Huck (comic)

Huck
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateNovember 18, 2015 – April 20, 2016
No. of issues6
Main characterHuck
Creative team
Created bySuperman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Written byMark Millar[1]
ArtistRafael Albuquerque

Huck, also known as Huck: All-American and Huck: True American, is an American comic book published by Image Comics, written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque as an unlicensed reinvention of the lore of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It began publication on November 18, 2015, and concluded on April 20, 2016.[2]

The series received positive reviews from comic critics,[3][4][5] and was followed by Huck: Home Sweet Huck, Big Game, and Huck: Big Bad World.[6]

Publication history

From 2007 to 2008, Mark Millar attempted to pitch a new series of Superman films to Warner Brothers but the studio went with David S. Goyer's pitch for Man of Steel instead.[7] Subsequently, by 2015, Millar described himself as having been so "traumatised" by the dour tone of Man of Steel that he reworked his pitch to be about an original Superman-type character known as Huck,[8] depicted with Asperger's syndrome and able to track down anyone whom he knows the name of. Huck then began publication on November 18, 2015,[9] and concluded on April 20, 2016.[2]

Issues

Issue Publication date Ref.
#1 November 18, 2015 [10]
#2 December 16, 2015 [11]
#3 January 13, 2016 [12]
#4 February 17, 2016 [13]
#5 March 16, 2016 [14]
#6 April 20, 2016 [15]

In other media

In October 2015, shortly ahead of publication, the rights to adapt Huck as a feature film were picked up by Studio 8 for active development.[16]

References

  1. ^ Barnett, David (July 18, 2016). "Mark Millar asks readers to follow his new superhero with #OneGoodDeed". The Guardian. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Abad-Santos, Alex (October 24, 2015). "Huck is a kinder, gentler superhero comic book". Vox.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Schaefer, Kevin (November 30, 2015). "Millar's 'Huck': a different kind of comic, superhero". Technician Online. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Lesicki, Damian "Nox" (April 20, 2021). "Superman involuntarily – review of the comic book Huck: True American". Ostatnia Tawerna. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Dobler, Russ (April 21, 2016). "Huck #6 Review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Johnston, Rich (April 21, 2016). "Mark Millar And Rafael Albuquerque's Huck Gets A Sequel in May 2025". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Johnston, Rich (February 26, 2010). "Mark Millar, Superman Movies And Stuff". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  8. ^ Millar, Mark (November 17, 2015). "How Man of Steel traumatised me so much I created Huck". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Millar, Mark (w). Albuquerque, Rafael (a). Huck #1 (November 2015). Image Comics.
  10. ^ "Huck #1". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved November 18, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Huck #2". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved December 16, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Huck #3". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Huck #4". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Huck #5". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Huck #6". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Marnell, Blair (October 1, 2015). "Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque's Huck is Getting a Movie Adaptation". Nerdist. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.