Variety reports that Paramount has optioned Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery, a webcomic written by Dave Roman that was collected by SLG Publishing a couple of years ago.
According to the trade:
Thor Freudenthal (“Hotel for Dogs”) is attached to direct, and Evan Spiliotopoulos is writing the script.
Pic marks the first acquisition for Adam Goodman since transitioning from DreamWorks, where he shepherded “Hotel for Dogs.”
Graphic novel’s title character turns 16 and inherits from her grandfather an estate and an ability to see and communicate with the dead.
Actually that’s kind of a weak description; I prefer the one on SLG’s site:
Agnes Quill is the story of a teenage detective, the haunted city she lives in, the strange cases she solves, and the ghosts who help, hinder, or just plain annoy her. Set in Legerdemain a congested, fog-filled, cobblestone-paved Victorian city built around a cemetery the size of Central Park Agnes adventures include confrontations with trapped spirits, cursed souls, possessed relatives, disappearing pets, decapitated scientists, ambitious zombies, and a mess of other supernatural oddities. Written by Dave Roman, and featuring stories illustrated by Jason Ho, Jen Wang, Jeff Zornow, and Eisner nominee, Raina Telgemeier.
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