A couple of questions about the comic-book prequel to J.J. Abrams’ highly anticipated sci-fi drama Fringe were answered by DC Comics’ September solicitations.
The listings, released yesterday, reveal that Issue 1 is being “retro-solicited” to make that announced Aug. 27 on-sale date. We also learn that it’s a six-issue miniseries from Wildstorm, where most of DC’s licensed books originate.
It’s a little worrisome, though, that no creative team has been announced.
Fringe is created by Abrams (Alias, Lost, Star Trek) and Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Alias, Transformers, Star Trek). It centers on an FBI agent (Anna Torv) who teams with a man (Joshua Jackson) and his scientist father (John Noble) to confront the spread of paranormal phenomena.
ICv2.com points out that the comic-book prequel may make up for a previous missed opportunity:
Comic book publishers failed to capitalize on the success of Lost, which has developed a devoted following, so it makes perfect sense that DC would attempt to get on the Fringe bandwagon from the very beginning (particularly since Fringe is being produced by fellow Time/Warner company Warner Bros. in conjunction with Abrams’ Bad Robot).
Fringe has its two-hour premiere on Sept. 9 on Fox.
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June 17th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Glad to see someone else finally say what I’ve been saying for awhile, why no comic book tie-in to Lost? Not any kind of ongoing title, but some kind of graphic novel, filling in details the same way the Missing Pieces webisodes, online games like The Lost Experience, and the “Bad Twin” novel did. With people like Loeb, Dini, and now Vaughan involved with the show, not to mention all the comic references scattered throughout, it’s puzzling that there’s been nothing.
But it’s not too late. While something for the current hiatus would’ve been nice, I’d think there’s still time for NEXT year’s hiatus, before the show’s sixth and final season.
Anyhow, I’m not about to try out Fringe without knowing if the actual show’s going to be any good. My comic budget is tight enough right now.