IDW launches 9 new original comic book series in an expansive new initiative
IDW Publishing has announced nine new original series in the launch of what it calls an "expansive new comic book initiative," and the "next evolution of original content."
According to the publisher the new initiative builds on its creator-driven legacy, naming Scott Snyder, G. Willow Wilson, Stephen Graham Jones, John Ridley, and more as the foundation.
The new initiative begins with writer Scott Snyder's Dark Spaces: Wildfire in July, and will follow with new original projects monthly encompassing the genres of crime thriller, supernatural horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and more.
"A year ago we gave ourselves a mission: to make IDW the destination for premier talent and rising stars," says Mark Doyle, editorial director of originals in IDW's announcement. "This is an unprecedented moment in IDW's history, and there's been a tremendous team effort from our creative and editorial teams and everyone at the company to develop a stellar slate of original stories - and we're having a blast doing it!"
While not mentioned in the announcement, the Originals program and new emphasis on creator-driven content could be in response to IDW losing the Hasbro G.I. Joe and Transformers comic book license at the end of 2021.
The first nine new projects include:
Scott Snyder's Dark Spaces: Wildfire, a thriller series of unannounced length with art by Hayden Sherman follows a group of female inmate firefighters planning a heist of a burning mansion deep in California hills smoldering from wildfires. The caper will either be "the score of a lifetime or a deadly trap!"
Trve Kvlt is a five-issue limited series written by Scott Bryan Wilson with art by Liana Kangas that introduces Marty Tarantella, a "down-on-his-luck loser" with a
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