Cú Chulainn puts artist in the frame for success

A talented Irish artist hopes that his gory reworking of Ireland’s first superhero will inspire a Hollywood blockbuster.

Award-winning illustrator Will Sliney, who has dragged the legendary story of Celtic hero Cú Chulainn into the 21st century through a graphic novel laced with blood and guts would love to see box-office star Michael Fassbender taking on the lead role.

His bare-chested, muscle-bound Cú Chulainn dominates the novel to single-handedly face down an army led by a bodice-bursting Queen Maeve.