Very early on in my journey into the world of creator-owned comics, I stumbled upon and was subsequently blown away by I Kill Giants from Image Comics. I was familiar with Joe Kelly, but it read entirely differently from his work at Marvel and DC. Ken Niimura was a new discovery, and his artwork immediately resonated with […]
INTERVIEW: Mmm Mmm Good Storytelling in Ken Niimura’s UMAMI
The latest comics tale to make it to the big screen is Ken Niimura and Joe Kelly’s I Kill Giants. Currently sitting at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, the 2009 comic book about a young girl escaping the problems of real life in a fantasy world where she fights evil giants has a chance to put […]
RLJE unveils official poster for I KILL GIANTS
I KILL GIANTS opens on March 23, an increasingly common non-superhero comics based movie take from the Joe Kelly/Ken Niimura comic about a young girl’s fantasy world escape from real life troubles. Directed by Anders Walter, with a story by Kelly, it stars Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Madison Wolfe and Sydney Wade. The official poster was just […]
I KILL GIANTS Trailer Released
Based on the acclaimed comic series by writer Joe Kelly & artist J. M. Ken Niimura, the first trailer for the much anticipated I Kill Giants film adaptation has now been released. Check it out! Kill Giants tells the story of Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe), a teenage girl who chooses to escape the realities of […]
I Kill Giants film gets US distribution
There are so many comic book media projects in the works that sometimes, it’s easy to forget one, especially when it isn’t a superhero project. Thus you may have forgotten that a film based on Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura’s has actually been filmed with real stars – Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Madison Wolfe – […]
‘Henshin’ – A Series of Transformative Shorts from Niimura Coming in January
by Zachary Clemente CHANGE IS THE CONSTANT IN KEN NIIMURA’S HENSHIN – A short story collection exploring life in modern Tokyo. I feel like everybody has days that are just so important to them that can always be recalled; the feelings and emotions crashing back through as strong as ever. For me, one of these days […]