Ridley Scott is helping to develop a series of three graphic novels, with Machine Cake titled Modwell, Hydeand gap. It was explained that “Scott will bring his meticulous eye and unparalleled world-building skills to these projects.”
Modwell is a science fiction/Southern Gothic crime drama involving artificially intelligent humans (“mods”) in future New Orleans.
Hyde imagine a world Robert Louis Stevenson “Mr. Hyde is not dead but lives beneath the streets of London where he conducts experiments on others.
gap is a basic Christmas war story steeped in mysterious Norse lore.
“Mechanical Cake is an amazing company. They understand the art of graphic novels,” Scott said in a statement. “As an artist and painter, these projects are exciting to me, and I look forward to working with Jesse, Tom, Dave, and the Mechanical Cake team.”
Tom MoranScott Free, senior vice president of development and production and overseer of the Mechanical Cake joint venture, added: “Ridley and Tony Scott are known as great filmmakers (Alien, Blade Runner, Top Gun, True Romance) but few realize that their shared love of painting and art is what led them into filmmaking.
“For the first time in Scott Free’s history, we’re excited to dive into comics as a new way to explore art and tell stories.”
Mechanical Cake Engages Comic Legend Dave ElliottCo-founder of Radical Comics, serving as editor-in-chief and recruiting top artists Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Weston, Dan Panosian, Brian Rudd, Hendry Plasetiaand Eco Putey.
Modwell Volume 1 of 8, over 100 pages, illustrated by Hendry Plasetia and Eco PuteyCompleted, will be available for pre-order in March 2025, with a preview of the first issue available Hyde and gap. You can take a peek at all three projects at Mechanical Cake (sign up for future updates).
