Timecop (comics)
Timecop | |
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Issue 2 of 2 cover art by Denis Beauvais. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | |
Publication date |
August-October 1992 September 1994 |
No. of issues | 2 |
Creative team | |
Created by |
Mike Richardson Nicholas Kern (designer) |
Written by | Mark Verheiden |
Artist(s) |
Ron Randall (interior) Denis Beauvais (cover) |
Letterer(s) | Vickie Williams |
Colorist(s) |
James Sinclair (issue 1) Pamela Rambo (issue 2) |
Editor(s) | Edward Martin III |
Timecop was originally published as a three-part story, Time Cop: "A Man Out of Time", in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics #1-3 (August-October 1992) and spawned the successful Jean-Claude Van Damme film, Timecop, from Universal Studios and later a two issue comic book adaptation of the movie was published along with the film's release in September 1994.
After the film reached #1 at the box office, it managed to spin off into a video game for SNES, a short-lived TV show on ABC, a series of novels, and a direct-to-video sequel in 2003.[1][2]
Development
Mark Richardson wrote a three-part story titled “Time Cop: A Man Out of Time” that was included in the launch of the Dark Horse Comics anthology series in 1992.[1] Mark Richardson developed the story, but the comic was written by Mark Verheiden and drawn by Ron Randall.
Richardson and Verheiden then teamed up to write the screenplay for the movie adaptation and followed it with a two-issue comic book adaptation of the film published along with the film’s release in 1994.[1]
Title | Original Year of Publication |
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Time Cop: A Man Out of Time" #1-3[3][4] | August–October 1992 |
Movie Adaptation | September 1994 |
Plot synopsis
The Man out of Time
The plot of "The Man out of Time" and the "TimeCop" film are very different, but, share the same protagonist: Max Walker. The original story involves the main character catching an illegal time traveler robbing a South African mine of a huge diamond in the 1930s. After his capture and return, however, Walker is soon made aware that the criminal's personal robotic bodyguard is still operational in the past and wreaking havoc on the timeline. To restore order, Walker must return to the mine and stop the machine's malfunctioning rampage.
Movie Adapation
The movie tie-in story is about a "time enforcement" officer who attempts to bring a rogue politician to justice who is using time travel to fund his presidential campaign. During the course of the film the officer discovers that the politician is also responsible for the earlier death of his wife, and numerous other previously unconnected crimes.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Cohen, Jason (4-20-2017). "15 Adaptations More Famous Than the Original Comics". CBR.com. Retrieved 6-14-2017. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "‘Timecop’ Reboot at Universal Gets Two Writers". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ Time Cop: "A Man Out of Time" at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Time Cop: "A Man Out of Time" at the Comic Book DB
References
- 'Dark Horse Comics' at the Grand Comics Database
- Dark Horse Comics at the Comic Book DB
- 'Timecop' at the Grand Comics Database
- Timecop at the Comic Book DB
External links
- Timecop at Dark Horse Comics