Aussie actor Hugh Jackman, who brought the mutant Wolverine to life in the “X-Men” movies, will stay within the comic world with his latest venture: a new series called “Nowhere Man.”

Jackman is teaming up with Virgin Comics to create the comic, which will take place in a futuristic world where mankind has surrendered privacy for security.

Jackman will co-write the series with Marc Guggenheim, who previously penned the “Wolverine” and “Amazing Spider-Man” series for Marvel comics.

“I’ve had so much fun in the graphic novel world with the X-Men franchise that I wanted to get even more involved,” Jackman told Variety magazine.

The project, which is being co-produced by Jackman’s Seed Productions, may also be morphed into other mediums.

“We feel the concept is transferable to other arenas, perhaps first as a video game, then as a movie,” said John Palermo of Seed Productions.

Palermo indicated that Jackman would take the lead role in a big-screen adaptation.

Jackman is currently shooting “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” in Australia. That film will hit theatres in May 2009.






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