Frank Miller's Ronin being adapted by Scyfy for TV

Quite a lot of news coming out of Scyfy, hopefully more successful than that of Sixth Gun. Another bit that the Hollywood Reporter was, Frank Miller’s classic tale, Ronin was being adapted for the small screen.

From The NBCUniversal-owned cable network is developing Frank Miller’s DC Comic series Ronin, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Following Darren Aronofsky’s attempt to remake the samurai drama for the big screen, Syfy will produce DC’s six-issue comic series Ronin as a potential miniseries. From Warner Horizon Television and DC Entertainment, Ronin was written and drawn by Miller (Sin City, 300). The comics, which were published every six weeks between 1983-84, centers on a legendary warrior — the Ronin, a dishonored, masterless 13th century samurai — who is mystically given a second chance to avenge his master’s death. He finds himself suddenly reborn in a futuristic and corrupt 21st century New York where he must defeat ancient demon Agat, the reincarnation of his master’s killer.
Syfy’s takes place eight centuries after a Japanese Ronin samurai failed to protect his master from a demon. He awakens in a futuristic, nihilistic New York in the body of Billy, a medical experiment. Now Billy/Ronin is chasing the demon, which has reawakened. Both parties want control of a sword with magical properties and will stop at nothing to get it back.
This a classic book that was Miller at his prime. gull sets of Ronin can be found on eBay as cheap as $8.

4 thoughts on “Frank Miller's Ronin being adapted by Scyfy for TV”

  1. If you’re buying individually, it looks like #6 is the hardest/most expensive to get out of the series. 1-4 can be had for $1-$3 each in vf or better.

  2. Damn! 3 copies of #6 slipped through my fingers today cause I took about 10 min. too long to buy them. Now I’m probably going to end up overpaying for it.

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