David F. Walker will continue his work on Ernest Tidyman's iconic private detective John Shaft in both a new prose novel and a comic series from Dynamite Entertainment. Both books are scheduled to be ...
The studio misses the point of the character, argues David Walker, writer of 'Shaft's Revenge' and Dynamite Entertainment's 'Shaft' comic book series. By Graeme McMillan Shaft Still - H 2015 Walker ...
David F. Walker is writing his second Shaft miniseries for Dynamite and Byron Brewer caught up with the writer to talk about the new series and some of the minor tonal changes. Cover art by Matthew ...
*A bit of background on writer David F. Walker in case you’re not familiar with his work. Walker is a journalist, filmmaker, educator, author, and some would call him an authority on Blaxploitation ...
Dynamite will also be releasing prose novels as well as gaining the rights to re-print all existing Shaft books. John Shaft was introduced in Gordon Parks's 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft and has ...
The cover of the new 'Shaft' comic book and an inside panel of the first issue. (Dynamite Comics) You've probably heard of John Shaft. You at least know the Isaac Hayes song, in which he's famously ...
David Walker, who continues to write stories around the original blaxploitation character, says studio New Line’s proposed direction ‘will ruin the chances of there ever being a decent Shaft movie’ ...
At the end of July, It was reported that New Line Cinema was moving forward with a comedic reboot of the 1970s cult Blaxploitation film Shaft. The thought of turning Shaft into a comedy did not sit ...
We’re continuing our weeklong series on Black comic books with writer and filmmaker David F. Walker. He has written for Marvel comics like Luke Cage, Deadpool, Occupy Avengers, Power Man and Iron Fist ...