“Chrononauts” by Mark Millar & Sean Gordon Murphy TPB Vol 1
After 10 years as one of Marvel’s biggest writers, Mark Millar (‘Wanted’, ‘Kick-Ass’, ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’, ’Superman: Red Son’, ’The Ultimates’ and ‘Marvel Civil War’) works exclusively now for his own company Millarworld, building his brands in print and in cinema with nine different blockbuster franchises currently in production.
His latest release, ‘Chrononauts’, is now available for purchase from September 9th.
Synopsis
The story opens with a satellite fired back through time and sending images of the Civil War back to the present day. The world watches, mesmerised, and excited as Dr Corbin Quinn and Dr Danny Reilly embark upon the first manned mission into the past. Their plan is to meet Columbus as he reaches the Americas, but their planned route goes way off-course, leaving them to fend for themselves in an era-hopping adventure from ancient Rome to the Roaring Twenties to the dawn of life itself.
“This is by far the most ambitious project I’ve ever undertaken,” explains Millar. “The actual canvas we’re working on is the entirety of human history so the scope for drama has been amazing. We’ve got things going on here no-one’s ever done before, in comic-books or in cinema. Sean and I are really excited about it.”
Continuing, “I’ve worked with the best in the industry in recent years, but Sean Gordon Murphy beats them all. The research he’s done on this is just astounding. He’s a New York Times best-selling artist for a reason. I can’t think of anyone else who could have pulled this off so well.”
When does Millar plan to make this into a movie like Kingsman and Wanted and Kick-Ass before it?
“Actually, we’re working on it right now. Universal Pictures has bought the rights and we’re making it with Chris Morgan as producer, the brains behind the Fast and the Furious juggernaut over at that company. We’re all really excited about this and getting the screenplay together for a director at the moment”, he adds.
This volume collects issues 1-4 and is published by Image Comics.
