Hollywood has no more interest in originality, it's true.

To the point that Mark Wahlberg has to go to the effort of creating a comic book just so he can then have that comic book adapted into a movie; which seems like a gross waste of manpower, but that's presumably just the state of things now.

SlashFilm reports that Vault Comics is working alongside Wahlberg and his producing partner Stephen Levinson to create a new comic series entitled Alien Bounty Hunter, with a view to eventually adapt it into a film.

The plot sees a bounty hunter named Ben Madsen (which absolutely sounds like a Mark Wahlberg character name) discover that his latest target isn't actually human; soon uncovering a secret alien enclave which has been housing some of Earth's most dangerous aliens.

The series is being penned by Adrian F. Wassel (The Gifted) and David M. Booher (Powerless), with a story by Levinson and F.J. DeSanto (Failsafe, Cyborg 009) and art by Nick Robles (Maze Runner).



In a joint statement, Wahlberg and Levinson said, "Some of today’s greatest film franchises originated as comics. We always try to get involved with the story telling process from its inception."