Frame 137
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Frame 137 is a short story that first appeared in issue #61 of Dark Horse Presents in April 1992. It was created by American graphic artist James O'Barr, who is best known as the creator of the comic book series The Crow.[1]
The comic, which is set in a post-apocalyptic version of the future, has been adapted into a short film by Australian filmmaker Judd Tilyard. The short film, which was produced by Tilyard and Liz Tomkins, features an animated sequence of new original artwork from James O'Barr as well as a cover of "Dog Food", the Iggy Pop song referenced in the original graphic novel, from Mondo Generator and featuring Nick Oliveri and Dave Grohl; the track was created for the short film.[2]
O'Barr wrote Frame 137 in the early-nineties[3] with plans to create a series of graphic novels to be titled Gothik.[4] Based loosely on the Wizard of Oz and taking place in a bleak, Blade Runner-style setting,[5] several short stories from this cyberpunk universe were published in various comics including IO and Snake Dance,[6] which introduced the "Blixa" character. However, in 1994, his press commitments for The Crow, which had just been released, became too demanding and O'Barr abandoned the pursuit of the graphic novel.
Adaptations
O’Barr authorised an adaptation of the Frame 137 comic into a short film,[7] which was written and directed by Judd Tilyard and released in 2012. They have been collaborating since on a feature film set in the Frame 137 world and based on O'Barr's original unpublished graphic novel, Gothik.
