Legendary's BUCK ROGERS Sci-Fi Series Will Be Written by Brian K. Vaughan

Comic book and TV writer Brian K. Vaughan has been hired to write Legendary’s television series adaptation of classic pulp hero Buck Rogers. Vaughan has worked on a ton of projects over the years, and he seems like a solid choice to take on the material. Some of his previous TV projects include Lost, Under the Dome, Y: The Last Man, Runaways, and more.

Don Murphy is developing a series of Buck Rogers film and TV projects. It was previously explained that Legendary is “planning something along the lines of what was originally planned for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, with a prestige television series that leads to a blockbuster film franchise along with an anime-style animated series, all designed to reintroduce the Buck Rogers Universe to modern audiences.”

The project will be based on the 1928 novella Armageddon 2419 A.D. written by Philip Francis Nowlan, which is the story that introduced Buck Rogers to the world. The story centers on a coal mine inspector who awakens from suspended animation after 500 years to find himself in the middle of a planetary war.

The Buck Rogers property has been adapted into various forms of entertainment over the years including comic strips, movies, radio, and television shows. The comic strip debuted in the 1930s and was developed by John F. Dille. It ended up becoming a huge hit and was one of the world’s most popular comic strips.

I love Buck Rogers, especially with its sci-fi pulp art style and its vision of the future with its retro ray guns, rocket ships, jet packs, and costumes. As you know, the comic strip inspired so many elements of sci-fi over the years.

What are your thoughts on Brian K. Vaughn writing the Buck Rogers series?

Source: THR