Earlier this year, the movie rights to Chopper were sold. The production company, Dilemma, in association with Mane Entertainment and Rockstar Mayhem Festival has released a live-action web TV series on YouTube to introduce people to the Chopper mythology and build awareness for an upcoming movie.

The web series stars Tyler Mane (played Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake, and Sabretooth in X-Men) and Andrew Bryniarski (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Batman Returns). It will feature all-new prequel story material not in the comic book that will explore the origins of the Reaper and shine a light on the unknown pasts of several key characters. Visit www.chopperlives.com for more info.

Daytona Beach biker culture inspires comic book author

If a headless biker were stalking this planet, you know he'd be riding the streets of Daytona Beach, searching for sinners to harvest. The above scenario plays out in Chopper, a new horror comic book series created by former Daytona Beach resident Martin Shapiro.

As a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach in the 1990s, Shapiro became fascinated by biker culture. He went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force, then earned a bachelor's degree in film production from the University of Central Florida. Shapiro then earned a master's degree in screenwriting from UCLA.

Now, at age 44, he is a full-time writer and producer living in Los Angeles. He recently sold the movie rights to Chopper, as well as his action-thriller screenplay Lair of the Fox.

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Heads Roll in New CHOPPER Comics

Posted by Samantha Fox at Fangoria

Asylum Press and Night Owl Productions have announced a new horror comic miniseries and corresponding web series: CHOPPER. Written by screenwriter Martin Shapiro and drawn by Dark Horse artist Juan Ferreyra, CHOPPER is described as a modern-day reimagining of the infamous Headless Horseman, who has now become a headless Hell’s Angel on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners in the afterlife, and attacks individuals while they’re high on a new designer drug with supernatural side effects.

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Check out the new Chopper web TV series teaser trailer starring horror icon Tyler Mane (Rob Zombie's Halloween, X-Men, Troy). Not for the squeamish, the upcoming transmedia horror experience will reveal the mysterious origins of the chopper-riding Reaper before he lost his head. To learn more about the web series go to www.chopperlives.com

Sullen Clothing Forges Partnership to Launch Chopper Web Series

DILEMMA, a branded entertainment and marketing agency in Los Angeles, has struck a strategic partnership with action sports lifestyle brand Sullen Clothing to launch an online entertainment experience based on our comic book Chopper.

DILEMMA's founder, J.C. Christofilis, discovered Chopper and met writer Martin Shapiro at San Diego Comic Con.

A contemporary spin on the classic Sleepy Hollow mythology, Chopper's storyline revolves around a headless biker seeking vengeance in the afterlife by killing sinners.

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Chopper is currently in pre-production as a transmedia entertainment property with DILEMMA, a branded entertainment agency in Los Angeles (www.DilemmaLA.com). We are excited to be collaborating closely with DILEMMA as they have impressed us with their innovative ideas and dedication of significant creative resources to produce a web series, an alternate reality game (ARG), and other interactive content that will enable fans to delve deeper into the Chopper mythology.

For more information or to discuss brand integration opportunities, please contact DILEMMA.