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The Walking Dead-Themed Variants Coming this October!

This year we have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of Image Comics in a big way with themed variants releasing each month. In honor of its 14th anniversary, we are THRILLED to announce October’s variant theme will be THE WALKING DEAD. 30 different Image & Skybound comics will feature homage variants celebrating some of our most iconic Walking Dead covers. Below we have got your first peek at the Skybound variants and the covers that inspired them, along with some details on the books. You can see even more variants and read the press release in its entirety over at the Imagecomics.com. Let us know which one is your favorite in the comments. Also, don’t forget to tell your comic retailer to order them for you!

  

THE WALKING DEAD #108 Variant for BIRTHRIGHT #27 : Art by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas

Diamond Code AUG170606

FOC: September 18th. In Stores: October 11th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #48 Variant for EXTREMITY: Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer

Diamond Code AUG170650

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #111 Variant for GASOLINA: Niko Walter & Mat Lopes

Diamond Code AUG170652

FOC: October 2nd. In Stores: October 25th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #100 2nd Print Variant for HORIZON: Juan Gedeon & Mike Spicer

Diamond Code AUG170668

FOC: September 25th. In Stores: October 18th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #103 Variant for KILL THE MINOTAUR: Lukas Ketner & Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Diamond Code AUG170686

FOC: September 25th. In Stores: October 18th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #19 Variant for MANIFEST DESTINY: Matthew Roberts & Owen Gieni

Diamond Code AUG170695

FOC: September 25th. In Stores: October 18th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #100 Variant for SLOTS: Dan Panosian

Diamond Code AUG170588

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

Check out some of the Image titles getting the TWD treatment as well! We’ll update with more as they’re released!

  

THE WALKING DEAD #100 Chromium Variant for I HATE FAIRYLAND: I HATE IMAGE SPECIAL EDITION: Skottie Young, Diamond Code: AUG170569

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #2 Variant for ANGELIC #2: Caspar Wijngaard

Diamond Code: AUG170604

FOC: October 2nd. In Stores: October 25th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #85 Variant for UNDERWINTER: A FIELD OF FEATHERS #1: Ray Fawkes

Diamond Code AUG170596

FOC: October 2nd. In Stores: October 25th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #93 for ELSEWHERE #3: Sumeyye Kesgin & Ron Riley

Diamond Code AUG170648

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

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The Walking Dead Themed Variant Coming this October!

This year, we’ve been celebrating the 25th anniversary of Image Comics in a big way with themed variants each month. We’re very excited to announce that in honor of its 14th anniversary, October’s variant theme will all be THE WALKING DEAD themed. And these covers, man, are they good! 30 different Image & Skybound comics will have homage variants celebrating some of our most iconic Walking Dead covers. Below we’ve got your first peek at the Skybound variants and the covers that inspired them, along with some details on the books. You can see even more variants and read the whole press release over at the Imagecomics.com. Let us know which one is your favorite in the comments. Also, don’t forget to tell your comic retailer to order them for you!

  

THE WALKING DEAD #108 Variant for BIRTHRIGHT #27 : Art by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas

Diamond Code AUG170606

FOC: September 18th. In Stores: October 11th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #48 Variant for EXTREMITY: Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer

Diamond Code AUG170650

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #111 Variant for GASOLINA: Niko Walter & Mat Lopes

Diamond Code AUG170652

FOC: October 2nd. In Stores: October 25th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #100 2nd Print Variant for HORIZON: Juan Gedeon & Mike Spicer

Diamond Code AUG170668

FOC: September 25th. In Stores: October 18th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #103 Variant for KILL THE MINOTAUR: Lukas Ketner & Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Diamond Code AUG170686

FOC: September 25th. In Stores: October 18th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #19 Variant for MANIFEST DESTINY: Matthew Roberts & Owen Gieni

Diamond Code AUG170695

FOC: September 25th. In Stores: October 18th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #100 Variant for SLOTS: Dan Panosian

Diamond Code AUG170588

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

Check out some of the Image titles getting the TWD treatment as well! We’ll update with more as they’re released!

  

THE WALKING DEAD #100 Chromium Variant for I HATE FAIRYLAND: I HATE IMAGE SPECIAL EDITION: Skottie Young, Diamond Code: AUG170569

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #2 Variant for ANGELIC #2: Caspar Wijngaard

Diamond Code: AUG170604

FOC: October 2nd. In Stores: October 25th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #85 Variant for UNDERWINTER: A FIELD OF FEATHERS #1: Ray Fawkes

Diamond Code AUG170596

FOC: October 2nd. In Stores: October 25th

  

THE WALKING DEAD #93 for ELSEWHERE #3: Sumeyye Kesgin & Ron Riley

Diamond Code AUG170648

FOC: September 11th. In Stores: October 4th

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This Week’s Comics: Redneck #5

Hey there, folks! Are you ready for some new comics? Of course you are. We’ve only got one title this week but damn if it’s not a doozy! If you’re not already reading REDNECK you need to catch up RIGHT NOW! We can’t tell you anything without spoiling it, but sh*t goes down!! Check out a 3 page preview below. Pick up issue #5 this Wednesday at your local comic shop or on comiXology. Have a fantastic week, everyone!

REDNECK #5

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART / COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

AUGUST 23

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

What started as an innocent night on the town has led to this moment. With Sulpher Springs in flames, will the Bowman family withstand its destruction?

    

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November 2017 Books Announced! Solicits!

Last week, we introduced you to our new series EVOLUTION. Now, we’re excited to show you all the other awesome comics and collections we’re bringing your way in November. We’ve submitted our November books for retailers to check out/order and that means it’s time to show them off to you fine folks. This is one of our biggest months yet for comics so don’t miss out on any of them. Tell your retailer today to add them to your pull list!

EVOLUTION #1

STORY: JAMES ASMUS, JOE KEATINGE, CHRIS SEBELA & JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD

NOVEMBER 15

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW SERIES

Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to this stage. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seem to notice that their world is being reborn. But what can they do about it?

Skybound unites writers James Asmus, Joe Keatinge, Chris Sebela & Joshua Williamson and artists Joe Infurnari & Jordan Boyd to create a new global phenomenon in this oversized debut issue.

BIRTHRIGHT #28

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS

NOVEMBER 8

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

The Rhodes family’s recent adventures have exposed the world to the existence of magic…and now they have a brand-new threat hunting them down.

EXTREMITY #8

STORY/ART/COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

COLOR: MIKE SPICER

NOVEMBER 1

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

Thea befriends a new companion, while Annora continues her pursuit of the girl with one hand.

GASOLINA #3

STORY: SEAN MACKIEWICZ

ART: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES

NOVEMBER 22

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

On the run, in love, all Amalia and Randy need is each other… until Los Queridos begin experimenting with new ways to murder their rivals. Now,

a new path must be forged.

HORIZON #16

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

NOVEMBER 15

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Zhia Malen holds her enemy’s life in her hands as secret alliances are formed.

INVINCIBLE #142

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

NOVEMBER 15

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS Part 10 of 12

“Robot War” Part 1 of 1

HOLY CRAP! EVERY CORNER OF EARTH IS RAVAGED BY THE WAR BETWEEN MARK GRAYSON AND ROBOT! THE FATE OF THE EARTH HANGS IN THE BALANCE! OVERSIZED ISSUE! ALL CAPS!

KILL THE MINOTAUR #6

STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA

ART/COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

NOVEMBER 15

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

What sacrifices must be made to become a hero? Find out as Prince Theseus and the otherworldly minotaur fight to the death in a battle of the ages! Each issue contains 30 pages of story!

MANIFEST DESTINY #33

STORY: CHRIS DINGESS

ART/COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI

NOVEMBER 22

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

A dead body is discovered, and some of the crew find Jesus in the most unlikeliest of places.

REDNECK #7

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

COVER: NICK PITARA

NOVEMBER 22

32 Pages | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

“The Eyes Upon You” kicks off with the Bowmans lying low from the law with a new member of the family in tow. But there are rules to being a vampire…and when the rules are broken, the family will surely suffer…

SLOTS #2

STORY/ART/COVER: DAN PANOSIAN

NOVEMBER 8

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Stanley Dance is back in town, but nobody’s happy to see him, especially his son. The fight game’s changed a lot since Stanley last stepped in the ring… but this is Vegas, where luck is always changing… and tomorrow, he might just come up big.

THE WALKING DEAD #173

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

NOVEMBER 1

32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $2.99

FINAL FIGHT

Jesus is confronted on the road…

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA Book 2 HC

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

NOVEMBER 29

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

This hardcover features twelve issues of the hit comic book series, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long-time readers and fans of the TV show.

Kyle is faced with the most emotional exorcism he’s performed yet… as he begins to learn more about his abilities and what’s really happening around him. Secrets are revealed that will change everything.

Collects OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #13-24.

THE WALKING DEAD Omnibus Vol. 7

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

NOVEMBER 1

560 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $100.00 | S&N EDITION $150.00

This deluxe hardcover features 24 issues of the hit series, THE WALKING DEAD, along with the covers for the issues all in one massive, oversized slipcased volume.

After a devastating encounter with the Whisperers, Rick must rally the communities to take action. But have they already reached their breaking point?

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #145-168.

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FOC for August 21st

Hey there, retailers! This week we’ve got BIRTHRIGHT #26 & INVINCIBLE Vol 24 coming up for you on FOC for you. Birthright is the start of a brand-new arc for the series and you won’t wanna miss the gorgeous Lorenzo De Felici variant cover. This Invincible trade is the first half of The End of All Things, so you’ll wanna make sure you have stock on it for all your trade waiters.

If you’re not signed up already, make sure you’re on our retailer email list. Last week we sent out the first issue of SLOTS and this week we’ll be sending a bunch of GASOLINA your way! As usual, let us know if there’s anything we can help you with. Have a great week!

BIRTHRIGHT #26 [Cover A: JUL170777] [Cover B: JUN178585]

  

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUAS

SEPTEMBER 13

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

Mikey Rhodes battled his way back to Earth, only to lose his family because of his service to the God King Lore. Now, the exorcism of Mikey Rhodes begins!]

INVINCIBLE Vol. 24: THE END OF ALL THINGS PART 1 [JUL170817]

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

SEPTEMBER 20

152 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS mega-story begins, and it will touch every corner of the Invincible Universe, and when it’s over… IT’S OVER. Invincible must accept that Thragg can’t be defeated without him, and for the good of the universe, he’s going to have to risk his life to stop him! Every single story for the past 13 years has been leading up to this!

Collects INVINCIBLE #133-138.

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In Depth Look at The Walking Dead: March to War!

 

Disruptor Beam’s new mobile game The Walking Dead: March To War is getting closer to dropping on your phones! To help celebrate the upcoming release, Erika Ishii got to sit down with Creative Director Joey Lapegna to dig through the game’s fundamental look, style and overall story.

I gotta say, first and foremost – the art in March to War is incredible.

I’ve never seen art like this incorporated so well into a video game, let alone a mobile game. Joey’s team did an amazing job. They essentially created an intelligent algorithm and formula to take their basic art assets, organize them, arrange them into settings, and utilize them even better than doing this in a manual way. How incredible is that?! But even more potentially tantalizing is the story.

This game takes place during the same time period and arc of the same name in the comics – March To War. Set in a and around Washington DC, you’ll come to discover the same colonies and groups you’ve grown accustomed to – The Kingdom, Hilltop, Alexandria, and the Sanctuary. You can also find some notable landmarks yet to be seen much in the post apocalypse that you may have heard of, even a giant white home.

Included are some of the main characters from the comics as what are called “Council Members”. They are important to building your team and creating leadership that will help you in different ways. However, the most important people are the Survivors – random characters that you’ll need to customize, strengthen, and organize in order to continue to make your team the best it can be.

An important aspect to defeating hordes of zombies is teaming up with your friends. It’s multiplayer, guys!

You and your friends can gang up and complete raids and other missions in order to survive and create stronger alliances.

It’s not all oranges and peaches and cake (that’s a weird combination of foods). You’ll continually face obstacles, zombies and enemies that will force you to decide your team’s specialty. Any survivors on your team that don’t fit that mold may not be worth wasting your resources on. You’ll have some seriously difficult decisions to make at every stop along the way.

We’re hoping you dig into this interview – Joey really lays down some excellent information on how to get started on the game when it comes out, and what you can expect to face when you start creating your team.

If you’re as excited as we are, you should register at www.MarchToWar.com for developments and news as we get closer to our release date.
We also have Facebook and Twitter accounts for the game!

That’s it for us this week everyone, but please make sure to follow Erika & Joey!

Erika Ishii – @erikaishii

Joey Lapegna – @jlapegna

If you missed it check out OUR LAST INTERVIEW with legendary actor Phil Lamarr! He’s not only an amazing talent, but he puts it towards his fandom of Invincible and does a really fun fan-casting for an animated series he wishes existed today!

See you guys next week!

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Announcing: Evolution

“Evolve or die.” That simple phrase, to me, really gets to the core of what EVOLUTION is all about. Taking place all over the world as humanity starts to rapidly evolve, this series follows three unique characters who notice the seemingly unseen transformation taking place and attempt to do everything in their power to fight back and save the human race as we know it.

For a story as expansive and world-changing as EVOLUTION, we knew we couldn’t tell the story in a normal way so this book includes a murderer’s row of not just one writer, but four writers working together to tell one cohesive story. This writing team has to be one of the best creative teams ever assembled. Telling the story of a doctor in Philadelphia desperately trying to warn the world, Christopher Sebela has written a frantic race against time. In Rome, James Asmus and Joshua Williamson show us the internal struggle of a nun questioning her faith in the face of the new species. And finally, in Los Angeles, Joseph Keatinge has built a heartrending story of what happens when old relationships are torn to shreds by forces beyond all control. Separately, any one of these stories could anchor their own book but when told together this team has assembled something that has rarely been seen in comics and the results are nothing short of extraordinary.

I’d be remiss to talk about this book, however, without mentioning the utter badassery of artist Joe Infurnari and colorist Jordan Boyd. Reading through the scripts for this series, I would often catch myself wondering how an artist would be able to draw such sheer gonzo grossness let alone make it appealing, but I’d be underselling it if I said that Joe has drawn one of the most beautiful, disgusting, wonderful books I’ve ever seen. Truly, the images in this book would make David Cronenberg blush with jealous rage over not having done something this cool. And the colors! It’s hard to describe just how much Jordan Boyd’s colors add to this book without just screaming with joy. To render such gross transformations with such beauty truly is remarkable. No exaggeration, this is one of the most fantastic, crazy, gruesome, gorgeous books I’ve ever worked on.

EVOLUTION #1 goes on sale Wednesday, November 15th and if you want to see the next stage of humanity, your best bet is to preorder the series at your local comic shop. Until then, take a look at the preview pages below and enjoy the transformation.

Jon Moisan

Editor, Skybound Entertainment

EVOLUTION #1

STORY: JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE, CHRIS SEBELA & JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD

NOVEMBER 15

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW SERIES

Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to this stage. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seem to notice that their world is being reborn. But what can they do about it?

Skybound unites writers James Asmus, Joseph Keatinge, Chris Sebela & Joshua Williamson and artists Joe Infurnari & Jordan Boyd to create a new global phenomenon in this oversized debut issue.

To fight against the Nevermind festering within him, Mikey Rhodes must first undergo a baptism of blood.

         

         

FULL PRESS RELEASE:

EVOLUTION—AN UNPREDICTABLE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING NEW HORROR SERIES

Image/Skybound Entertainment unites writers James Asmus, Joseph Keatinge, Christopher Sebela, and Joshua Williamson with artists Joe Infurnari and Jordan Boyd to create a new global phenomenon in EVOLUTION. The new series is set to launch with an oversized debut issue this November.

“Society now moves at an exponentially rapid pace. Our technology processes information faster than our biology is capable of handling,” said Keatinge. “Evolution explores what happens when this goes awry when humanity is left behind by its progress, venturing into unexpected, horrifying directions.”

Asmus added: “If reading this book is anything like writing it, it’ll be a disturbing, thought-provoking, and cathartic ride through some very real anxieties about shifting society, what lurks inside us, and realizing just how few guard rails there are keeping us safe. But with enough twists, body horror, and murder that keep it fun!”

Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to the stage it’s reached in EVOLUTION. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seem to notice that their world is being reborn. But what can they do about it?

“Horror is a slippery and weird genre,” said Sebela. “Not everything scares everyone else the same way. But I know what I want out of mine: long tendrils of dread, a fog of doom, deep conspiracies, monsters—especially the human variety—and loss.

Evolution’s horror focuses on that sense of loss, one that can be as deadly as a psycho in a mask. Loss of control over our world, our lives and even our bodies, it’s everything we’re always facing but in a much bloodier package.”

EVOLUTION #1 (Diamond Code SEP170638) will be available in stores on Wednesday, November 15th. The final order cutoff from retailers is Monday, October 23rd.

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Invincible Issue #139 Discussion Post

INVINCIBLE #139 is out NOW! Have you picked up the latest issue?! Did you curse as much as Ryan Ottley promised you might? What’s going to happen to Nolan? Or Anissa? Or the armies? Or friggin’ Mark & Thragg?! SO MANY QUESTIONS!

Do us a favor an answer any of these questions or just tell us how this issue made you feel in the comments below. We’ll be rewarding our favorite comment with a super rad Invincible prize of the signed variety! So get commenting! Please note: Just cause it won last month, a Stitch gif won’t necessarily equate to winning this month… or maybe it will… who knows!?!?

PREVIOUSLY: Face to face with Thragg and his new Viltrumite army–Mark and his allies must fight to survive while the fate of the whole universe hangs in the balance!

THIS MONTH: Alliances shift as the battle rages on… it’s the biggest, most brutal, monumental battle in INVINCIBLE history!

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This Week’s Comics: Horizon #13, Invincible #139 & Kill The Minotaur #3

Hey hey, party people! Summer’s almost over but that doesn’t mean we don’t have some awesome comics coming your way. Heck, we’ve got three new issues just for YOU.

This week is all about action! We’ve got the first issue of the new arc of HORIZON. We’ve also got the fallout from the last issue of INVINCIBLE. And, of course, we’ve got more mythical action in KILL THE MINOTAUR. You can check out a preview of HORIZON & KILL THE MINOTAUR below!

It’s gonna be a crazy ride, so don’t forget to pick these bad boys up at your local comic shop or on Comixology Wednesday! Have a fantastic week!

HORIZON #13

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

AUGUST 16

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

Zhia Malen thought she’d killed Kepler’s top agent—Lincoln. But now he reemerges, ready for a second round with the alien invader. Meanwhile on Valius, no one is to be trusted.

    

INVINCIBLE #139

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

AUGUST 16

24 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS Part 7 of 12

Alliances shift as the battle rages on… it’s the biggest, most brutal, monumental battle in INVINCIBLE history!

KILL THE MINOTAUR #3

STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA

ART / COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

AUGUST 9

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

The minotaur draws first blood! Now, Theseus and Princess Ariadne must unlock the devious secrets of the labyrinth to use against this unstoppable beast. But with their lives of the line, some of their allies are only out for themselves. Each issue contains 30 pages of story!

  

  

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Skybound Partnering with Amazon Studios!

We are thrilled to announce that Robert Kirkman has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios, and in conjunction with that Skybound has signed a first-look deal with them as well. This means that we’ll be working very closely with Amazon to adapt and develop new and existing properties that will debut exclusively on Prime Video. At Skybound, we are dedicated to finding not just the best partners, but also the best mediums for stories of all kinds. With Amazon Studios and Prime Video, we’re getting both. We are really excited to stretch our creative muscles and push some boundaries!

Bryan and Sean Furst, Skybound’s co-presidents of TV & Film, will oversee development on our side, along with Robert and Skybound co-founder David Alpert.

Stay tuned for more details as this partnership gets underway.

Here’s the full press release:

Amazon Studios Closes Overall Deal with The Walking Dead Creator Robert Kirkman and First-Look Deal with Skybound Entertainment

 

Collaboration with groundbreaking comic creator and multiplatform powerhouse sets focus on growing original genre content exclusively for Prime Video

 

SEATTLE—Aug 11, 2017—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced it has closed an overall deal with prolific creator (The Walking Dead, Invincible) and a first-look deal with Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, co-founded by longtime collaborator . Kirkman and Skybound—the entities behind television hits The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast—will develop television projects to debut exclusively on Prime Video. This collaboration comes on the heels of Amazon Studios’ new expanded push into science fiction, fantasy and horror programming. Skybound Entertainment’s co-presidents of film and television, Bryan and Sean Furst, will oversee the Amazon project slate in conjunction with Kirkman and Alpert.

 

“Robert is a gifted storyteller who shares our passion for elevated genre storytelling that pushes boundaries,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Event Series, Amazon Studios. “Robert and the team at Skybound are some of the most innovative and fearless creatives in the business. Together, we plan to explore immersive worlds and bold ideas for Prime Video.”

 

“At Skybound Entertainment we strive to tell the best stories in the most unique and creative ways in an effort to always break new ground,” said Robert Kirkman.  “A forward thinking company like Amazon is the perfect home for us. Their new foray into genre fiction has us at peak optimism for what can be accomplished during this unprecedented partnership. Sharon Tal Yguado has been an instrumental force in the success of Walking Dead and Outcast from day one. Being able to not only continue that relationship, but also expand it into new territory with the vast resources of Amazon, means great things are ahead for myself, David Alpert, Skybound and fans of awesome entertainment. Look out world, here we come!”

 

First and foremost a comic creator, Kirkman has seen groundbreaking success in the adaptation of his comic book titles into major franchises in all forms of content. In 2010, his Eisner award winning series, The Walking Dead, was developed into an AMC television series. It has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time and is the #1 show on television among the coveted 18-49 demo. The property has also been extended into a blockbuster game franchise, licensing business and ongoing publishing success. Kirkman also serves as consulting producer of The Talking Dead, the popular talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick that deep dives into each week’s episode of both The Walking Dead and its companion series Fear the Walking Dead. Kirkman is co-creator, writer and producer of The Walking Dead’s companion series, Fear the Walking Dead. He is also executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, and the n pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year, that is being developed for multiple territories including Germany, India, Brazil, and Italy Kirkman’s popular demonic-exorcism comic, Outcast, was adapted, produced and airs on Cinemax. For the big screen, Kirkman will produce Invincible based on his long-running popular comic book. The project will be written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Universal Pictures. Other credits include AIR featuring Norman Reedus and Academy Award nominee, Djimon Hounsou. Additional Kirkman comics include Super Dinosaur, Battle Pope, Astounding Wolf-Man, and Thief of Thieves.

 

Skybound Entertainment, the multiplatform entertainment company led by Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, is responsible for such television hits including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast. Moving into the digital content space, Skybound produced the first-ever narrative VR series, GONE, for Samsung’s Milk VR platform and in 2017 will produce VR horror series Lies Within, which is the first project out of Skybound’s partnership with interactive theatrical company Delusion. The company currently has a number of different film projects in development including properties for their two-year first look deal with Universal. Skybound Entertainment recently announced its expansion with the opening of Skybound North, a Vancouver-based production division of the company. Skybound North is led by former LucasFilm Animation executive, Catherine Winder (The Angry Birds Movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars). Comic book titles published by Skybound include: The Walking Dead, Invincible, Outcast, Birthright, Green Valley, Horizon, and Demonic. Skybound Entertainment’s interactive division works with partners including Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Free Range Games’ Labyrinth, Night School Studios’ Oxenfree, Pipeworks’ Superfight, and Overkill’s The Walking Dead. Skybound also creates a wide range of merchandise, including tabletop card games Superfight and Red Flags, apparel, board games, and action figures.

 

About Amazon Video

Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:

 

Prime Video: Thousands of movies and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios likeTransparent, The Man in the High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe at primevideo.com.


Amazon Channels: Over 100 video subscriptions to networks likeHBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS KIDS, Acorn TV, and more, available to Amazon Prime members in the US as add-ons to their membership. To view the full list of available channels, visit amazon.com/channels.


Rent or Own: Hundreds of thousands of titles, including new release movies and current TV shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for all Amazon customers.


Instant Access: Customers can instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets, or online. For a list of all compatible devices, visit amazon.com/howtostream.


Premium Features: Top features like 4K Ultra HD,High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile downloads for offline viewing of select content.

 

In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.

 

 

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

 

About Skybound Entertainment

Founded in 2010, Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform entertainment company that houses projects ranging from television, film, digital content, comics, interactive gaming, and live events. Skybound Entertainment is responsible for such television hits including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast. Moving into the digital content space, Skybound produced the first-ever narrative VR series, Gone, for Samsung’s Milk VR platform and in 2017 will produce VR horror series Lies Within, which is the first project out of Skybound’s partnership with interactive theatrical company Delusion. Skyboud recently announced the film adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s second-longest running comic series Invincible, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg attached to direct, write, and produce the movie for Universal.

 

Additional newly announced Skybound projects include Five Year, Mastermind and Heroes and Villains: The History of Comics.

 

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