Kevin „Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles“ Eastman hat das Heavy Metal-Magazine verkauft und die neuen Besitzer planen, das Comic Magazin in eine Marvel-ähnliche Film- und TV-Marke zu verwandeln. Eastman bleibt Publisher des Mags, die Veröffentlichung wird auf vierteljährlich umgestellt und es soll eine Online-Ausgabe dazukommen. Außerdem arbeiten sie bereits an Serien- und Film-Adaptionen von Peter Panzerfaust und Chew. Ich bin gespannt, das kann alles nur besser werden, als die völlig misslungene Serie Metal Hurlant Chronicles aus Frankreich.
Kevin Eastman, who has served as the sole publisher of Heavy Metal since 1991, has sold the magazine to digital and music vet David Boxenbaum and film producer Jeff Krelitz, who raised several million dollars in private equity to purchase the publication. Financial details were not disclosed. […]
Peter Pan-inspired “Peter Panzerfaust,” an adaptation of the Image comic that BBC Worldwide is developing with Elijah Wood; and a version of another Image book, “Chew,” as a direct-to-video animated film and live action series. […]
Krelitz and Boxenbaum said they want to continue to give writers, especially those working in the comicbook biz, voices through the publication, that will be revamped as both a print and online quarterly. But stories they tell could also be developed into projects for other entertainment platforms
From Print to Producer: Heavy Metal Magazine Finds Buyers and New Future in Hollywood (via Bleeding Cool)
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