Picture of The Octopus from The Spirit

Once again, Samuel L. Jackson has taken another comic book character role. This time he’s going to play The Octopus in Frank Miller’s The Spirit. The Octopus is the villain in the comic book The Spirit. The Spirit was created in the 1940’s by Will Eisner. It’s sort of like a cross between Batman and The Crow. The Spirit is a spirit of vengeance of a murdered police detective. Jackson is becoming a notable genre actor to rival Will Smith. Other than what I’ve seen online, I know nothing about this comic. So, if anyone wants to explain what the possible appeal of this movie, other than seeing Sam play a bad guy, let me know. I saw the trailer and it looked like a bad rip-off of Sin City. Here’s the picture.