first rose to fame in the and before cementing his status as a hard-rock hero in his namesake band, Danzig. But two of his current projects delve into the disparate worlds of classical music and comic books. The highbrow version of Glenn Danzig recently followed up his first song cycle, 'Black Aria,' which reached Number One on the classical charts in 1992, with a long-in-development sequel, 'Black Aria II.
' Regarding the 14-year gap between the two works, the horrorcore standard bearer says there were a couple of factors resulting in the delay, among them his various other gigs.
"The reason it took so long is that my touring and recording schedule for Danzig just became so crazy and there was no time," he says. "I think I had it finished and written in, like, 2000, and I just couldn't find the time between touring and recording to go in, sit down and devote the time to do it."
Another of those various other gigs Danzig refers to is that of comic-book publisher, through his company Verotik.
Nowadays, comic books turned into film franchises are as tried-and-true as sequels. So why not have Danzig's ink-and-paper characters join the fray? He says the transition from comics to films for some of his creations might occur sooner than later.
"A lot of people are calling about the Verotik characters now, and I've been writing a bunch of scripts," he tells AOL Music. One book was close to making the transition. "We did have 'Gerouge' with a production company we pulled it from, and now we're talking to two other production companies right now about bringing it there," he says of the miniseries he wrote about turn-of -the-20th-century New Orleans voodoo.
As a film buff who hopes to direct, Danzig has clear ideas of several of the actors he'd love to see bring his characters into the cinematic realm. "I know that if we ever did 'Jaguar God,' one of the guys I always considered for Jaguar God would be Javier Bardem," he says of the Spanish actor. "He did this really cool movie I love called 'Dance With the Devil.
'" Danzig also has British actor Gary Oldman at the top of his his want list. "He'd be perfect for almost any Verotik character that's creepy."
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All this stemmed from the fact that the comic in question had absolutely no label whatsoever to alert readers or retailers to its repugnant content. Add one over-zealous D.A.
and you've got the picture. Danzig's response to their plight at the time was something along the lines of "Tough sh*t." And no, this is not a censorship issue, It's an information and responsibility issue.
Danzig needs to stay out of comics. His crap has destroyed enough lives.
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I don't really know all of the situation but I think right now that it is the buyer's fault, if it cost that much that you can't keep things together than don't pay for it. They obviously knew what their consequences would be. Sorry, but if your old enough to be married and afford a house, then Glenn doesnt need to except responsibility like that person is a child.
It's not exactly Glenn's fault. If you knew his work and what type of person he is, you should have an idea of the content of the comic. Sure, he should of had a label on it but a customer who is willing to pay that much money should know who the hell Glenn Danzig is.
The comics are probably going to be really cool. I never really got into his other projects except The Misfits, whom i'm still a die hard fan of, especially of his days but i'm hoping his writing is still amazing.
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