{"id":2116921,"date":"2025-10-26T18:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2116921"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:51:08","slug":"game-of-thrones-creator-helped-craft-the-comic-at-the-center-of-james-gunns-dc-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/game-of-thrones-creator-helped-craft-the-comic-at-the-center-of-james-gunns-dc-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Of Thrones’ Creator Helped Craft The Comic At The Center Of James Gunn’s DC Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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He might not be able to give the world a finished copy of “The Winds of Winter,”<\/a> but there are plenty of other accomplishments George R.R. Martin can be proud of, one of which is a DC comic book run that has recently become part of James Gunn’s DC universe.<\/a> Back in 2007, the writer behind “Game of Thrones” helped co-create and pitch alongside John Joss. Miller, a story that would serve as the foundation for “Salvation Run.”<\/p>\n

The limited comic series was eventually written by Bill Willingham and later by Lila Sturgess. The limited series followed some of DC’s most notorious villains stranded on an inescapable planet and forced to survive. Over time, they begin to build a small society, only for chaos to erupt, with some of DC’s most feared villains sticking to their nature and turning on each other.<\/p>\n

According to Martin in a 2007 blog post<\/a>, the story was originally conceived as an Elseworlds tale, separate from the main DC Universe. “When Britain sent convicts to Australia, they were transported ‘for the term of your natural life,’ wrote Martin. “And that was the premise of our story, too. There was no escape. The planet was in another galaxy, millions of light-years away, accessible only by Boom Tube.” Unfortunately, creative differences led him and Miller to leave the project, which was then given to Willingham. However, decades later, Martin’s original concept may finally get a chance to be adapted as part of James Gunn’s upcoming DCU plans.<\/p>\n

Read more: 12 Canceled Comic Book Movies We’re Glad Were Never Made<\/a><\/p>\n

Even James Gunn didn’t know Salvation Run was George R. R. Martin’s idea<\/h2>\n
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