John Doe: Vigilante Uses Comic Series To Promote Film

The upcoming film John Doe: Vigilante is using a series of comic strips as promotion leading up to the film's release. John Doe: Vigilante stars Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) as a man who takes the law into his own hands. The film probes the question, "Is violence ever justified?" and has been called controversial for the way it addresses a failing legal system. "When 67% of former prisoners are rearrested within three years of their release you know there's something wrong with the legal system," said Kelly Dolen, director. "John Doe: Vigilante is intended to create a debate and put a mirror up to society. We aren't glamorizing violence, but posing the question…is violence ever really justified? Who decides what is right and what is wrong? And why is the legal system failing us? The film is colored with shades of grey and that's very compelling." In order to engage audiences, Main Street Films, John Doe's distributor, is releasing a series of weekly comic strips done in the style of an underground publication strip: a straight horizontal series of panels in black and white. You can check out the graphic series at johndoevigilantefilm.com/the-comic/. John Doe: Vigilante comes to select theaters March 21, 2014.