The Killer (comics)

The Killer is a French comic book by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon which follows the life of an initially unnamed male contract killing assassin.

Publication history

The series was published in 13 albums by Casterman. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press, who turned each album into two comic books.

Publications

The French albums from Casterman are:Long feu L'engrenage La dette Les liens du sang La mort dans l'âme Modus Vivendi Le commun des mortels L'ordre naturel des choses Concurrence déloyale Le cœur à l'ouvrage La suite dans les idées La main qui nourrit Lignes de fuite
A sequel series from the same publisher contains the following albums:Traitement négatif Circuit court Variable d'ajustement Frères humains

''La face cachée de l'abîme''

Collected editions

Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three
Volume Four
Volume Five
''Affairs of the State''

Awards

The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGN's Best of 2007. The edition also won "Best Comic You Didn't Read This Year" from Newsarama and was nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" in the 2008 Eisner Awards.

Film adaptation

Development on the film adaptation began in 2007 at Paramount Pictures and Plan B Entertainment, with David Fincher signed on as director and Alessandro Camon as screenwriter. In 2021, Fincher later moved the project over to Netflix with Andrew Kevin Walker replacing Camon as writer and Michael Fassbender in the lead role. The film began a limited theatrical release on 27 October 2023 via Netflix, before streaming on the platform on 10 November 2023.