Red (comics)

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schedule =Monthly
format =Mini-series
publisher =Homage Comics/Wildstorm
date =September 2003 - February 2004
issues =3
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writers =Warren Ellis
artists =Cully Hamner
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colorists =David Self
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TPB = Red/Tokyo Storm Warning
ISBN = 1401202837

"Red" is a three-issue comic book mini-series published in 2003 and 2004 by WildStorm imprint Homage Comics. It was written by Warren Ellis, with art by Cully Hamner.

Plot

Paul Moses is a retired Agent of CIA, formerly working in foreign acquisitions, he lives in a secluded area, his human contacts are limited to pleasant phone calls to his handler who desires what she believe to have been Moses' type of work, and letter to his niece that lives in England.

Michael Beesley, the newly politically appointed Director of the CIA is taken to "Room R" as part of his inititiation, where he learns of Moses' existence and the full extent of his activities. Disgusted by what he has seen, and fearing public reaction should any of those secrets leak out, he orders the assassination of Moses.

A three man hit-team is sent to Moses' residence, and he kills them, recognizing the pattern of the attack and realizing his death has been sanctioned. He calls his handler only to learn that she has been transferred, he informs the Agency that his station has switched to Red before leaving his house and going on the hunt.

Collected editions

The series was collected into a trade paperback with "Tokyo Storm Warning":

*"Red/Tokyo Storm Warning" {144 pages, June 2004, ISBN 1401202837) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=1319 Trade details at DC] ]

Film

On June 12, 2008, it was announced on the front page of The Hollywood Reporter that Summit Entertainment had optioned Ellis and Hamner's "Red" as a feature film. It will be scripted by Eric and Jon Hoeber, who have most recently written the script for "Whiteout", and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i0858ea6aad195ebd3ffe4074f2490f74 "RED Aims For Green Light] , "Hollywood Reporter", June 12, 2008]

Notes

References

*gcdb series|id=20998|title="Red"
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=677|title="Red"

External links

* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/106012353656221.htm Review of "Red" #1] , [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/105986349480691.htm 1] , [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/105965585686503.htm 1] [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/10626208473970.htm 2] and [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/106241389357575.htm 2] , Comics Bulletin