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A comic book adaptation of Django Unchained was released by DC Comics in 2013. [118] [119] In 2015, a sequel crossover comic entitled Django/ Zorro was released by Dynamite Entertainment, co-written by Tarantino and Matt Wagner, the latter being the first comic book sequel to a Quentin Tarantino film. [120] Future [ edit ] Proposed miniseries [ edit ]Alexander, Bryan (May 24, 2014). "Tarantino wants to make 'Django' TV mini-series". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014 . Retrieved May 24, 2014. I was writing a book about Sergio Corbucci when I came up with a way to tell the story.... I was writing about how his movies have this evil Wild West, a horrible Wild West. It was surreal, it dealt a lot with fascism. So I'm writing this whole piece on this, and I'm thinking: 'I don't really know if Sergio was thinking [this] while he was doing this. But I know I'm thinking about it now. And I can do it!' [7]

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