‘Orphan’ Writer Adapting Futuristic Graphic Novel ‘Last Man Standing’

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 5, 2011 8:00 am EST

Last Man Standing, which was published under Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle creator Kevin Eastman’s Heavy Metal banner, is about a famous, genetically enhanced solider who is framed and endures nine years of hellacious incarceration before getting out and vowing revenge. It’s also futuristic, violent science-fiction if the massive gun above didn’t clue you off. Read more after the jump.Variety broke the news of Leslie Johnson’s hiring. Here’s how the book, which shouldn’t be confused with the Tim Allen TV Show or Bruce Willis movie, was originally described:

Do you have Last Man Standing? Have you seen it? Will Leslie Johnson’s take live up to the hype?