Marvel and DC might have well established comic universes, but comic book creators are getting in on the act of shepherding their own work to screens. Grant Morrison already has one show on the air via the adaptation of Happy! and, as part of a new deal with Universal Cable Productions, he's also developing The Invisibles as a series.
The comicbook series, which Morrison wrote as part of DC-Vertigo's creator-owned books, loosely follows a single cell of The Invisible College, a secret organization battling against physical and psychic oppression using time travel, magic, meditation, and physical violence. The team includes leader King Mob; Lord Fanny, a transvestite Brazilian shaman; Boy, a former member of the NYPD; Ragged Robin, a telepath with a mysterious past; and Jack Frost, a young hooligan from Liverpool who may be the next Buddha. Their enemies are the Archons of the Outer Church, inter-dimensional alien gods who have already enslaved most of the human race without their knowledge.
No network is attached to make the show yet, but you can be sure there'll be some interest given Morrison's direct involvement. He's also been busy working alongside Happy!'s Brian Taylor and Fear The Walking Dead's David Wiener to adapt Aldous Huxley's sci-fi classic Brave New World for the US Syfy Channel.
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