''The Weapon'' was a

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published by

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in 2007. It was written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by

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Publication history

''The Weapon'' was released as a

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from June–September 2007.

Plot

Martial arts enthusiast Tommy Zhou invented a means to create solid objects from light—and invented a superhero persona to promote it: The Weapon. He even concocted an origin story for himself based on ancient Chinese legends that his grandfather told him as a child. What Tommy never suspected, though, were that his grandfather's legends were real—and now an all-too real millennia-old assassin cult, the Lin Kuie, (Forest Demons) is after him, convinced he's unlocked ancient mystical techniques of Order of Wu-Shi — "The Way of the Weapon" — and they're sending waves of killers after him to steal it back. Tommy was born in

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, in Hawaii's

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, a third-generation

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, raised by his grandfather. Tommy accuses his grandfather of clinging to the old ways of a country they could never return to, knowing they would never be accepted by the racist society they have entered. His family name of Zhou may be a reference to the

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Film adaptation

has partnered with

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star

David Henrie David Clayton Henrie ( ; born July 11, 1989) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby's future son Luke on ''How I Met Your Mother'' and Justin Russo in ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', as well as starring in th ...

(who is

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) to star as the Chinese-American character in a theatrical adaptation of ''The Weapon''.Fernandez, Jay A
"Waverly" star Henrie joins "Weapon" adaptation,"
''Reuters'' (Sep. 16, 2009). The feature film adaptation will be produced by Platinum Studios chairman and CEO

Scott Mitchell Rosenberg Scott Mitchell Rosenberg is an American film, television, and comic book producer. He is the chairman of Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls a library of comic-book characters and adapts them for film, television and other ...

. Jim Henrie will also serve as producer, and former Universal Pictures senior executive Randy Greenberg of The Greenberg Group, who brought the parties together, will serve as an executive producer.

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weapon Comics by Fred Van Lente