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Anthony Bourdain writing graphic novel ‘about ultraviolent food nerds’ for DC
Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain, the acerbic chef, author and television host who in July wrote a touching remembrance of Harvey Pekar, is working on a graphic novel for DC Comics — and it sounds fantastic.
The news was revealed in a pair of recent interviews from his book tour in support of Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook.
The graphic novel, Get Gyro, is “about ultraviolent food nerds,” says the 54-year-old Bourdain. “It’s a gourmet slaughterfest, sort of like Fistful of Dollars meets Eat Drink Man Woman.” Alternately, he describes it as “Yojimbo meets Big Night and Babette’s Feast, an ultra-violent slaughter-fest over culinary arcana.”
In short: awesome. Could Get Gyro be what brings the cooking genre from manga into Western comics?
The graphic novel is set to be released sometime next year, presumably through DC’s Veritgo imprint. No artist is mentioned.
13 Comments
Adam K
September 16, 2010 at 11:14 am
Wow. This is going to fucking RULE.
Leroy Hart
September 16, 2010 at 11:17 am
Ohmygodhellyesjeebus.
Bourdain is a personal inspiration and hero, so seeing him cross-over to my favorite medium is, as you said, AWESOME. I cannot wait to read this!
Now all we need is Andrew Zimern, The Bizarre Foodie, as an evil nemesis and we’re solid!
maniacmatt
September 16, 2010 at 11:42 am
While this indeed sounds really awesome, I’m dissappointed with the articls not mentioning Chew being a kind of forerunner to this project. I’m sure that that book’s success was at least partial inspiration for taking up a project of this style.
Kevin Melrose
September 16, 2010 at 11:46 am
“I’m sure that that book’s success was at least partial inspiration for taking up a project of this style.”
I’m not sure that you can say that with any certainty. While I enjoy Chew, I have no idea whether Anthony Bourdain has ever heard of it, or whether it shares any similarities to Get Gyro beyond the food element.
Leroy Hart
September 16, 2010 at 11:49 am
CHEW may be great and all, but I’m sure this more had to do with Bourdain’s agent calling-up DC’s offices and saying, “Hey…our multiple-award-winning TV star who also writes top-selling books wants to write a graphic novel. Interested?”
And thus, a genius concept was born…
chris
September 16, 2010 at 12:15 pm
YES
CANNOT WAIT
WANT IT NOWWWWWWWWW
FEED IT TO MY FACEEEEEEEEEEE
Tony C
September 16, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I see a SDCC appearance!
chris
September 16, 2010 at 12:20 pm
also, i would like to request that this feature a dual machine gun wielding Eric Ripert mowing down restaurant critics, hipster food bloggers and other food-related douche bags.
Elflord
September 16, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Yawn.
When is the new volume of wonton soup coming out?
Brian Wood
September 16, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Simply being about food, in a general sense, is not enough to set up CHEW as a forerunner to this. Not any more than my own DMZ begetting future books that also happen to be about New York. Or guns. Or even guns in New York.
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Xenos
September 17, 2010 at 3:04 am
Wow. Never thought I’d see this. Anthony Bourdain teaming up with DC/ Vertigo?! Two great tastes that surprisingly mixed and look to taste great together. Plus we’re finally gonna see an American comic book about kitchen warfare. Though considering where it’s coming from I’m guessing it’s going to be more grim and bloody than say the competitive bread baking manga Yakitate Japan.
Kevin Huxford
September 17, 2010 at 10:57 am
I’ve been a fan of Bourdain’s ever since I caught a radio spot by him on Ron & Fez several years ago. Led me to his cable show and to even watch the KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL sitcom loosely based on his similarly titled book. Pretty sure this’ll be an instant buy.
Steph
September 19, 2010 at 1:10 am
He confirmed tonight he will be attending SDCC 2011!