The Killer
Cover of Volume One
Publication information
PublisherCasterman
Archaia Studios Press
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateOctober 1998
Creative team
Created byMatz
Luc Jacamon
Written byMatz
Artist(s)Luc Jacamon
Letterer(s)Luc Jacamon
Colourist(s)Luc Jacamon
Collected editions
Volume OneISBN 978-1-932386-44-8

The Killer (Le Tueur) is a French comic book by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon[1] which follows the life of an initially unnamed male contract killing assassin.

Publication history

The series was published in 13 albums by Casterman. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press, who turned each album into two comic books.

Publications

The French albums from Casterman are:[2]

A sequel series (Le Tueur - Affaires d'état) from the same publisher contains the following albums:

Collected editions

Volume One (collects The Killer #1-4: "Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1-932386-44-0)

Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1-932386-56-4)

Volume Three (collects: "Modus Vivendi", "Ordinary Mortals" and "The Natural Order Of Things", hardcover, 176 pages, February 2011, ISBN 978-1-936393-03-9)

Volume Four (collects: "Unfair Competition", and "Putting Your Heart In It", hardcover, 128 pages, April 2013, ISBN 1-936393-69-7)

Volume Five (collects: "One Track Mind", “The Hand That Feeds”, and "Lines of Flight", hardcover, 176 pages, February 2017, ISBN 978-1608867684)

Affairs of the State (collects: Affairs of the State #1-6: "Negative treatment", "Short circuit", and "Adjustment variable", hardcover, 176 pages, December 2022, ISBN 978-1684158584)

Awards

The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGN's Best of 2007.[3] The edition also won "Best Comic You Didn't Read This Year" from Newsarama and was nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" in the 2008 Eisner Awards.[4][5]

Film adaptation

Main article: The Killer (2023 film)

Development on the film adaptation began in 2007 at Paramount Pictures and Plan B Entertainment, with David Fincher signed on as director and Alessandro Camon as screenwriter.[6] In 2021, Fincher later moved the project over to Netflix with Andrew Kevin Walker replacing Camon as writer and Michael Fassbender in the lead role.[7] The film began a limited theatrical release on 27 October 2023 via Netflix, before streaming on the platform on 10 November 2023.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Luc Jacamon at Lambiek
  2. ^ Le Tueur at Casterman
  3. ^ "IGN Best of 2007: Best Indy Book". IGN. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Best Shots: Best of '07 Edition". Newsarama. Retrieved 14 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2008 Eisner Nominations Most Diverse Yet". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  6. ^ Fear, David (8 November 2023). "How David Fincher Turned 'The Killer' Into a Mean, Lean Punch to the Gut". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (24 February 2021). "David Fincher Reunites with His Seven Screenwriter for Feature Adaptation of The Killer at Netflix; Michael Fassbender Circling Lead Role". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ Grobar, Matt (30 August 2023). "Netflix Sets Fall Movie Release Dates For 'The Killer', 'Pain Hustlers', 'Sly', Wes Anderson's 'The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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