American writer Eric Kripke has been known around the world for creating one of the wildest and gory superhero series, The Boys. Following the story of Hughie Campbell as he joins Butcher and The Boys to go hunt some supes, the series has been loved by the world.
With a potential end of The Boys by the 4th or possibly the 5th season, creator Eric Kripke is already out looking for other projects to adapt. His magnum opus is wanting to adapt a comic book that has been described as ‘Game of Thrones meets Star Wars’.
Eric Kripke Wants To Desperately Adapt The Saga Comics!
Back in 2012, Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples created the iconic comic book series titled Saga. The comic books depicted an epic space opera/fantasy story, it has been often hailed as “Game of Thrones meets Star Wars”.
The Boys creator Eric Kripke recently talked about how he wants to desperately adapt comic books into a television series or movies. Wanting to adapt the comic books, Eric Kripke talked about the project to The Hollywood Reporter. The creator talked about the IP that he desperately wants to get his hands on.
“Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. I’m obsessed with it. So insane and so grounded at the same time. Brian and Fiona, call me!”
Well, when the news became famous, Eric Kripke couldn’t handle himself, and took it to X (formerly Twitter) to call out THR and the creators Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples.
Eric Kripke Called Out The Creators of Saga!
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With The Boys potentially ending with Season 5 (allegedly), the chances of Kripke creating another project are very high. Wanting to make his footing strong in Hollywood before his fame decreases, Kripke took to X (formerly Twitter) to call out the creators of Saga in hopes of adapting the comic books.
Thanks for the smoke up my pooper, Hollywood Reporter! But mostly this is my desperate campaign to get Brian K. Vaughn & @fionastaples to let me have the rights to #Saga. I’ll treat your baby well! @ImageComics
Eric Kripke & @MicheleFazekas https://t.co/sacueTBlR4 via @thr
— Eric Kripke (@therealKripke) November 30, 2023
The comic book follows Hazel as she peers into the past as she sees her parents Alana and Marko fall in love and how they fell in love amidst war and turmoil between two different cosmic empires. Although there are chances of Saga turning into a television series or a movie universe, there has been no confirmation from the creators or Eric Kripke if it is truly happening or not.
