ComicsOne has announced that it will adapt Steven Chow's Shaolin Soccer into graphic novel form.  The film has already won numerous awards including Best Film and Best Director from the 2002 Hong Kong Film Critics Association, and will debut in the U.S. under the title Kung Fu Soccer August 15th.  Two full-color graphic novels will follow shortly after the theatrical release, which will be moderately wide (500 to 1,500 theaters).  The movie will be retitled Kung Fu Soccer for its U.S. release. 

 

Andy Seto of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Saint Legend will be at the creative helm of the adaptation, which will be ComicOne's first original comic book series.