Co-written by Rodriguez and his producing partner Aaron Kaufman, the comic leads into the the upcoming film and promises to give readers "the ultimate 'Mexploitation' tale of revenge" and an origin story of sorts for the film's title character (played by Danny Trejo). Interior art is provided Stuart Sayger, and issue #0 hits shelves September 15 from IDW Publishing.
Official solicit text:
Machete #0
Robert Rodriguez & Aaron Kaufman (w) • Stuart Sayger (a) • Zach Howard (c)
This special #0 issue carves its story from Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming “Grindhouse” flick, Machete! In this introductory issue, which will lead into an all-new series in December, Rodriguez himself, alongside producer Aaron Kaufman, pens the ultimate “Mexploitation” tale of revenge as we see what drew Machete to first pick up the blades…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Expected in-store date: 9/15
• This is where they first piss off the wrong Mexican!
• Spinning out of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete film!
• Co-written by Rodriguez himself!
Machete tells the story of a hired gun that is betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. The film stars Danny Trejo(GrindHouse, Robert Deniro(Jackie Brown), Michelles Rodriguez(Avatar), Jessica Alba(The Killer Inside Me), Lindsey Lohan(I Know Who Killed Me), and Rose McGowan(Conan)
