"Luke McBain" Creators Do Not Discount Talk of Movie Version

In a recent interview for CBR News (Comic Book Resource), “Luke McBain” writer, David Tischman and 12-Gauge Publisher Keven Gardner did not discount the possibility of a movie version. The comic Book “Luke McBain” debuts in November from 12-Gauge Comics, with its title character drawn in the likeness of our country music superstar Trace Adkins. Tischman previously worked with Trace on the film “Trailer Park of Terror,” in which Trace did a wicked job of playing the devil.

“When you meet [Trace], he really is just this larger than life character. Keven and I had been talking about working together and it really seemed like the perfect merging of ideas,” the Tischman said. “Certainly, if Fall Out Boy can do a comic book, I don't know why Trace Adkins can't do a comic book.”

CBR asked Tischman and Gardner whether there were plans for “Luke McBain” on the silver screen. “Right now, let's make a good comic book,” Tischman said. “This is not an instance where somebody pulled a screenplay out of the drawer and said, 'hey, let's turn this into a comic book.' This is an instance of recognizing a really great talent and working with that talent and coming up with a really great original story for an audience that has not been traditionally served in comics. That's what we're doing.”

That audience is country music fans. Gardner’s said his primary intent was to create a strong comic book for 12-Gauge that catered to country music fans, which he sees as being left out even as rock stars and movie actors become involved with comics with increasing regularity. But, Gardner said, this new territory also makes him wonder how comics fans outside the country music community will react to the series. “This country music guy and comic books, that's not peanut butter and jelly. You don't necessarily think of those things together.

Sounds to me like, whether or not country music fans get to see Luke McBain on the big screen, depends on how many copies of the comic book are sold. I love it when new Trace releases come out in November, just in time for Christmas shopping season.

P.S. By the way, that is an ax handle in Trace's hand.