What exactly are the characters’ storylines/motivations/goals? Zeke wants to reconnect with his dad – is that it? Jed’s… chuntling along with his organ-growing, easily dealing with the occasional problem? Andrea’s up to something but… why? And the others – eh, they got nothing. Which segues into the unclear overall storyline.
But who’s the protagonist – who’re we meant to be rooting for? There’s a lot of characters: Jed, the mercurial patriarch of the Jenkins family who walks the line between hero and villain a la Walter White his estranged son Zeke (essentially Guillory, being a black thirtysomething comics artist) and his family Andrea, his daughter and business partner who’s got some secrets and a whole mess of others. The main problem for me was the lack of focus in general. Surprisingly, there’s some controversy around his franken-farming and he has to contend with multiple rivals in the form of industrial espionage, jelly rednecks, demented former colleagues and the gosh-dern-gov’mint! And then there’s the problem with his crops – they’re… changing… their new owners…!Ĭhew artist Rob Guillory writes and draws his first creator-owned Image series, Farmhand, and it’s not bad but you can tell Guillory isn’t the most experienced writer from the somewhat clumsy execution of the story. Jedidiah Jenkins has figgered out a way to grow human body parts, like crops, on his farm, ready for transplantation. If you want to catch up on the series so you can be part of the cool club when the TV show comes out, be sure to pick up the first trade paperback, available now and the second, due out in September.And on that farm he grew some human body parts, I can’t wait to see what this would look like on the small screen. The best way I’ve found to describe Farmhand is “delightfully weird.” It works on a few levels, perfectly blending horror and humor. For years, Jed’s organic transplants have brought healing to many, but deep in the soil of the Jenkins Family Farm something sinister has taken root. He grows fast-healing, plug-and-play human organs. Their enthusiasm for this project has been absolutely infectious, and I think together we’re going to make a show that is very unique and very special."įarmhand follows Jedidiah Jenkins, a simple farmer, but one whose cash crop isn’t corn or soy. "I knew if I was ever going to adapt Farmhand, I’d need partners whose bold vision preserved and complemented my own, and I’ve found that with LaToya Morgan and the fine folks at AMC. "I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Farmhand to AMC,” said Guillory. He’ll also serve as executive producer alongside LaToya Morgan. The comic is written and illustrated by Rob Guillory who will write the pilot for the TV show.
FARMHAND OPTIONED FOR TV BY AMCįarmhand, one of my favorite new series from Image Comics has been optioned for television development by AMC / AMC Studios.
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