Faust is the name of a series of graphic novels by Tim Vigil (art) and David Quinn (stories), published by Rebel Studios and Avatar Press. The series are known for their strong graphic violence and sexual situations. The main series is known as Faust : Love of the Damned and started publishing in 1989, with new issues being published irregularly. The original story is unfinished as yet, though Tim Vigil has reportedly drawn the final episode.[1]
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Story
John Jaspers is a mental patient who has become the lover of his female psychiatrist, Jade de Camp. After disappearing from the asylum, Jaspers somehow sells his soul the devil, in the guise of a criminal mastermind known as M (as for Mephistopheles). He is then changed into a costume-clad, super-strong vigilante, armed with seemingly unbreakable, razor-sharp metal claws. But Jaspers becomes too uncontrollable for M and starts preying upon New York City's underworld that M partly controls.
Film
The original comic-book was adapted for the big screen by Brian Yuzna in 2001, as Faust: Love of the Damned.
Series
- Faust : Love of the Damned
- Faust : 777 the Wrath - Darkness in Collision
- Faust : Book of M
- Faust : Shingha's talons
- Faust : Claire's lust
Trivia
Jaspers/Faust's costume and claws make him look like a blend of Daredevil, Batman, Wolverine and the traditional Mephistopheles costume in Charles Gounod's Faust Opera. Writer David Quinn wrote that his work's tone and anti-hero main character may have been inspirations for Spawn.
