The New York Times has the story about a new imprint, Skybound, that has been created to help the next generation of comic book creators get noticed.
From the piece...
Mr. Kirkman’s plan is to offer creators advance payments and a marketing push. If the book proves successful and attracts outside attention, Mr. Kirkman will also help navigate things like international publication rights and licensing in other media — including film, TV and toys. In return, he will get a partnership stake in all of Skybound’s properties. That investment can include percentages on any feature film, TV or merchandising deals.
“It’s a whole new world out there. It’s hard to do any comic book without having an expectation of what could happen. It’s such a prevalent and integral part of our business,” he said.
Skybound’s first offering will be the horror-medical drama Witch Doctor, by Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner. “It’s ‘House’ meets ‘Fringe,’ ” Mr. Seifert said during a conference call with Mr. Ketner. The book will take monsters from fiction and folklore and examine them through the lens of real world science.
The creators of Witch Doctor, who are both 29 and based in Portland, Ore., came to Mr. Kirkman’s attention through the Internet.
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