10 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Hamill

10. He Wrote A Comic Book

In keeping with his contribution to the world of comics, Hamill has gone one step further than doing voice work, and actually co-written a comic of his very own. The name is Black Pearl, and the publisher is the perhaps appropriately named, Dark Horse Comics.

Caught in a vaulting tornado of media sensationalism and inner conflict, the comic's hero, Luther Drake, is dragged into the spotlight and perceived as a do-gooder because he prevents a woman's abduction. Drake doesn't like this, not least because he's surrounded by (the very topical issue) of Media Frenzy. His vigilante status is a burden and the surrounding world mercilessly tries to make money off his name. 

The reluctant hero in a ruthless version of the modern world, is a tasty storyline. The reaction to the comic series has been positive, for the most part, and in true modern cinema style, it's been pushed for a movie adaptation. After years of trudging around and looking for the right people to back the film, Hamill announced, at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival no less, that the film will be made. It'll be faithful to his view of the story, and he would be the director. It'll gritty, it'll be uncompromising, and as such, this writer would love to see it.