. Government investigation that threatens to undermine his entire noble quest.Related: Ground Control to David Bowie: You Really Made the Grade” The Man Who Fell to Earth is a masterpiece of a film with an awful lot to state; about men, about the Earth, and lots of things in between,” Dan Watters stated in a Titan declaration.” There are ideas in the film, about climate crises and corporate greed, that are more appropriate now than they were when Nicolas Roeg set out to make it. And now here we are. I think its high time to look at the world through Thomas Newtons mismatched eyes all over once again. Maybe hell see something weve been missing.” Titan Comics “The Man Who Fell To Earth” lands in comic shops and book shops on Oct. 25, 2022. You can likewise watch the original film on Amazon Prime Video.Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook..