Joe Ledger is the name of an ongoing series of bio-terrorism thriller books written by Jonathan Maberry , beginning with the 2009 Patient Zero . The series also includes several short stories, audio originals and novellas.
18-454: The first three books in the series were optioned for a potential television series on ABC and a pilot was written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach . It was not picked up for a full series.. In August of 2024, it was announced that a television series adaptation of the novels was to be developed and produced by Chad Stahelski and his production studio. The series follows the titular Captain Joe Ledger,
36-467: A Halloween Special, Dark Ages mini series, and Quest mini series, and Darkwing Duck with spin-offs including Negaduck and Justice Ducks, as well as Disney Villains characters including Maleficent , Scar (The Lion King) , Hades (Disney) and Cruella De Vil . They also have the first comic book series on Lilo & Stitch and will be the first American publisher of The Nightmare Before Christmas comics In October 2023, Dynamite announced
54-532: A distribution of Dynamite's comics and books, announced a partnership with Diamond Distribution in 2008, when Diamond had the rights to publishing the international versions of books made by Dynamite Entertainment. Dynamite Entertainment was founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004, initially publishing one comic: Army of Darkness , a miniseries it published through Devil's Due Publishing until it began self-publishing its own titles later that year. After devoting itself to publishing only Army of Darkness , which included
72-982: A former Army Ranger and Baltimore police detective. Joe is hired by a clandestine, investigative agency known as the Department of Military Sciences (DMS). The DMS is a shadow agency formed for the purpose of pursuing technologically advanced threats to the US and the world at large by terrorists. Threats encountered throughout the series range from designer pathogens that create zombies to transgenics used for ethnic cleansing. Patient Zero The Dragon Factory The King of Plagues Assassin's Code Extinction Machine Code Zero Predator One Kill Switch Dogs of War Deep Silence Echo Team—Current members Other DMS members Enemies Allies Javier Grillo-Marxuach Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach ( listen ; born October 28, 1969, in San Juan, Puerto Rico ),
90-1013: A second miniseries, Dynamite published Red Sonja , starting with a 25-cent issue #0. It sold 240,000 copies. Issue #1 of Red Sonja , the first to sell at the full cover price of $ 2.99, sold 100,000 in initial orders, securing a stable position in the American comic book industry. By 2009, Dynamite was publishing 14–20 comic books and 2–10 collections per month. Dynamite focuses primarily on comic book adaptations of licensed properties, such as Sherlock Holmes , The Lone Ranger , and Red Sonja . The company also publishes original titles like Project Superpowers , and creator-owned comics like The Boys . Among its adaptations are those based on classic literature such as Alice in Wonderland , Dracula , and Zorro ; television series such as Xena: Warrior Princess Battlestar Galactica , and Buck Rogers , and films such as Darkman , The Good,
108-530: Is a television screenwriter and producer , and podcaster, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost , as well as other series including Charmed and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . Grillo-Marxuach graduated from Huron High school in Ann Arbor , Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1991 from Carnegie Mellon . While at CMU he
126-1046: Is also the co-host of the Children of Tendu Podcast, a weekly series offering advice for getting into the television industry. Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded in 2004 by Nick Barrucci in Mount Laurel, New Jersey , known for publishing comic book adaptations of licensed feature film properties, such as Army of Darkness , Terminator , and RoboCop ; licensed or public domain literary properties such as Zorro , Dracula , Sherlock Holmes , Alice in Wonderland , Red Sonja , Tarzan , and John Carter of Mars ; and superhero books including Project Superpowers , which revived classic public domain characters, and original creator-owned comics like The Boys . Creators who have produced Dynamite's books include Alex Ross , John Cassaday , Matt Wagner , Garth Ennis , Howard Chaykin and Frank Miller . Dynamic Forces ,
144-714: The ABC Family picked up his television series The Middleman , for which he is the writer and producer. The series was not picked up for a second season due to poor ratings. In 2010, a pilot for Department Zero was moved to active production by ABC. The pilot is based upon work by Jonathan Maberry . In 2014 & 2015, Grillo-Marxuach served as co-executive producer of the SyFy channel's series Helix . Grillo-Marxuach has also served as writer and producer on other series, such as The 100 , The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and most recently, From . Alongside Jose Molina , he
162-596: The February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons. The writing staff were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons. In 2006, he left the Lost team, and began working as a co-executive producer for Medium , as well as entering the world of comics with his own Viper Comics title, The Middleman . He also wrote
180-462: The 1970s TV series, The Bionic Woman . The series was released in that December. In July 2019, Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios premiered an adapted television series of The Boys for Amazon Prime Video after a brand licensing agreement was granted by Dynamite. In 2022, Dynamite announced a deal with Disney to create a new line of comics based on various properties, including Gargoyles (TV series) with spin-offs including
198-546: The 2006 Annihilation - Super-Skrull limited series for Marvel Comics , part of the company's Annihilation event, and the Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith limited series for the 2007 Annihilation: Conquest follow-up project. He is also writer of Dynamite Entertainment 's four-issue limited series Classic Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse. He wrote Cops On the Edge: Episode 89 (2000). In 2008,
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#1732879910925216-628: The Atom , and Turok . In July 2016, author Andy Mangels stated in a New York Times interview that he was writing a new intercompany crossover mini-series for the company, in conjunction with DC Comics, Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman , which brought together the Lynda Carter television version of the Amazon superhero with Jaime Sommers , the cyborg super-heroine played by Lindsay Wagner in
234-952: The Bad and the Ugly , RoboCop , Highlander , and the Terminator franchise. Its film adaptations also include those of classic monsters such as Dracula , Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde , Frankenstein's Monster , and the Wolfman . The company gradually built its graphic novel program with titles like Howard Chaykin 's American Flagg! , reprints of Marvel Comics ' Red Sonja series, and material by creators like Jim Starlin and Jae Lee . In addition to publishing crossover storylines in which characters from these various properties meet, such as Terminator/RoboCop , and Vampirella / Dracula : Unholy! , Dynamite has also produced intercompany crossover books with other publishers. One, titled "Monster War",
252-622: The book was cancelled six months into its run by DC Comics ' WildStorm imprint. In 2009 Dynamite announced it would publish new comics featuring Lee Falk 's The Phantom . In 2010, Dynamite began publishing comic books based on The Green Hornet , beginning with a miniseries written by Kevin Smith and followed by Green Hornet: Year One , which was written by Matt Wagner , and another written by Brett Matthews. In May 2010, Dynamite Entertainment acquired Chaos! Comics ' library, which included almost all of that publisher's associated assets, with
270-497: The exception of Lady Death . Among these properties were the publishing labels Black Label Graphics, Infinity Comics, and the properties Evil Ernie , Smiley The Psychotic Button, Chastity , Purgatori , Jade, Omen, Bad Kitty , Cremator, Lady Demon . In October 2013, Dynamite announced it would launch a line of comics based on titles originally published by Gold Key Comics , the first of which would be Magnus: Robot Fighter , The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor , Solar: Man of
288-482: Was active as an actor, writer and director with Scotch'n'Soda , the theatrical club for non-theater majors that also counts composer Stephen Schwartz , author Iris Rainer Dart and actor Frank Gorshin among its notable alumni. Grillo-Marxuach also wrote a weekly pop-culture column for the campus newspaper, The Tartan . He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Southern California and from 2015
306-497: Was released through Image Comics in 2005, and consisted of several titles that pitted the classic monsters against Top Cow published characters Witchblade , the Darkness , Magdalena , and Tomb Raider . The other was a 2006 crossover with DC Comics' Red Sonja / Claw The Unconquered : Devil's Hands . In February 2007, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the publishing rights to Garth Ennis ' creator-owned series The Boys after
324-472: Was sponsoring a fellowship there for MFA students who demonstrate an interest or facility with Hispanic language and culture. Grillo-Marxuach joined the crew of Lost as a supervising producer and writer for the first season in 2004. He returned as a supervising producer and writer for the second season in 2005. The writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at
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