Life After Comics For '100 Bullets'?

Well, Brian Azzarello, author of the fantastic ten year long story “100 Bullets”, without a shadow of a doubt, knows how to a write a freakin’ comic book.

And now, apparently he knows how to throw a funeral.

That’s right, a funeral. For the recently concluded series “100 Bullets”:

“And that, according to Azzarello, is why he’s treating Saturday’s “funeral” for the series like the passing of a good friend. With booze, a pianist and torch singer, and art by Risso and series cover artist Dave Johnson adorning the walls (later to be auctioned off for comics charity The Hero Initiative), there isn’t likely to be a dry eye — or glass — found in the place.”

The man brings up a valid point. Shit, I don’t think I’ve known any of my friends for as long as he’s known “100 Bullets”. After spending a good chunk of your life writing a comic book series, seeing it end must be pretty hard.

Being a fan of the series and seeing it end was pretty hard too. Honest to God, it was one of the best (and consistently best) series out there.

However, there might just be some light at the end of the tunnel for us “100 Bullets” fans.

Could a movie be in the works?

Well, actually, not really. It’s just too large of a story to fit into one film, and fuck, even three or four.

But a TV show has not been ruled out.

“Television — there’s an idea!” says Azzarello, “That’s all I’ll say. Television… or maybe something that’s not just TV.”  

If “100 Bullets” were made into a TV show, I can only imagine it being played on something like Showtime or HBO. Taking the graphic violence, sex and language out of “100 Bullets” would be like taking the noodles out of chicken noodle soup. It’s just not right, will taste like shit, and will theoretically be a separate entity.  If this were made into a show on one of those channels, I would actually consider buying something beyond basic cable.

And what this about something that’s not just TV? Is he referring to an internet only kinda show? If any idea were to begin that movement, “100 Bullets” would probably be the best bet for getting it off the ground. (By the way, the internet is the future of television. Mark my words!)

And sadly (for some of you, I haven’t seriously played a video game console beyond the SNES), the “100 Bullets” video game is officially dead.

“It’s a really seductive name for a video game, but if you try to stay true to the story of “100 Bullets,” it’s not a very good video game,” said Azzarello. “[The “100 Bullets” game] was nothing I was ever looking for, but when the opportunity arose, we thought, might as well see what happens.”

So sorry gamer nerds, your chance to kill people mercilessly as Lono are gone for the time being.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed for a TV show. With all the bullshit that populates the airwaves these days, having something like “100 Bullets” come on would be a breath of fresh air. The series already made the rest of a medium look bad by comparison, why can’t it do it a second time?

Check out the rest of the article from MTV here.

Oh yeah, let’s play a little game. In the comments section, act like the “100 Bullets” TV show has been green lighted and it’s your job to pick the cast members. Anything goes.

I have yet to pick all of mine out, but I will tell you one of them.

Agent Graves = Clint Eastwood.

Am I wrong? Think you can do better? Discuss.