If you’re remotely familiar with the man John Barrowman is off-screen, then you’re no doubt aware that he’s unashamedly a huge comic book geek. Given that, you’d have to imagine how getting to portray the character of Malcolm Merlyn across five years on hit television series such as Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow had to be a dream come true for him. What’s more is that he actually got to flesh out the backstory of his onscreen counterpart not long ago with Arrow: The Dark Archer, a comic he co-wrote with his sister, Carole.
So, if you enjoyed that or any other past collaborations by the Barrowman siblings, then you should be pleased to learn that they’ll soon be re-teaming for Cursed, a new venture brought to us by Legendary Comics. What’s more is that they’ve brought a friend...
So, if you enjoyed that or any other past collaborations by the Barrowman siblings, then you should be pleased to learn that they’ll soon be re-teaming for Cursed, a new venture brought to us by Legendary Comics. What’s more is that they’ve brought a friend...
- 6/19/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Legendary Comics yesterday announced during its Awesome Con panel that actor John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Arrow) has teamed with his sister and writing partner Carole Barrowman (Torchwood) and graphic novelist and television writer Erika Lewis (Game of Shadows, Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano) to co-create Cursed: an exciting new comic book series that sees Celtic lore masterfully collide with a modern day anti-hero.
"We’ve always wanted to write a story that pulls together our love of history, our Scottish heritage, and our love of sci-fi and the supernatural. Mix these all together and Cursed was born," said John Barrowman.
Carole Barrowman, John’s sister and longtime writing partner, added: “The three of us have been Cursed for a while… and loving every minute of it. We’ve had a great time playing with all the ways we can bring poor Charlie to his knees, and, of course,...
"We’ve always wanted to write a story that pulls together our love of history, our Scottish heritage, and our love of sci-fi and the supernatural. Mix these all together and Cursed was born," said John Barrowman.
Carole Barrowman, John’s sister and longtime writing partner, added: “The three of us have been Cursed for a while… and loving every minute of it. We’ve had a great time playing with all the ways we can bring poor Charlie to his knees, and, of course,...
- 6/19/2017
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
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