Get an Exclusive Look at a Horror Short Coming From 3 Comics Legends

We’ve seen tons of comedian books made into live-action movies—however Room Service, an in-the-works horror quick, flips the script a bit: it’s an unique live-action movie made by three acclaimed comics creators: Eisner Award winner James Tynion IV (The Nice House on the Lake, Something Is Killing the Children) wrote the script; PK Colinet (Superfreaks, Star Wars: Adventures) will direct; and artist Elsa Charretier (Love Everlasting, November) illustrated the storyboards.

There are different luminaries concerned in Room Service, described in a press launch supplied to io9 as “dark, strange, and provocative” and “poetic and gory.” They embrace artist Tonči Zonjić, who designed the masks for the character of Caretaker, who “helps” the story’s determined protagonist, and artist Martin Simmonds, who created a poster to assist the movie’s crowdfunding marketing campaign. Other Kickstarter goodies embrace a making-of artbook, an unique Charretier poster, a brief story by Tynion illustrated by Charretier and set within the movie’s mysterious world, and prints by Charretier and 4 visitor artists: Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Francesco Francavilla (Night of the Ghoul), and Jim Mahfood (Grrl Scouts).

“From Get Out’ to The Invisible Man and Parasite, this is a tremendously exciting time for people who love horror films with biting social commentary,” Tynion stated in a press launch. “When PK and Elsa approached me about collaborating on a short film, I wanted to create a story that would confront the horror and inequity of the world around us.”

In an unique assertion to io9, he elaborated. “Coming from the world of comics, I’ve always been obsessed with finding the key visual of a story. The image or character that lingers with the audience long after they put the project away, and the one that might entice them into the project in the first place,” Tynion stated. “The Caretaker represents a faceless enabling force, taking the darkest desires of the ultra-wealthy and making them available at a price. I love what Tonči did with the the design, and it’s phenomenal to see him come to life under the pen of so many incredible artists.”

Added Charretier within the press launch, “Why the heck are three successful comic creators pivoting to this cash-eating monster of a medium: movies?! PK was excited to get behind the camera for his directorial debut, James wanted to stretch himself creatively, and for me it was a true honor to capture James’s chilling words and PK’s haunting vision in my storyboards.”

To io9, she stated, “I feel like PK and I have been preparing for this project since we were 12, when he directed me in our school’s play. Everyone was running around on stage, ecstatic to be let loose while others were suffering in gym class, but even then, PK was there to do a job. A kid, but focused and with a vision. On stage or behind a camera, he would just light up. Comics then entered our lives and we took a pretty amazing detour working on the most amazing books and franchises, but with Room Service we’re back being the 12-year-olds excited to bring a story to an audience with complete freedom and utter excitement. Me as a storyboard and poster artist and him as a director, as he was always meant to become.”

Colinet agreed wholeheartedly. “James gave us a priceless gift with his script: a killer high-concept that can be built on almost effortlessly. I was completely hooked within seconds of reading it,” the director advised io9. “He had endowed each character with such humanity and such deep flaws that I just had to bend down to pick an angle. James also proved to be an incredibly generous collaborator who welcomed my additions and was truly along to have fun and experiment.”

Click via to see Charretier’s poster and 4 of the visitor artist prints, making their unique debuts on io9, in addition to extra seems on the movie and its creators. To assist the Room Service Kickstarter marketing campaign, go to this link.