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Is any comedian e book license protected from the all-encompassing IP urge for food of Robert Kirkman?! Kirkman’s Skybound Leisure will launch a brand new Creepshow comedian e book anthology in September, a comic book primarily based on the Shudder TV sequence primarily based on the 1982 George Romero and Stephen King movie impressed by the EC Horror Comics of the Nineteen Fifties. Or, in different phrases, it is our favourite comedian e book business mascot, the ouroboros, as much as its previous methods once more!
Creepshow, the comedian, shall be five-issue sequence with an all-star lineup of creators. From the press launch:
What’s that lurking at the hours of darkness? Who’s that strolling up behind you? And why does it sound like demise is slowly creeping this fashion? Why, it is Creepshow!
Every subject of the five-part anthology will characteristic totally different inventive groups from the worlds of comics, movie, tv, and past. Each uniquely horrifying standalone story is assured to SCARE YOU TO DEATH.
The celebrity inventive roster behind Creepshow consists of Chris Burnham (Die!Die!Die!), Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Collection), Steve Langford (Creepshow TV sequence), Josh Malerman (Creepshow TV sequence, Chook Field), David & Maria Lapham (Stray Bullets), Steve Foxe (Razorblades: The Horror Journal), John McCrea (Hitman), and Kelley Jones (Batman, The Sandman), with many extra to be introduced. Brian Witten is overseeing on behalf of Nictorero’s Monster Company Productions.
To commemorate this monumental occasion, representatives of Skybound, the Creepshow TV manufacturing, and Striker Leisure, described as “a world licensing IP accelerator,” gathered in a secluded spot within the woods to carry out the unholy ritual of manufacturing fawning press launch quotes.
Mentioned Skybound editor Jon Moisan:
Creepshow has persistently been among the best issues in horror for the final 40 years, and for Skybound to have the ability to keep on such a wealthy horror custom is an absolute thrill. We knew a franchise this prolific would require one of the best expertise within the business, so we assembled a set of creators that can do the Creepshow identify proud. The tales they’ve deliberate are going to scare absolutely the hell out of individuals.
And Creepshow TV director Greg Nicotero:
Rising up a fan of horror comics and Well-known Monsters, I’ll always remember the joys of seeing a brand new subject hit the stands…thumbing via the pages with the anticipation of diving right into a darkish twisted and outrageous world crammed with ghouls, zombies and the basic come-uppence. I am very proud to see Creepshow discover its rightful place on comedian e book cabinets in all places!”
And Striker Leisure president Russell Binder:
Skybound is solely one of the best at school in relation to marrying beloved content material with established and burgeoning expertise. Stan Spry, Greg, and the entire producers together with myself are ecstatic to have Skybound come on board to supply one other participating expertise to followers of the Creepshow sequence.
Now that the darkish pact has been sealed, Creepshow #1 is headed to comedian e book shops on Wednesday, September twenty first with a canopy by Chris Burnham, and certainly extra variants to come back.
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