Sounds good, right? Well we all know trying to sell an original idea in this town ain’t easy, and to help bring his idea to life, Fusco hooked up with Atlantis Studios, a custom comic book company that turned "Soldiers" into a comic series / graphic novel.

Since we last reported on "Soldiers," the first installment has been published, and was a rousing success at ComicCon. Fusco happily discovered the demographic that were interested in "Soldiers" ran the gamut from teenage girls to 40 somethings (he also says there’s interest in turning it into a first person shooter game).

Next up is the full length "Soldiers" graphic novel, and "Night Terrors," Fusco’s next foray into comics about bad dreams coming true, which he also hopes to turn into a film. Fusco is thinking of "Battlestar Galactica’s" Tricia Helfer for the lead in "Terrors" -- that’s of course if he can get it to her. Wanna check out "Soldiers"? Have no fear, there are still copies available, as well as the graphic novel to come. You can find it here.

Another cool graphic novel is "Afterlife" by Stormcrow Hayes and Rob Steen. Hayes is also a striving screenwriter from L.A. It deals with Mercutio, a man who dies shortly before he’s to marry, and searches for his bride among the billions of dead souls in the afterlife.

"Afterlife" is a manga comic published by Tokyopop. Hayes and Steen first got together in 2001 because they wanted to break into comics, and they wound up freelancing at Tokyopop, Steen doing layouts, Hayes doing adaptations. Soon they decided to pitch an original idea to the company. “We wanted to come up with a project that very much fit both Tokyopop and a manga audience,” says Hayes. “The original idea was very bare bones. I simply had the idea of cops in the ghost world. It was supposed to be an overcrowded city of the dead. The idea definitely evolved dramatically, especially once Rob started drawing the world itself.”

Soon the idea became big enough that Hayes wanted to “tackle the bigger questions, such as the meaning of life! I think this book has something for everyone: action, adventure, a love story, and philosophical musings about our existence." The first volume is available on Tokyopop.com as well as other outlets.“Also I’m sure your local comic shop can order it as well,” says Hayes. “Let’s face it, if you’re going to order it, you should support your local comic shop over some corporate conglomerate, right kids?”