Trencher enjoyed a short run at Image before moving to the ill-fated small publisher Blackball Comics . Giffen told us that the prospect of the Trencher movie getting made looks very good. You know, dealing with these people is like riding an oscillating scope in a hospital. Giffen talked to us about the differences between the long form of comic book story telling and the more concise movie story structure. It's a different medium.
Comics are episodic.
I can drag things out. I can lay out an explanation over long periods of time. I can get away with a gag like never showing Phoebe. In film I can't I've got to show Phoebe. At this point the screenplay has been greeted with a mostly enthusiastic response.