Celebrating the original phenomenon’s fiftieth anniversary, The Rocky Horror Picture Show finally gets a direct sequel. Fifty years after its debut, The Rocky Horror Picture Show‘s success hasn’t faded. On the contrary, it continues to grow and reach new generations of devout fans.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show‘s influence has permeated every corner of pop culture, from other musicals to television to both low-budget and big-screen movie releases. However, there’s still one medium it hadn’t dipped its high heels into, until now. While creating a franchise has never been the point of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, it deserves some sort of continuation in celebration of half a century’s worth of camp and queer impact.
Before the year ends, fans will be able to enjoy the musical’s camp in printed form, courtesy of Bit Bot Media.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Continues In Comic Book Form
Bride of Rocky Horror; Written by Magdalene Visaggio; Art by Noemi Vettori & Josh Rodriguez; Letters by Jeremiah Lambert
Drawing inspiration from the classic 1935 horror Bride of Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show‘s comic book sequel Bride of Rocky Horror presents a 95-page full-color graphic novel that continues the legacy of the 1975 musical. Published by Bit Bot Media and now live on Kickstarter, Bride of Rocky Horror reunites fans with Janet Weiss and Brad Majors seven years after the original story. This time, they’ll meet a brand-new character, Bridget Von Frankenstein.
Bride of Rocky Horror is penned by Kim & Kim writer Magdalene Visaggio, with art by X-Men Unlimited artist Noemi Vettori, and covers by Soo Lee. Both the story and the art are set to recapture the outrageous and genre-defying spirit that made Rocky Horror a cult classic. Its feverish collision of love and resurrection aims to deliver the same campy spectacle and audacious humor as the original musical and film.
Bride Of Rocky Horror Promises To Meet A High Bar
Rocky Horror’s Lack Of Sequels Are Testament To Its Quality
Over the decades, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has inspired countless discussions about potential sequels, from Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Shows His Heels and Revenge of the Old Queen to unproduced stage concepts and partial drafts that never made it to screen. While these ideas promised to continue the chaos of Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s world, none were ever completed. As a result, Rocky Horror has remained a self-contained cultural phenomenon that has only grown more legendary with time.
Rocky Horror‘s lack of proper official sequels has become part of its magic. The Rocky Horror Picture Show remains the longest-running theatrical release in film history, playing in midnight screenings around the world for nearly five decades. Each performance provides a brand-new experience every time. It’s an artwork that continuously reinvents itself, which renders traditional sequels almost unnecessary.
Still, Bride of Rocky Horror dares to rise to that challenge. Its vivid art already looks poised to recapture the musical’s flamboyant energy. If it succeeds, it may open the door for more Rocky Horror stories told in the visually expressive world of comic books, or perhaps even in animation. Both mediums are perfectly suited to its surreal, kaleidoscopic style, as well as its everlasting story.
- Release Date
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August 15, 1975
- Runtime
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100 minutes
- Director
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Jim Sharman
- Writers
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Richard O’Brien, Jim Sharman
- Franchise(s)
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
