Jimmy Linguini over at Comic Book Scalping first brought this to our attention. NBC is developing an adaptation of the Image Comics “Hawaiian Dick” as a tv show.
The issue to be on the lookout for is the first miniseries simply entitled Hawaiian Dick (and not the later Screaming Black Thunder or The Last Resort Mini Series). Prices have jumped up on the news of the Knoxville starred show. Copies of the 2002 Hawaiian Dick first issue are going for around $10 on the news.
Copies of “Hawaiian Dick #1`” are oneBay for $5-10.
From Variety:
NBC has purchased a script and is developing a series based on the “Hawaiian Dick” graphic novels from exec producer Johnny Knoxville, Variety has learned.
Billed as a one-hour comedic actioner, the project centers on a Stateside cop named Byrd who is exiled to Hawaii and finds himself immersed in a dark and dangerous paradise. Tropical noir mixes with procedural elements, resulting in both humor and the supernatural.
Features scribes Paul Lovett and David Elliot (“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”) are writing the adaptation. Knoxville and his company Hello Junior, Michael Rotenberg of 3 Arts Entertainment, David Janollari of David Janollari Entertainment and Eric Gitter of Chickie the Cop Entertainment are executive producing with Universal Television.