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For those who don't know, DC Comics is more than superheroes and spandex. Under their Vertigo imprint, they've brought such sophisticated fare as The Sandman, Preacher and 100 Bullets to the masses. And by masses, of course, I mean the sixty-two people still reading comics.

This forthcoming season sees DC/Vertigo's Human Target make the leap to the small screen. And now a much lesser known property is following its lead as NBC has picked up Midnight, Mass. as a live-action drama. Over two series, Midnight, Mass. ran a total of fourteen issues from 2002-2004.

The series spotlights a husband and wife duo who travel the world tackling supernatural mysteries and crimes. Think Supernatural if the boys were lovers ... on second thought, maybe don't. I think slashfiction has already beaten us to that punch and they can have it.

Instead, think Mr. and Mrs. Smith meets Scooby-Doo. Yep, that clears it up. Midnight, Mass., whose title is almost too clever for its own good, was one of the better comic executions of the past several years; nothing particularly groundbreaking about the concept. Done right, though, it could make for a very exciting series.