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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Having weathered a global pandemic, regime changes at Netflix, fires, Hollywood strikes and more in the five years since the first OG came out, the film based on the characters from Rucka’s 2017 graphic novel series has rocketed to the top of the streamer’s charts this Independence Day week.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2025
The film is based on The Old Guard graphic novels (Image Comics) by Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernandez.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Elsewhere in development is Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, a live-action feature adaptation of Mariko Tamaki’s graphic novel set to be directed by Dorfman, and a television adaptation of James Frankie Thomas’ Idlewild.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Having weathered a global pandemic, regime changes at Netflix, fires, Hollywood strikes and more in the five years since the first OG came out, the film based on the characters from Rucka’s 2017 graphic novel series has rocketed to the top of the streamer’s charts this Independence Day week.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2025
The film is based on The Old Guard graphic novels (Image Comics) by Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernandez.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Elsewhere in development is Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, a live-action feature adaptation of Mariko Tamaki’s graphic novel set to be directed by Dorfman, and a television adaptation of James Frankie Thomas’ Idlewild.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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The character first leaped from a comic book page onto the screen in 1948, brought to life by Kirk Alyn in a 15-episode film serial.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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That’s because big opening weekends are rarely a problem for comic book movies, especially ones anchored by a hero as universally recognizable as Superman.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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The once notoriously secretive Ministry of State Security now commands a massive following on Chinese social media, with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Save your comic strip, and create another one next year and others in years to come.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic%20novel. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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