Benderspink has optioned film rights to the comic book series "Starkweather" from Archaia Studios Press.Created by David Rodriguez, premise focuses on a boy who comes from a line of sorcerers but doesn't learn about his supernatural abilities until attacked by a mysterious coven.
"... The very spell that was woven to hide him from the world also has hidden his true self, leaving him a professional slacker—a directionless disappointment who wants nothing more than to spend his life in wonderful obscurity.
"It is the destiny of 'Alexander Starkweather’ to restore the 'Divine Blood' to power and lead them into a new age...
"But before he can become a witch, he must learn what it means to be a man..."
