The success of Marvel has apparently prompted DC to take a look at the way they’ve been adapting their properties. This project will mark the first time that a DC Comics title is leaving parent company Time Warner’s fold. DC will still remain an active participant in its adaptation, however.

Red, the three-issue comic series, was published in 2003. It tells the story of a former black-ops CIA agent now living a quiet life in retirement until the day a high-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his secret identity compromised and his love interest in danger, the man must reassemble his old team to figure out who is after them. The comic book was written by Warren Ellis.

The adaptation is being written by brothers, Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber. Their adaptation is said to center around the idea of an older operative who’s set in his ways and must contend with younger and more fit agents as well as modern techniques and technology.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…oh wait, it’s just a big nerd with a computer in his head.

If you have been missing Chuck since the writer’s strike and cannot wait until new episodes return in the fall, then never fear, your Chuck-gap will be filled this June.

That is…if you like comic books. Which I do.

Starting with a release on June 11th, Wildstorm/DC Comics will put out a six-volume Chuck comic book that features an original story from the show’s executive producer Peter Johnson and head writer, Zev Borow.

According to the Wildstorm website, the first volume will be 32 pages and cost $2.99.

This should be fairly interesting to see what they can do on a comic book, if they can convey the “Chuck” humor in the art and dialog.