Netflix Is Working on Releasing Its First Comic Book

Netflix may be best known for being the go to place to stream movies and TV shows, but now the entertainment giant has cast its eye to the world of comic books. Netflix has teamed up with Mark Millar, the creator of such hit comic books like Kick-Ass, Wanted, and Kingsman: The Secret Service, to bring readers a new comic called The Magic Order.

As Polygon reports, a press release from Netflix regarding the comics’ synopsis reads: “We live in a world where we’ve never seen a monster and these people are the reason we sleep safely in our beds. Magic meets the mob in The Magic Order, as five families of magicians sworn to protect our world for generations must battle an enemy who’s picking them off one by one. By day they live among us as our neighbors, friends and co-workers, but by night they are the sorcerers, magicians and wizards that protect us from the forces of darkness … unless the darkness gets them first.”

Millar is set to write the comic and it will be drawn by Olivier Coipel, who has previously worked on the likes of Thor, The Avengers, and The Amazing Spider-Man. Millar’s company, Millarworld, was acquired by Netflix earlier this year in August and this will mark the first comic released by the streaming company.

The series will run for six issues and is expected to be released in Spring 2018. Readers will be able to purchase it in-store and digitally. If it proves to be a hit, could we see a TV series adaptation?