Chopper (comics)

Chopper is a horror comic book miniseries written by Martin Shapiro, illustrated by Juan Ferreyra, and published by Asylum Press in 2011.
The series is a modern-day reimagining of the Headless Horseman from Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" that takes place in Daytona Beach, Florida during Daytona [Beach Bike Week|Bike Week].

Plot

In the story, a police officer's rebellious teenage daughter takes a strange new ecstasy-like drug at a party that causes her to see ghosts – and one of them is a headless Hell's Angel on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners in the afterlife and he wants her tainted soul.

Adaptations

Web series

As part of an ambitious transmedia launch strategy, a prequel to the main Chopper storyline was produced as a web TV series starring actors Tyler Mane and Andrew Bryniarski.

Films

A film adaptation of the comic book is in the works. The screenplay was written by Martin Shapiro.