Australian actor Hugh Jackman and Marc Guggenheim joined forces with  Virgin Comics to start developing an original comic book series entitled "Nowhere Man," which will be designed from the very beginning to take the leap on the big screen with Jackman starring.  

Known for playing Wolverine in the "X-Men" movies, based on Marvel Comics fictional superhero team, Jackman is set to co-write the series with Guggenheim, the maker of Marvel Comics' "Wolverine" series and "Amazing Spider-Man."

"I've had so much fun in the graphic novel world with the 'X-Men' franchise that I wanted to get even more involved. I'm excited to work with Virgin and Marc and create a compelling character and story that hopefully will also make it to the bigscreen," Jackman, who is in Australia, starring for 20th Century Fox in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," the spinoff movie that will hit theaters May 2009, told Variety magazine.

Although the storyline is being kept well under wraps, Jackson's Seed Productions partner John Palermo revealed it features a protagonist reminiscent of the one Will Smith played in "I Am Legend," with the concept revolving around a "futuristic world where mankind has traded privacy for safety."

"This is our first comic, and 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, who indicated that when the series morphs onto the big screen, Jackman would take the lead role.

Virgin Comics worked with Hollywood before for series like "Voodoo Child," created by Nicolas and Weston Cage, and Guy Ritchie's "Gamekeeper."