Trans activist and scream queen Jamie Lee Curtiswhose name has been synonymous with horror since her first appearance as Laurie Strode in 1978 Halloweencollaborates with filmmaker Russell Goldman and artist Charles Stevens to bring fans her first graphic novel, Mother Nature. Curtis’ debut graphic novel will be published by Titan this summer.
Mother Nature‘s official synopsis reads:
After witnessing the death of her engineer father in mysterious circumstances during one of the Cobalt Corporation’s experimental oil exploration projects, Nova Terrell has grown up resenting the seemingly benevolent corporation upon which the town of Catch Creek, New Mexico, depends. for its livelihood and, thanks to the ‘Mother Nature’ project, the clean water. Haunted by the death of her father, the rebellious Nova wages a campaign of sabotage and vandalism against the oil giant’s facilities and equipment, until one night she accidentally makes a terrifying discovery about the true nature of the ‘Mother Nature’ project and the evil, long-slumbering horror it has awakened, and that threatens to destroy them all.
Requested as a 176-page full-color hardcover graphic novel set for a July 2023 market release, Mother Nature is an eco-horror story adapted from a forthcoming film script written by Curtis and Goldman from Blumhouse and Comet Pictures. Curtis himself would look at the director’s chair. The first time an Oscar nominee (for Everything everywhere at once) is not new to writing, although this is her first foray into graphic novels and comics. Curtis has been writing children’s books since 1993 and was a blogger The Huffington Post from 2011 to 2017.
In a statement from Curtis in a press release, The haunted house star explained that she has been working on the story for many years:
I first thought about this story when I was 19 years old. I have always been aware of the very unbalanced relationship between man and nature, and although I was young I always knew that nature would inevitably win. I’ve long admired and collected Karl’s work, and I’m really excited that he suggested expanding on the idea and turning it into a graphic novel. The partnership with Titan has now given us a wonderful platform to tell our story.
Cartoonist Karl Stevens ‘blown away’ by Mother Nature’s Depth
Stevens, the cartoonist behind it Penny: A Graphic Memoir, said he was impressed with the depth of the characters in Curtis’s debut graphic novel. “I was immediately blown away by the depth of the characters, the perfect mix of action and gore, the urgent ecological message and how all of these things would translate beautifully into a graphic novel,” Stevens said in the press release. “It’s a pleasure and privilege to work with Titan Comics and Blumhouse on this project. I’m producing the best work of my career!”
Following the official announcement, Stevens also tweeted some work-in-progress images from the upcoming comic.
Look the Mother Nature trailer below: