![]() ![]() However, I’d be remiss to note that the last time SyFy brought a comic adaptation to fruition it didn’t make it past the pilot stage. It makes sense for “Pax” and “Ronin” both to be minis (although I can’t personally see “Pax” as a television show at all), and “Letter 44” makes a lot of sense as a television show - especially, if as THR infers, it’s SyFy looking to get another Battlestar Galactica on their network. “Pax Romana” and “Ronin” both will simply be minis, and while it’s not directly stated it’s inferred that “Letter 44” will be a regular serialized television show by the Hollywood Reporter. Picking up Frank Miller’s Ronin,” Charles Soule and Alberto Alburquerque’s “Letter 44” and Jonathan Hickman’s “Pax Romana,” SyFy has truly picked up an eclectic batch of productions. Split between Deadline and the Hollywood Reporter, it looks like SyFy is continuing to throw its hat in the comic book arena. ![]()
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