The Wake

The Wake is a ten-issue, ocean-based horror and sci-fi tinged miniseries that was published in 2013. It was written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Snyder’s American Vampire: Survival Of The Fittest collaborator Sean Gordon Murphy, and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics.

It’s about Marine Biologist named Lee Archer who finds herself plunged into the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oil rig known as the “Ghost Rig”. Things go horribly wrong down there, as she and her colleagues encounter a dangerous new species that could even be the missing link.

It might not be the most original comic ever written, but it looks great – its aesthetics would translate brilliantly to the big screen – it’s dark, it’s claustrophobic and it’s atmospheric and it would certainly make a fantastic scary movie. Moreover, it would be extremely different to any comic book movie that has ever come before it.