Arguably the biggest non-movie hit of this past San Diego Comic-Con was graphic novel, Last Man Standing, from creator/artist Daniel LuVisi. The 230 page digest sized first issue goes on sale in September, but Paramount couldn't wait and bought up the rights with plans to produce it for the big screen. Luvisi describes Last Man Standing like this:
LMS "takes place 600 years in the future, in an alternate universe and is about Gabriel, this invincible soldier, who's been created to help win a war Earth got itself too deep into with Mars. After Gabe wins the war, he comes back down to Earth and is celebrated as this incredible hero. From there, he becomes somewhat of a celebrity, a Superman of this story, but then it all takes a quick turn. Gabriel is framed for an atrocious crime, by a terrorist organization known as Pandemonium and their leader, Dante. He is then sent to Level-9 Facility, where he'll spend the next nine years in the worst prison of all time. Once Gabriel breaks out, only then does his true story begin, and the lies and twists unravel."
The massive first issue is basically a scrapbook, setting up the world of LMS and some of the characters Gabriel will be encountering. How all this will translate to the screen is anybody's guess. LuVisi also noted that he had a conersation with Richard Taylor, head of WETA and worked on the LOTR films as well as District 9. If WETA is working on the effects, this could be one amazing film.
I've already pre-ordered my copy of Last Man Standing. You can do the same by clicking right here.