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For the UK album, see Cowboys and Aliens.
Cowboys & Aliens
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Publisher Platinum Studios Comics/HarperCollins
Date December, 2006
Series Cowboys & Aliens
Creative team
Writer(s) Fred Van Lente & Andrew Foley
Artist(s) Dennis Calero & Luciano Lima
Penciller(s) J. Wilson & Silvio Spotti & Luciano Kars & Magic Eye Studios
Original publication
Language English
ISBN ISBN 978-1582407241
Chronology
Followed by Cowboys and Aliens: Worlds at War

Cowboys & Aliens is a cross-genre 2006 graphic novel series, created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.

Contents

Premise

An extraterrestrial species lands in Arizona in the mid-1800s. The aliens plan to quash the Wild West and enslave humanity, but the cowboys and native Apache have other plans.

Film adaptation

Jon Favreau is to direct an upcoming DreamWorks screen adaptation of the comic. Robert Downey Jr. was initially in talks to star as Zeke Jackson[1][2], but had to drop out due to scheduling issues.[3] Projected release date is June 24, 2011.

Daniel Craig is now in talks to star in Cowboys and Aliens.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62375 - Link found also found on Google Finance under Stock Symbal PDOS (Platinum Studios), which is the company with the original rights to the comic.

Webcomic sequel

Cowboys and Aliens: Worlds at War (or Cowboys & Aliens II)[4] is a 2007 online-only extension of the graphic novel. It is written by Alana Joli Abbott.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Jay A. Fernandez (June 16, 2006). "Robert Downey Jr. saddles up for 'Cowboys'". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ia3b683089f36e7eb0ffc593063135749. Retrieved 2008-06-17.  
  2. ^ "Iron Man team to take on Cowboys". BBC News (bbc.co.uk). September 2, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8234039.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-07.  
  3. ^ Steven Zeitchik (January 11, 2010). "Robert Downey Jr. won't be Jon Favreau's 'Cowboy'". LA Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/01/robert-downey-jr-falling-off-cowboys-and-aliens.html.  
  4. ^ Cowboys and Aliens: Worlds at War/Cowboys & Aliens II webcomic

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