Tyler Mane takes a stand with The Last Spartan

Tyler Mane takes a stand with The Last Spartan

Tyler Mane spent years honing his talents and fine-tuning his craft in front of thousands of people in the squared circle before hanging up his wrestling boots for the bright lights of Hollywood, appearing in films such as X-Men, Joe Dirt, Troy, The Scorpion King, The Devil’s Rejects, and Rob Zombie‘s Halloween movies as the notorious Michael Myers.  Now he will add comic creator to his resume, with his upcoming debut comic The Last Spartan: Red Tape!

I got the chance to sit down with Tyler and talk about if he’d rather live in a cheese house or a cookie house, how he got his start in pro wrestling, what it was like training with greats like Stu Hart, Red Bastien, and Mando Guerrero, what led him to make the transition from pro wrestling to becoming an actor, what he was feeling when he got the call from Rob Zombie to play the iconic Michael Myers, and if Rob offered any advice.  We also chatted about what led him to his new journey into creating a comic book, his new comic The Last Spartan: Red Tape, his efforts to help stop human trafficking, and any advice he has for up-and-coming creatives!

Tyler’s debut graphic novel The Last Spartan: Red Tape will be launching on Kickstarter on October 17, 2023!  If you’re unfamiliar with this new book, here’s the premise:

In the gritty underground world of Downtown Atlanta, an unexpected vigilante operates outside the bounds of government bureaucracy. 

Frank Kane, the lone survivor of a massacred outlaw biker club, places his new life and freedom at risk by pursuing a lost child. Down the rabbit hole into the shadow world of human trafficking, Frank’s Spartan maxim of ‘discipline, honor, and courage’ is put to the ultimate test when he joins forces with an unlikely ally, undercover decoy Amanda Harper. At odds as often as they work together, Frank is out to save one at all costs and Amanda is out to save them all.  But together, it becomes a larger mission to liberate as many victims of human trafficking as possible.

For fans of THE PUNISHER and SONS OF ANARCHY, the 144-page full-color OGN is inspired by the novel series THE LAST SPARTAN by John F. Saunders and features art by Will Conrad (BLACK PANTHER, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), Jimbo Salgado (BATMAN UNHINGED),  Michael Montenat (HAPPY HOUR), Ken Lashley (SUICIDE SQUAD), Siya Oum (LOLA XOXO), Seth Adams (SNOW OWL), Charles de Lauzirika (BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT), and Ron Leary (RED SONJA). Letters by Troy Peteri (ARMY OF DARKNESS).  They also have the talents of Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Priest (BLACK PANTHER, VAMPIRELLA) on the project!

Make sure you click the link, head over to the page, and sign up to be notified!  They plan on having lots of cool add-ons, goals, and even some Day One backer deals!