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"Writer Chuck Dixon will pen a four-issue miniseries based on the upcoming Lionsgate movie The Expendables. Published by Dynamite Entertainment, the comic will serve as a prequel to the Sylvester Stallone film and feature artwork from Esteve Polls. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m only going off the screenplay which is a huge help as it&amp;#039;s so clearly and succinctly written. But it&amp;#039;s hard to get a feel from a screenplay alone. But I think (I hope) I captured Stallone&amp;#039;s vibe,&amp;quot; Dixon told Newsarama.  &amp;quot;His dialogue here is very distinctive and there&amp;#039;s a kind of shorthand between these characters who know each other so well. Trying to capture that has been the toughest part. But it&amp;#039;s also liberating in a way because I&amp;#039;m free to use his language as a guide for improvisation.&amp;quot; The Expendables follows a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. The comic series sees the band on an earlier adventure. The film arrives in theatres in August. The comic will be available at retail level in May. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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