You raise a good point about the lack of graphic novel/publishing program for the franchise. I wonder if it has to do with Keanu's BZRKR comic series, in which he "stars" as a nameless, ageless warrior who at the start of the series is a hired gun working for the US government. It might oversaturate the market to have two Keanu-driven comic series at the same time.
Thanks Jon. That's a good point, it might be a factor now (though I think BZRKR didn't come out until after the first three Wick movies, so there was a window to do more back then...)
Echoing what Tiago commented, I absolutely loved this post Will!
Really great to be able to dive into the anatomy of a franchise like this, Transmedia storytelling really interests me and is something I'm keen to develop my writing around further, so to be able to read this in such detail has been great inspiration!
This is a great case study of what we used to call transmedia storytelling back in the day. I'm glad to see that these narrative universe expansions are still being created, even if under different names. I worked with this for a few years and still find it fascinating. Thanks for the article.
You raise a good point about the lack of graphic novel/publishing program for the franchise. I wonder if it has to do with Keanu's BZRKR comic series, in which he "stars" as a nameless, ageless warrior who at the start of the series is a hired gun working for the US government. It might oversaturate the market to have two Keanu-driven comic series at the same time.
Thanks Jon. That's a good point, it might be a factor now (though I think BZRKR didn't come out until after the first three Wick movies, so there was a window to do more back then...)
Echoing what Tiago commented, I absolutely loved this post Will!
Really great to be able to dive into the anatomy of a franchise like this, Transmedia storytelling really interests me and is something I'm keen to develop my writing around further, so to be able to read this in such detail has been great inspiration!
Thank you!!
This is a great case study of what we used to call transmedia storytelling back in the day. I'm glad to see that these narrative universe expansions are still being created, even if under different names. I worked with this for a few years and still find it fascinating. Thanks for the article.
Thanks for the comment - appreciated!