''Director's Cut'' Line of Filmmaker Created Comics to Premiere July 19; Director Shekhar Kapur and Virgin Comics Go Hollywood.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, director of 8-time Oscar(R) nominated Elizabeth, has created the first -- of what will become many -- director developed stories published by Virgin Comics. His Snakewoman series is the sexy and mysterious story of Jessica Peterson, a woman who will eventually kill 68 men. It will debut in stores on July 19, 2006. "Snakewoman is such a visual story, it has been easy for me to imagine it told as comics and graphic novels," said Mr. Kapur. "Sharad Devarajan and his team at Virgin understand how Snakewoman comics become storyboards for the Snakewoman film. Mr. Kapur is known as one of the globe's most critically acclaimed film directors and impresarios. He was the master behind the controversial film Bandit bandit: see brigandage. Queen that gained international attention when it was banned by the Indian government. He has since gone on to direct noted films in both Bollywood and Hollywood. He is currently in the UK filming Elizabeth: The Golden Age. The Snakewoman comic series is being illustrated by Michael Gaydos (Alias, The Pulse) and written by Zeb Wells (Civil War: Young Angers/Runaways). The cover of Snakewoman #1 was painted by Mukesh Singh at the Virgin Comics studio in Bangalore, India. About Virgin Comics: Virgin Comics LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (www.VirginComics.com) was founded in November 2005 by Sir Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 in Shamley Green, Surrey, England), is a British entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 and Virgin Enterprises Ltd. (www.virgin.com), alongside author Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra (Hindi: दीपक चोपड़ा; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian medical doctor and writer. He has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. , filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and Gotham Entertainment Group LLC (www.GothamComics.com), South Asia's leading publisher of comic magazines. The company has offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Bangalore, India. |
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