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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.
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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
Mike’s debut young adult graphic novel, Flamer, was awarded the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Young Adult and the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award for Middle Grade/Young Adult.
—Mike Curato
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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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
Mike’s debut young adult graphic novel, Flamer, was awarded the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Young Adult and the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award for Middle Grade/Young Adult.
—Mike Curato
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20novel. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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