History Comicbook / BlackHole

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while. In November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Creator/NeilGaiman and ''Film/PulpFiction'' co-writer Creator/RogerAvary would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of Creator/DavidFincher. Fincher abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

Not to be confused with the [[Webcomic/BlackHole webcomic]] written and illustrated by Doctor Glasgow.

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while. In November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Creator/NeilGaiman and {{Pulp Fiction}} co-writer Creator/RogerAvary would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of Creator/DavidFincher. Fincher abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

''Black Hole'' is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published jointly by Kitchen Sink Press and Fantagraphics. Published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005, the first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press and after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005. The entire story is collected, but supplemental material shown on the covers and endpages of the individual issues are omitted.

The plot of the comic series follows a number of Seattle teenagers who, over the summer, contract a mysterious sexually transmitted disease known as "the Bug" or "the teen plague", which causes them to develop bizarre unique physical mutations, turning them into social outcasts. In particular it follows four teenagers, Chris, Rob, Keith and Eliza, switching back and forth between their stories as they come in contact with and contract the disease.

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Creator/NeilGaiman and {{Pulp Fiction}} co-writer Creator/RogerAvary would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of Creator/DavidFincher. Fincher himself has abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Keith & Eliza leave Seattle to their own EarnYourHappyEnding, while Rob ends up murdered in the forest leaving Chris alone and unsure about her future.]]

* CantGetAwayWithNuthin

* DeliberatelyMonochrome

* NestedMouths
* RuleOfSymbolism

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Eliza's "best sandwich in the world": bologna, lettuce, and Miracle Whip ("Never mayo.") on white bread.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting
* WhamEpisode: Chapter/Issue #8, "Lizard Queen" which ends with [[spoiler:Rob being murdered.]]

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Creator/NeilGaiman and {{Pulp Fiction}} co-writer Creator/RogerAvary would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of Creator/DavidFincher. Fincher himself has abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

* FreudWasRight: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. There's an abundance of sexual imagery, mostly in the form of vaginas. You could almost make a drinking game out of how many show up.

* FreakinessShame: Keith's positive reaction to Eliza's [[spoiler:tail.]]

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Eliza's "best sandwich in the world:" balogna, lettuce, and Miracle Whip (never mayo) on white bread.

Tropes associated with this work:

* WhatHappendToTheMouse: Keith's mutation from the bug is unseen in later scenes in the comic, without any explanation given.

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Creator/NeilGaiman and {{Pulp Fiction}} co-writer {{Roger Avary}} would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of Creator/DavidFincher. Fincher himself has abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Whenever any of the characters dream, it's usually very disorienting and [[RuleOfSymbolism heavily symbolic.]]

* FreudWasRight: [[InvoketTrope Invoked]]. There's an abundance of sexual imagery, mostly in the form of vaginas. You could almost make a drinking game out of how many show up.

The plot of the comic series follows a number of Seattle teenagers who, over the summer, contract a mysterious sexually transmitted disease known as "the Bug" or "the teen plague", which causes them to develop bizarre unique physical mutations, turning them into social outcasts. It particularly followed four teenagers, Chris, Rob, Keith and Eliza, switching back and forth between their stories as they come in contact with and contract the disease.

* BodyHorror

* MagicalRealism: sort of.

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Rob's murder.]]

''Black Hole'' is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published jointly by Kitchen Sink Press and Fantagraphics. Published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005, the first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press and after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005, though this version lacks crucial pages included in the initial publication.

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Creator/NeilGaiman and {{Pulp Fiction}} co-writer {{Roger Avary}} would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of {{David Fincher}}. Fincher himself has abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that {{Neil Gaiman}} and {{Pulp Fiction}} co-writer {{Roger Avary}} would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of {{David Fincher}}. Fincher himself has abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Neil Gaiman and Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of David Fincher. Fincher himself has abandoned the project to focus on the American remake of ''TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo''.

* {{All STDs Are AIDS}}: Averted.

* ButYourWingsAreBeautiful: Keith's reaction to Eliza's [[spoiler:tail.]]

* WholePlotReference: Of the emergence of [=AIDS=] in suburban seventies America.

* FableRemake: Of the emergence of [=AIDS=] in suburban seventies America.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Eliza's "best sandwich in the world:" balogna, lettuce, and Miracle Whip (never mayo) on white bread.

* AllSTDsAreAIDS: Averted.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Eliza

The suggestion of a film has been up in the air for a while, in November 2005, the Comics Journal message boards reported that Black Hole would be adapted to film by the French director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension). In March 2006, comics news site Newsarama reported that Neil Gaiman and Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary would be adapting the screenplay, and in May 2006 Gaiman confirmed this in a Time magazine interview. Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary later left production with it moving to Paramount Pictures and the direction of David Fincher.

*AllSTDsAreAIDS: Averted.
*BodyHorror
*ButYourWingsAreBeautiful: Keith's reaction to Eliza's [[spoiler:tail.]]
*CantGetAwayWithNuthin
*ManicPixieDreamGirl: Eliza