Timed to coincide with the cinematic release “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,” writer/director Troy Duffy is working with 12 Gauge Comics on a comic tie-in project. The original cult hit movie followed brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus, who take it upon themselves to clean up the streets of Boston, ridding their hometown of crime as local vigilantes. The film sequel does not yet have a firm release date, but upon its release, the series will follow.
Comic Book Resources recently caught up with Duffy, comic series co-writer Jason Love, 12-Gauge publisher Keven Gardner, and Eben Matthews, the series producer, to discuss the comic. Read the full interview here >
Duffy said that the comic will flesh out the fan-favorite character of Il Duce, the brothers’ father played by Billy Connolly, in even greater depth than what will be seen in the cinematic sequel. “There was so much interest about that guy and how he became a killer,” Duffy told CBR. “The character was one of those characters that comes in in the last 10 minutes and blows the plot wide open, but he was not in there throughout the film, so I wouldn’t have expected so much interest in him. I had to address it, because fans of ‘Boondock’ were just too interested in this guy and how he became a killer, and why he was where he was, and everything about him.”
Readers will see, among other things, the circumstances behind Il Duce’s first kill. “Some very personal things happen to him that’s sort of his impetus to begin killing,” Duffy said. “But then there’s another person involved, and it becomes much more than just ‘one kill for revenge.’”
To celebrate all things Boondock Saints, Troy Duffy will be signing for the new comic series at the 12 Gauge Comics Booth at Comic Con on Friday, July 24th at 4:30 PM! Booth #2045
Fans headed to Comic Con can meet the mastermind behind this cult classic film, get a peek at the new comic series and start getting pumped for Saturday’s world premiere of the All Saints Day Trailer!
For those planning your trip to 2009 San Diego Comic Con International, one can’t miss stop at this year’s big event is the The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day panel and trailer debut. Below is all the info you need to make sure that you don’t miss out on the action.
Friday, JULY 24, 2009
4:30 – Troy Duffy Signing
12 Gauge Comics Booth – Booth #2045
Saturday, JULY 25, 2009
2:00-3:00 - Signing with Cast and Troy!
Sony Pictures Entertainment Booth
3:30-4:30 – Panel with Cast and Troy Duffy!
ROOM 6DE
The panel for the event will include:
Troy Duffy (writer/director)
Billy Connolly (Noah ‘Il Duce’ McManus)
Norman Reedus (Murphy McManus)
Sean Patrick Flannery (Connor McManus)
Julie Benz (Eunice Bloom)
Clifton Collins, Jr. (Romeo)
David Della Rocco (Rocco)
Fans can look forward the world premiere of the trailer for the panel on Saturday, July 25th at 3:30pm in Room 6DE.
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In the sequel to the cult classic The Boondock Saints, Director Troy Duffy brings back Sean Patrick Flanery (Suicide Kings, Powder), Norman Reedus (American Gangster, Blade 2), and Billy Connolly (The Last Samurai) and introduces Clifton Collins JR (Star Trek, Crank 2) as a new partner in crime and Julie Benz (Rambo, Punisher 2, Saw) as the sexy F.B.I. operative who is hot on their trail.
Boondock Saints fans have something to be very excited about as the first 5 minutes of the highly anticipated film, 
