[Movies] New Comic Versus Will Come to the Big Screen

Posted by Chris Lansdell on 07.29.2010

Take a look at the lead character...

Katee Sackhoff and Sxv'Leithan Essex, the co-creators of the new comic Versus, revealed this first look at the title character recently. The art, drawn and colored by Essex, was supposed to be revealed at Comic-Con, but Sackhoff explained why that didn't happen. "Things got really crazy for the both of us with a few other projects which unfortunately took time away from Versus," she said. "We wanted Versus to have an impact at Comic-Con and had some very visual ideas to make her seen but time became the enemy and we don't want her to get lost in the mix."

Essex gave some background on the character: "We talked about everything to make her sexy but tactical. There's a reason why her suit looks so pin up doll meets assassin. Versus has a hidden bunker where she has the best militant minds as captives to make her weapons, gather the intel she needs, and make her wardrobe. All of them have different types of Stockholm Syndrome which makes for interesting character dynamics: one thinks she's insane, one is extremely sexually infatuated, another thinks she's a God. Those parts are the most fun for us to write as we are very much about character driven pieces with major action sequences. You do the math on which one did the costume."

The long-term plan is to turn Versus into a feature film, but not in the usual way. Said Sackhoff: "We want to build the storyline to a pinnacle where the feature film can take place. Still a jumping off point for moviegoers unfamiliar with her but not to repeat ourselves and give comic book fans something new and exciting to look forward to. Then have the issues after the film pick up where the film left off. That's our goal anyways. Even if we get into making Versus into a videogame down the road, it'll be part of continuity with the comics and films. Always fresh material that follows one timeline."