Moon Knight star Kickstarter to bring his story Head Wounds: Sparrow to life. The Dune actor is ing a talented crew and teaming with Legendary Comics in a bid to create a brand-new, supernatural detective story in graphic novel form.
Isaac previously revealed the idea during 2020's Comic-Con@Home and discussed a few plot details. The actor has been developing the story for a few years and is co-creating the book in part with his childhood friends, Bob Johnson and Jason Spire. While Head Wounds: Sparrow was targeted by Legendary for a 2021 release, the year ed with no word on the book's publishing.
The story centers around Leo Guidry, a crooked Louisiana cop who bears more than a ing resemblance to Isaac. After suffering a psychic head wound, Guidry becomes embroiled in the ultimate battle between Good and Evil, and is forced to choose a side. Fans intrigued by the pitch now have a chance to help bring the graphic novel to life. Legendary Comics has launched a Kickstarter to get Head Wounds: Sparrow off the ground. The campaign launched Wednesday, May 4, with a goal to raise $10,000 by June 3. For now, fans can also sate their curiosity for Head Wounds with some of the book's gorgeous pages from artist Christian Ward, as well as the official synopsis from Legendary.
Tangled up in the battle between Good and Evil, a crooked Louisiana detective with a higher purpose must psychically suffer the wounds of those he’s sworn to protect until he brings their assailants to justice. No one would call Leo a good person – much less a good cop. But when his best friend is shot in front of him, he wakes up with a hole in his own head that only he can see, and a host of mysterious strangers calling on him for action.
Most people go about their daily lives ignoring or unable to see the divine battle for Good and Evil raging around them, but it has just become very very real for Leo. As angels and demons vie for the fate of humanity, he must choose a side or risk seeing everyone and everything he has ever known destroyed as the stakes get higher and higher.
As Leo sees the true faces of the people around him he must decide – will he do what’s best for him alone, or follow a higher purpose?
In a trailer for the graphic novel on the Kickstarter campaign page, Isaac says he grew up a fan of comic books and always thought it would be great to put together a graphic novel. "There's something about this particular medium that allows such incredible world-building to really express juxtapositions of ideas that you really can't in any other medium," he said. "I think it will be something that's totally unique, thrilling and weird, but is about something that's very real."
The campaign follows a recent trend of high-profile actors getting into the comic book game by helping bring books they had a hand in crafting to life. Keanu Reeves, Wesley Snipes, Emilia Clarke, and Jamie Lee Curtis have all made the news with their new graphic novel ventures that tell stories close to their hearts. With crowdfunding efforts relying on donations to see a project come to life, it certainly doesn't hurt having the man who played the MCU's Moon Knight help champion its cause. Fans eager to see Oscar Isaac's Head Wounds: Sparrow can sign up for the Kickstarter right now.
Source: Kickstarter
