Mother Nature (comic book)

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Mother Nature
Publication information
Publisher Titan Comics
Format Limited series
Publication dateJuly 2023 - July 2023
No. of issues1
Creative team
Created by Jamie Lee Curtis and Russell Goldman

Mother Nature is a graphic novel created by actress Jamie Lee Curtis adapted from her screenplay for Comet Pictures/Blumhouse film. The comic is billed as an eco-conscious fiction which follows Nova Terrell, a young woman whose father was killed on the site of a corrupt oil company (Cobalt Corporation) using supernatural powers. [1] [2]

Contents

The main character, Nova Terrel, uses vigilant tactics of vandalism and sabotage against Cobalt Corporation.

The comic was debuted at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, during which Jamie Lee Curtis introduced the comic. [3] SDCC attendees had the chance to buy an early release of the comic. In addition, there were 100 copies of an alternative cover.

Jamie Lee Curtis Mother Nature at San Diego Comic Con 2023 2023-07 SDCC Jamie Lee Curtis Mother Nature.jpg
Jamie Lee Curtis Mother Nature at San Diego Comic Con 2023

Plot

Nova Terrel watched her father die on a Cobalt Corporation oil extraction, she grows up hating the company. The story takes place in the fictional town of Catch Creek, New Mexico. She goes on a revenge campaign of vigilantism using vandalism and sabotage against Cobalt Corporation.

Characters

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References

  1. Collis, Clark. "Get a first look at Jamie Lee Curtis' eco-horror graphic novel Mother Nature". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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  3. Coggan, Devan. "Jamie Lee Curtis teases her 'gruesome' environmental comic: 'I have a very dark mind'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2023.