Reinforcing once more the increasingly interconnected worlds of Hollywood and comics publishing, Image Comics has announced several new imprints with varying degrees of Hollywood connections. Making the biggest splash is Skybound, a new division by Image partner Robert Kirkman, who's funding the line with some of the profits from the upcoming AMC Walking Dead TV show based on his zombie apocalypse comic. ...I have nothing against these type of deals, but wonder if they don't still impact Hollywood's dependence on existing material rather than creating original fare. Is it becoming a moot point altogether?
Marc Guggenheim — a producer and screenwriter on television (Flash Forward) and film (he's credited as a writer on the upcoming Green Lantern movie) and a well received comics writer on such titles as Spider-Man—has launched his own mini-imprint, Collider, which is looking to develop transmedia properties with comics as the launching pad. Producer Alisa Tager (Serenity) is a partner in the venture. ...
A third new line of comics at Image is being spearheaded by producer Michael Benaroya (New York, I Love You), which will eventually release six titles...
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