Big Trouble in Little China

In Big Trouble in Little China, Boom! Studios expanded John Carpenter’s cult-classic film into a sprawling comic series that ran for 25 issues from 2014 to 2016. Writers Fred Van Lente, Eric Powell, and Carpenter himself teamed with artists Brian Churilla, Victor Santos, and Dan McDaid to continue the supernatural misadventures of Jack Burton and his allies in San Francisco’s Chinatown. This series matters for its faithful, fast-paced extension of the movie’s tone—blending kung-fu action, ancient magic, and wisecracking heroics—while deepening the lore of the Pork Chop Express universe.