Legendary comic scribe Mark Millar is teaming up with Kick-Ass partner John Romita Jr. for Psychic Sam, a comic about a man who knows about murders before they happen.
Launched today on Kickstarter, Psychic Sam focuses on a man, Sam Nicoletti, who has the strange ability to know about murders before they happen, with a voice in his head telling him the name and address of future killers. The comic marks the reuniting of Millar with John Romita Jr. The duo first worked together on Wolverine, before finding immense success with their comic Kick-Ass — which also had a successful blockbuster movie adaptation.
The official synopsis reads: SAM NICOLETTI hears a voice in his head the day before something bad happens. The voice tells him the name and address of a murderer and if he ignores this voice an innocent person dies. At first he thought he was crazy, but as the bodies start building up, he realises he needs to do something and, after a while, he hears about a murder that’s SO HORRIFIC he needs to intervene.
“It’s about a guy with a big gun who goes out and solves problems. He hears voices in his head that tell him to kill bad guys,” Millar said in the Kickstarter video announcing the comic. “The only trouble is, the bad guys haven’t done anything yet. But every time he ignores it, someone innocent dies. It’s only a matter of time before the bodies pile up.”
A Psychic Sam movie is also in development!
After the success of 2010 movie Kick-Ass, and Millar’s subsequent work at Netflix, it’s only natural that Psychic Sam would get similar treatment. Filmmaker Ivan Atkinson (Wrath of Man, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant) is already on board to develop the comic as a feature movie.
On X, Millar weighed in on how the project came about. “A short while ago, Marvel asked me if I’d come back and write a big summer crossover,” he wrote. “Around the same time, DC asked if I’d do a huge Superman story for them. Being a fanboy, both invitations were very interesting and I carved out 12 weeks in my Millarworld schedule. But when I sat down to write, at the end of last year, my brain went in a completely different direction that involved neither Marvel nor DC.”
The kickstarter page for Psychic Sam is now live. If the fundraiser reaches £28,000 the team will add 8 pages of exclusive unseen pencils & character sketches to the back of the books.
Millar’s latest foray in comics is Vatican City, a miniseries about the world being overtaken by vampires — with the only refuge for humanity being the Vatican itself. We recently interviewed Millar about the comic; you can read our chat here.
