

Snipes is an NAACP Image Award winner and cinematic icon known for starring in all three of New Line’s Blade films, based on the Marvel comics by writer Marv Wolfman and illustrator Gene Colan, and appearing on the covers of multiple editions. “They will get their books first and in a format no one else ever will.”

“This campaign will be for the backers who want to come on the journey with us,” added Lawson. “ The Exiled is a dark reflection of what is happening in the world, and a chance for us to explore new conspiracies and stories.” He is a fantastic creative partner, and Adam and I love collaborating with him,” said Arem. “Now, I get to build “Roach” as a character from the ground up and I dig that.”

Since Blade, I have been attracted to origin stories and developing characters,” said Snipes. The Exiled comes on the heels of Arem’s collaboration with Snipes on a video game adaptation of the sci-fi action film Demolition Man, in which he starred opposite Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock and Nigel Hawthorne-as well as his partnership with Lawson on the graphic novel, Dead Speed. After funding of the project is complete, the book will continue into publication via Lawson’s LA-based graphic novel and board game company, Gifted Rebels. Backers will be rewarded with a Collector’s Edition 140-page graphic novel, along with a manga-sized “Go Version,” and an additional story set in The Exiled’s world, with day-one backers also receiving a campaign-only 120mm figurine of Detective Washington in action. The new project will be crowd-funded via a Kickstarter campaign, launching on June 21st. 'The First Purge' Helmer Gerard McMurray To Adapt 'Black' Comic Book For Warner Bros., Studio 8
