Could Dead Of Night be the sleeper hit of 2010?

A recent MTV.com poll asked readers to pick which of next year’s comic book movies they’re most looking forward to, and the answer wasn’t all that surprising. Iron Man 2 garnered 53% of the vote, while Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World netted 11% each.

But logging in at a respectable 7% was Dead Of Night, based on the comics starring Dylan Dog, a London-based supernatural investigator whose adventures have been translated into more than a dozen languages. While that may not seem like a big number, what makes it impressive is Dead Of Night had been left off the poll, meaning the 7% was the result of fan outpouring and a write-in campaign.


Created by Italian comics writer and novelist Tiziano Sclavi, Dylan Dog has been published since 1986. He is a struggling "nightmare investigator" recognizable for his red shirt, black jacket, and blue jeans, which he always wears. Dog has numerous phobias, as well as an assistant named Groucho who is a punning doppelganger for Groucho Marx.

The film is scheduled to open in Italy in March 2010, but has no firm U.S. release date yet.