The Couriers is a series of graphic novel

Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...

s created and written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Rob G.

Rob G.

Rob G is an American comics artist who has done work for DC Comics, Image Comics, and AiT/Planet Lar, and is best known for Teenagers from Mars and The Couriers.-Biography:Rob G...

 and published by AiT/Planet Lar

AiT/Planet Lar

AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim...

.

Publication history

Woods has discussed a fourth volume, saying, in mid-2009:

Plot

The story depicts the near-future world of New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 where two gun toting couriers deliver questionable goods by questionable means. Very heavily influenced by the Hong Kong style of cinema and Japanese manga style comics, The Couriers is an action driven graphic novel that returns the artform of comic books to its pulp/action oriented stories, albeit with an updated modern feel.

Connections with other comics

Some of the characters first appeared in the Couscous Express. It is also a part of Wood's Channel Zero

Channel Zero (comics)

Channel Zero is a graphic novel by Brian Wood set in a near-future New York City.The character Jennie 2.5 also appears in Wood's The Couriers-Publication history:...

 universe as Jennie 2.5 showed up in the last chapter of the first trade.

Books

The series comprises:

• The Couriers (88 pages, March 2003, ISBN 1932051066)
• Dirtbike Manifesto (88 pages, February 2004, ISBN 193205118X)
• The Ballad of Johnny Funwrecker (88 pages, February 2005, ISBN 1932051317)

Film

It was announced in 2007 that Intrepid Pictures has picked up the option to make a film based on the series, with Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach , born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and producer, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series including Charmed and Law and Order: Special...

pencilled in to write the screenplay.

External links

• The Couriers at AiT/Planet lar