
Variety brings word that āSupernaturalā creatorĀ Eric Kripke is penning a six-issue comic series under DCās Vertigo imprint titled āAmped,ā which he will also be developed as a TV series set to air on USA Network.
The comic is said to follow Josh Jaffe, a neurotic family man who buys an online āsmart pillā to increase his focus and jolt him out of his slump, but gets much more than he bargained for. To his surprise, the pill gives him incredible strength and power. The story examines both the mighty highs and humiliating lows of being a real-life super hero.
āEric has such a clever, irreverent cadence which makes him a natural writer for the Vertigo line,ā Executive Editor Shelly Bond said. āāAmpedā promises to be as addictive as its title substance.ā
āPretty much everything Iāve ever written has been insanely influenced by Vertigo, so itās a dream come true to write my first comic there,ā Kripke said. āAMPED is a project Iām foaming-at-the-mouth passionate aboutā and itās also the most personal, warts-and-all story Iāve ever told. So Iām having the time of my life writing the comicā and basing the TV series off the comic, too. I canāt wait for readers to read itā and then down the road, for watchers to watch it.ā
Created and written by Kripke, āAmpedā will feature pencils by John Higgins (āJudge Dredd,ā āBefore: Watchmenā) and cover art from Brian Bolland (āBatman: The Killing Jokeā).