Trendle and fran striker, with input from radio director james jewell, in 1936. Sure, kato was the green hornets sidekick chauffeur, but he was also one of the first really cool pop culture examples. Dynamite has announced a new femaleled green hornet series to be. In the kevin smith comic it was also old kato who came to britt jr. Vama linda gaye scott is the gorgeous gold henchwoman in the 1967 two part episode invasion from outer space for the tv series the green hornet. He is attempting to steal a military warhead, and is using the guise of being space aliens in order to do it. As an old comic book fan of the green hornet, im happy to see the multigenerational history of the character first established by writer ron fortier back. We print the highest quality green hornet tshirts on the internet. What made this a comic book project you wanted to do. Amasias cofounders michael helfant and bradley gallo made the announcement wednesday. Female avengers assembled in endgame moment by hot toys figure netflix is now worth more than disney, thanks to coronavirus green hornet and kato movie in development at universal pictures. He also later married a woman named maria granier and had one daughter.
The character premiered in the green hornet, an american radio program that. Distinguished by its use of classical music for themes and for bridges between scenes, the green hornet was one of radios bestknown and most distinctive juvenile adventure shows. This story tells the origin of the first green hornet and how he and kato started fighting criminals in chicago. Paul reid was initially assisted by mishi kato, hayashis muchyounger halfsister, who was trained by ikano kato. The green hornet and kato screenshots, images and pictures comic vine green hornet, with his sidekick kato, use martial arts as well different weapons like gas guns to fight crime, riding in their car the black beauty. An origin story of kato explores the characters background and how he ends up living in america, suggesting that kato met britt reid on a later trip back to his homeland while in search of his mother. Since his radio debut in the 1930s, the green hornet has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media. Presenting, for the first time ever, the complete comic book adaptation of smiths unproduced green hornet screenplay, plus an explosive bonus storyline of the reimagined green hornet and kato. Editor phil hester and artist jonathan lau reveal the process by which theyve brought kevin smiths reimagined action screenplay to comics including an exclusive first look at hesters thumbnails and laus finished art. The character appeared in film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s. She was trained from birth to defeat the enemies of the green hornet in the circumstance that his. Get the best deals on green hornet comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. With art by german erramouspe, the upcoming series is set for.
Green hornet gold key silver age comics 19561969 for. Shop green hornet tshirts created by independent artists from around the globe. This is how you gender swap a comic book character. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Oddpair action franchise rush hour is taking a page out of the playbook of rival 90 00s oddpair action movie franchise bad boys, by adding a femalecentric spinoff to the franchise. Kato the police dog is a local hero in windsor, ontario. Get the best deals on green hornet gold key silver age comics 1956 1969. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Theres a palpable buzz in the air as dynamite comics readies to launch its new green hornet series featuring a masked female crusader assuming the traditional mantle. Its only a matter of time before someone puts two and two together, and its up to kato. Writer amy chu is tackling a new green hornet comic book series for dynamite entertainment, continuing the legacy of the classic pulp vigilante and promising an exciting, modern new take on green hornet universe.
Amy chu writing new femaleled green hornet comic book. Hey marvel this is how you gender swap a comic book. Complete monster hirohito juuma is the wicked son of oyabun oni juuma who wishes to restore the family honor to sate his ego. In the comics published by dynamite entertainment, he is portrayed as japanese whose full name is hayashi kato. Unfollow the green hornet comic 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Dynamite the official site killing red sonja, george r. The green hornet comic book gold key 1966 bruce lee as kato tv show. This character has also appeared with the green hornet in film, television, book and comic book versions.
Her being female caused problems between the publishers and the. Kato is the partner of the green hornet, he is an expert in martial arts and an. He was considered a large villain, with his dark knight like tactics of getting information. Dynamite comics have stuck with the green hornet characters for several years and will be trying out a female hornet in the. The series detailed the adventures of britt reid, debonair newspaper publisher by day, crimefighting masked hero at night. Presenting, for the first time ever, the complete comic book adaptation of smiths unproduced green hornet screenplay, plus an explosive bonus storyline of the reimagined green hornet and kato, courtesy of phil hester and series artist jonathan lau.
Kato, and an allnew, highkicking female sidekick, the hornet takes to the streets on a mission of justice. Trendle and fran striker for an american radio program in the 1930s, the character has appeared in other media as well, including film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, and multiple comic book series from the 1940s to the 1990s. Receiving a message from his uncle ho that the red chinese government is moving against the shaolin temple where he studied kung fu, hayashi kato leaves the city for hong kong. Amy chu is writing a new femaleled green hornet comic book. For the movie, we were going to use the female kato as well. He has written comics for image, top cow, shadowline, avatar, idw. This female kato also insisted on being treated as the. Green hornet gold key silver age comics 1956 1969 skip to page navigation. The green hornet comic books green hornet wiki fandom. He is met at the airport by ulysses chow, a friend of his uncle, who takes him to two. With art by german erramouspe, the upcoming series is set for release in march 2018. Williams and lees green hornet and kato appeared as antiheroes in the second season of the. Kato is a fictional character from the green hornet series. Kato of the green hornet comic books for sale online.
This female kato also insisted on being treated as the hornets full partner rather than a sidekick. Im surprised that the covers depiction of a female kato has not caused more of a stir but then, does the green hornet have that large or passionate a fan base. With the current near glut of comic book movies going to the silver screen, it was interesting to learn that smiths run on the comic was based on a miramax movie script he wrote, but which was never produced. The green hornet was really britt reid who was a newspaper salesman. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Kato from the green hornet is known for his heroic acts, which is why it is only fitting that a longtime service dog was named after him. Kato of the green hornet 1991 1st series comic books. There is no green hornet without kato, or kato without green hornet. It was revealed that he is the son of an accomplished. The series, titled green hornet comics published by helnit comics sometimes called holyoke, with the writing attributed to fran striker.
Kato was the hornets assistant and has been played by a number of actors. Green hornet omnibus tp vol 01 discount comic book service. Vama the green hornet the female villains wiki fandom. Then they were like, can you make the character female. Daughter of the green hornet s sidekick kato, mulan is just as dangerous and skilled as her father. Journey of a thousand miles, script by mike baron, art by brent anderson. I have never opened this comic until today to take pictures. Green hornet movie rights acquired by former marvel studios presidents company the green hornet reboot spencer perry 01292020. The stories were loosely based on episodes of the radio show. Helfant is a veteran hollywood executive who was president and chief operating officer of marvel studios for several years starting in 2005. The green hornet is an american radio and television masked vigilante created by george w. Dynamite comics have stuck with the green hornet characters for several years and will be trying out a female hornet in the latest run. Green hornet is kato kato is green hornet are identity politics invading the green hornet comics. Will dc comics push diamond into new comic book tuesday.
I loved everything about it the green hornet, kato, and of. Luckily for me, this year dynamite did a humble bundle which included kevin smiths green hornet. Kevin smith redirects green hornet the fan favorite director and occasional comics writer opens up to cbr about how his lost movie screenplay came back as a dynamite entertainment comic, how green hornet is like boba fett and the finer points of a female kato. Aided by his fathers longtime ally, kato, and an allnew, highkicking female sidekick, the hornet takes to the streets on a mission of justice. The 11yearold k9 has been in service for nearly a decade, answering to 3000 calls and becoming a. The green hornet inspired dog names popular male and. I feel that dynamite might have a tough time convincing. In the anthology the green hornet chronicles from moonstone books, author richard dean starrs story nothing gold can stay. The green hornet is a fictional masked crimefighting superhero created in 1936 by george w.
Sting of the green hornet comic books for sale online. The green hornet comic book gold key 1966 despite the age of this comic it is in really good condition. Tom holland confirms back to the future remake talks have. All green hornet comic book adaptations have included kato. Kato and ulysses arrive at the temple and find that a woman named tam lam is being sheltered there. Murdering katos wife and wiping out the other heads of the yakuza, hirohito arrives in century city and murders the original green hornet along with multiple others, taking the disguise of the black hornet.
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