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51-516: Skybound Entertainment is an American multiplatform entertainment company founded by Robert Kirkman and David Alpert. It operates in concert with Image Comics . Skybound Entertainment is the company behind the long-running comic series, The Walking Dead , created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore . Since the company’s founding in 2010, Skybound has developed properties in traditional and new media, including comics, gaming, television, film, and digital media series. The company has since launched into

102-406: A creator-owned driven platform, Skybound has also created other popular comic book titles that include fantasy adventure comic Birthright , by Josh Williamson, and the historical fiction comic, Manifest Destiny by Chris Dingess. In 2017, Skybound released the revenge comic, Extremity, by creator Daniel Warren Johnson , and their first vampire horror comic, Redneck, by Donny Cates . Kill

153-480: A hint, but gets eaten by the zombies. In November 2013, Cinemax purchased a TV pilot based on Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta's then-upcoming six-issue exorcism comics miniseries, Outcast . The first issue of the comic was released in June 2014 to positive reviews. Kirkman was a producer of the science fiction thriller Air , which starred The Walking Dead ' s Norman Reedus , and Djimon Hounsou . The movie

204-689: A joint venture with Sky Group creating narrative videos games for mobiles. In 2021, Skybound became the largest shareholder in the listed game developer 5th Planet Games. This strategic move was aimed at gaining better access to the European market. Two years later, in 2023, Skybound became the majority shareholder of the company. In addition to the Eisner Award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead , Kirkman’s other titles include long-running superhero comic Invincible , Outcast , Super Dinosaur , Oblivion Song , and Fire Power . With

255-434: A new Image Comics imprint called Skybound Entertainment . On February 9, 2012, Tony Moore filed a lawsuit alleging that Kirkman, in 2005, had deceitfully engineered him into surrendering his rights to The Walking Dead comic book and eventual TV series in exchange for payments that never materialized. Kirkman said in a statement the following day that he and Moore "each had legal representation seven years ago and now he

306-508: A new series that would kick-off a new shared comic universe. In June 2023, it was later revealed that the book would launch the Energon Universe and that Kirkman's production company, Skybound, would publish comics based on Transformers and G.I. Joe . Kirkman and his wife live in Kentucky. Their son was born on April 25, 2006. In 2012, he received a special Innovator Award at

357-413: A new series, Science Dog , Kirkman and artist Cory Walker were hired to do a SuperPatriot miniseries for Image Comics . While working on that book, Kirkman and E. J. Su created the 2002 Image series Tech Jacket , which ran six issues, and the one-shot title, Cloudfall . In 2003, Kirkman and Walker created Invincible for Image's new superhero line. The story surrounded the adolescent son of

408-452: A partnership with 360 Powwow to produce Five Year in various Latin American markets. Skybound produced Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics . This six-part docuseries explores a wide range of topics from the history and world of comic books and premiered on AMC on November 12, 2017. In 2017, it was announced that a film based on Kirkman's second longest running comic series Invincible

459-494: A plan for 5 seasons. Filming begins in late 2016. Around November 7, 2016, Kirkman's production company Skybound Entertainment was set to produce a remake of the film An American Werewolf in London . The remake was to be written and directed by Max Landis , son of the original director John Landis . Kirkman and David Alpert would be executive producers on the film. However, after the sexual misconduct allegations against Landis, it

510-658: A series order for an animated adaptation of Invincible for a first season consisting of eight episodes. Simon Racioppa serves as showrunner for the series and also serves as executive producer alongside Kirkman, David Alpert, Catherine Winder, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg. The series stars Steven Yeun , J. K. Simmons , Sandra Oh , Mark Hamill , Seth Rogen , Gillian Jacobs , Andrew Rannells , Zazie Beetz , Walton Goggins , Jason Mantzoukas , Zachary Quinto , Khary Payton , Chris Diamantopoulos , Malese Jow , Kevin Michael Richardson , and Grey Griffin . In April 2021,

561-517: A two-year run on Ultimate X-Men and the entire Marvel Team-Up vol. 3 and the Irredeemable Ant-Man miniseries. He continued his exploration of zombies by creating the series Marvel Zombies , in which an alternative Marvel universe's superheroes become zombies. At Image, Kirkman and artist Jason Howard created the ongoing series The Astounding Wolf-Man , launching it on May 5, 2007, as part of Free Comic Book Day . Kirkman edited

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612-549: A young girl from a playground, and the family's journey in learning what happened. The series was filmed in 360 degrees and includes shifting perspectives with "hotspots." "Hotspots" are used as clues, offering a fully immersive experience. Gone was directed by J.T. Petty As of 2016, Skybound is set to produce a horror VR series, Lies Within , the first project out of Skybound’s partnership with interactive theatrical company Delusion. In 2017, Skybound opened an in-house studio to create and expand original digital content. Since

663-646: Is also known for creating and producing the television series' Outcast and Invincible , both adaptations of his own comic book series. He has also written a number of episodes for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead . He is executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, and the Korean pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year. Kirkman was born November 30, 1978, in Lexington, Kentucky , and

714-456: Is co-created by Silvestri who also provides cover art. In 2010, he also began producing the television adaption of his comic book series The Walking Dead , the pilot of which was directed by Frank Darabont . Kirkman has written or co-written seven episodes of the series. Kirkman also created and serves as an executive producer on the show's companion series, Fear the Walking Dead . In July 2010, Kirkman announced he would launch and run

765-406: Is currently unknown if it is still happening. On April 4, 2017, it was announced that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg would direct/write/produce a live-action adaptation of Invincible for Universal Pictures , with Kirkman also serving as a producer on the project. In 2021, Kirkman reaffirmed that the project was still in the works. In 2018, it was announced that Amazon Prime Video had given

816-464: Is violating the same contract he initiated and approved and he wants to misrepresent the fees he was paid and continues to be paid for the work he was hired to do." Kirkman in turn sued Moore. On September 24, 2012, the two released a joint statement saying they had reached a settlement "to everyone's mutual satisfaction." Kirkman made an appearance in a 2012 episode of Adult Swim 's Robot Chicken as himself where he tries to tell The Nerd and Daniel

867-525: The Saturn Awards for his work adapting his comic books to the screen as well as serving as executive producer of The Walking Dead . "The Walking Dead" garnered nominations for Best New Series and Best Television Series Drama at the Writers Guild of America Awards 2011 and the 68th Golden Globe Awards . Not stopping at nominations, the show clinched prestigious honors including Television Program of

918-582: The Minotaur by writers Christian Cantamessa and Chris Pasetto, and artist Lukas Ketner is set to hit comic shops on June 14, 2017. Recently, they have also started "Skyward" from the writer of the TV show Lucifer . In April 2021, it was announced a five issue miniseries called Skybound X would launch to celebrate 10 years of Skybound, with the book featuring different stories per issue, with one story being Rick Grimes: 2000 by Kirkman and Ryan Ottley . In February 2023, it

969-472: The United States and Fox international channels outside of the country. Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment is also a producer on the series. A 10-episode initial order was announced with lead cast Patrick Fugit as Kyle Barnes and Philip Glenister as Reverend Anderson, along with Gabriel Bateman , while Adam Wingard was hired to direct the pilot produced by Fox International Channels . More cast

1020-434: The United States on July 20, 2018, and concluded on September 28, 2018. On October 2, 2018, it was announced that Cinemax had officially cancelled the series. Fox International Studios and Robert Kirkman developed the television series before the comic book was published. Cinemax picked up the United States rights for the project after the script was done. The series is produced by Fox International Studios for Cinemax in

1071-468: The Walking Dead is a companion series to The Walking Dead , set in Los Angeles, California and starting prior to the apocalypse. Robert Kirkman is co-creator of the series alongside Dave Erickson . He is also an executive producer and has co-written episodes of the series. Outcast is a horror series based on the comic series of the same name on Cinemax . Invincible is an animated adaptation of

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1122-413: The Walking Dead , Invincible , Tech Jacket , Outcast , Oblivion Song , and Fire Power for Image Comics , in addition to writing Ultimate X-Men , Irredeemable Ant-Man and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics . He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt . He is one of the five partners of Image Comics currently serving as COO , and

1173-619: The Year by the American Film Institute in 2010 and 2012, along with IGN's Best Horror Series in 2012 and 2016. Additionally, it secured two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup in 2011 and 2012. In 2020, he was granted a special award ("Fauve d'honneur") at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for his overall achievement. Kirkman has written a number of The Walking Dead TV episodes. Fear

1224-515: The comic series of the same name on Amazon Prime Video. Kirkman, in addition to serving as creator and executive producer, wrote the series premiere, the season one and two finales, as well as the special episode Invincible: Atom Eve . Outcast (TV series) On March 14, 2016, ahead of its premiere, Outcast was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on Fox in the UK on April 3, 2017, and concluded on June 5, 2017. It began airing in

1275-535: The creator, wrote the pilot and the season finale, with Simon Racioppa, David Alpert, Catherine Winder , Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg serving as co-executive producers. The series was released on March 26, 2021 to general acclaim and has been renewed by Amazon for a second and third season, with the second season set to release in late 2023. The company's other film projects include the feature film AIR , starring The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus and Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou . That same year, it

1326-577: The duo announced plans for their second television adaptation for Kirkman's comic, Outcast in October 2013. The series received a pickup order from Cinemax in February 2015. Outcast centers on protagonist, Kyle Barnes, played by Patrick Fugit , fighting a demon that has plagued his small Virginia town for decades. The series lineup includes Philip Glenister , Brent Spiner , Reg E. Cathey , and Wrenn Schmidt . The first season premiered on June 3, 2016 and it

1377-691: The final two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season , "Broken Toys" and "Take Us Back", to end the game adaptation of their series. In addition to continued digital release, Skybound Games also released physical editions of the game for PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and Nintendo Switch . In February 2019, Skybound Games announced plans to release the remastered versions of six classic Dungeon & Dragons games: Baldur's Gate , Baldur's Gate II , Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear , Icewind Dale , Planescape: Torment , and Neverwinter Nights , developed for modern computers by Beamdog , as console versions (both as physical and digital) later in

1428-615: The first four volumes of the trade paperbacks for the series. In 2003, Kirkman was hired by Marvel Comics to pen a revival of the 1990s Sleepwalker series, but it was canceled before being published; the contents of its first issue were included in Epic Anthology No. 1 (2004). He soon became a mainstay at Marvel, writing the " Avengers Disassembled " issues of Captain America vol. 4, 2004's Marvel Knights 2099 one-shots event, Jubilee #1–6 and Fantastic Four : Foes #1–6,

1479-406: The formation of Skybound Games, a publishing division focused on indie games , while also forming a mobile division Howyaknow, LLC. Coinciding with the announcement, the company also signed publishing deals for console versions of the games Slime Rancher and The Long Dark . In October 2018, due to the collapse of Telltale Games , Skybound Games announced they would be working on finishing up

1530-424: The game. Superfight has 19 expansion packs to date. In 2017, Skybound signed a deal with Druid City Games for release of its game The Grimm Forest , which raised over $ 400,000 on Kickstarter . Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman ( / ˈ k ɜːr k m ən / ; born November 30, 1978) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creating The Walking Dead , Fear

1581-469: The launch of Invincible , Kirkman and Moore began The Walking Dead ( 2003 ). Kirkman said in 2012 that Image had balked at publishing a comics series featuring what it felt was simply another zombie story, prompting him to say the zombies were part of an alien plot—a notion he had no intention of using except as a means of selling the project. Artist Charlie Adlard replaced Tony Moore with issue #7. Moore continued to draw covers until issue 24 as well as

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1632-407: The monthly series Brit , based on the character he created for the series of one-shots, illustrated by Moore and Cliff Rathburn . It ran 12 issues. Kirkman announced in 2007 that he and artist Rob Liefeld would team on a revival of Killraven for Marvel Comics. Kirkman that year also said he and Todd McFarlane would collaborate on Haunt for Image Comics . In late July 2008, Kirkman

1683-442: The only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders. In 2010, Kirkman co-founded the entertainment company Skybound Entertainment in order to develop properties in traditional and new media, including comics, television, and film. The company also manages the license for The Walking Dead and Invincible . In 2018, Skybound expanded to create Skybound Games to develop video games based on its intellectual property. Kirkman

1734-427: The opening of the space, Skybound developed a Live.me series focusing on diversity in TV and media hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown . Other original content filmed in the studio include the weekly series Skybound’s Happy Hour . Happy Hour features special guests every week to create The Walking Dead inspired cocktails. Former guests have included Ross Marquand and Michael Traynor . In April 2018, Skybound announced

1785-466: The pilot episode a 4.8/5, praising the premiere for not "hold[ing] back with the action or the frights," calling it "fun as hell" and a "series for anyone that likes horror." James Charisma of Playboy noted that unlike the horror in series creator Robert Kirkman's other series, The Walking Dead , in Outcast , "the threat is unseen, lurking under the surface ... characters exist in the present but live in

1836-468: The series an approval rating of 79%, based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A cut above average summer fare, Outcast provides the genuine chills one should – but often can't – expect from television horror." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 70 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Jasef Wisener of TVOvermind , gave

1887-475: The series is broadcast by Fox International Channels starting in June 2016. On May 20, 2016, in Europe, Fox Networks Group streamed the first episode over Facebook Live. TV5 air the episodes on Philippine free-to-air television within 24 hours of their American premiere starting June 4, 2016. The first season received mostly positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave

1938-505: The series was renewed for a second and third season. Kirkman pitched the story for Renfield , a horror-comedy about Count Dracula 's henchman Renfield . The film was announced by Universal Pictures in November 2019. It is directed by Chris McKay and stars Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage as Renfield and Dracula, respectively. In February 2023, it was announced that Kirkman would reunite with Lorenzo De Felici to launch Void Rivals ,

1989-506: The virtual reality space, and in 2017, created an in-house digital studio for online content. In 2016, Skybound Entertainment expanded internationally with the opening of Skybound North in Vancouver , led by former Lucasfilm Animation executive Catherine Winder . In April 2018, Skybound created Skybound Games to publish indie games and license video games based on its intellectual property. In September 2018 it established Skybound Stories,

2040-448: The world's most powerful superhero, who develops powers and starts his own superhero career. Walker later failed to meet the monthly title's deadlines and was replaced by Ryan Ottley . In 2005, Paramount Pictures announced it had bought the rights to produce an Invincible feature film, and hired Kirkman to write the screenplay. However, due to a lack of significant development, the rights expired and reverted to Kirkman. Shortly after

2091-494: The year. In 2020, Skybound Entertainment raised a new round of funding from the gaming company Com2uS Studios . The two companies signed a deal to develop a The Walking Dead mobile game. Skybound's party game, Superfight , kickstarted in 2013. Superfight is a game where players battle made up superheroes against each other, in ridiculous, and often heated, hypothetical arguments. In 2014 Darin Ross partnered with Skybound to publish

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2142-493: Was announced including David Denman as Mark Holter, Melinda McGraw as Patricia MacCready, Grace Zabriskie as Mildred, Catherine Dent as Janet Anderson, Lee Tergesen as Blake Morrow, and Brent Spiner . On August 10, 2015, production began on the first season in South Carolina . The cities of Chester and York, South Carolina were transformed into the series' fictitious town of Rome, West Virginia . Internationally,

2193-505: Was announced that Spin Master Entertainment and Atomic Cartoons would make an animated television series based on Super Dinosaur , a comic that Kirkman created alongside Jason Howard in 2011. The show launched in 2018. In 2019, Universal Pictures announced the development of Renfield , a horror-comedy film about the character of the same name based on a pitch by Robert Kirkman, with Chris McKay set to direct. The film

2244-731: Was announced that Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici would launch Void Rivals , a new series that would kick-off a new shared comic universe. In June 2023, it was later revealed that the book would launch the Energon Universe and that it would publish comics based on Transformers and G.I. Joe . This would include Void Rivals by Kirkman and De Felici, Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson (which debuted in October 2023), Duke by Joshua Williamson and Tom Reilly (which debuted in December 2023), and Cobra Commander by Williamson and Andrea Milana (which debuted in January 2024). In 2021, it

2295-566: Was announced that Skybound would start a new line entitled Skybound Comet, with graphic novels meant for YA and Middle Grade readers. The first of these books include Clementine: Book One by Tillie Walden in July 2022, Everyday Hero Machine Boy by Tri Vuong and Irma Kniivila in September 2022, and Sea Serpent's Heir Book One by Mairghread Scott and Pablo Tunica in October 2022. After Alpert and Kirkman's success with AMC’s The Walking Dead ,

2346-446: Was being developed by Universal Pictures , with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg set to write/direct/produce the film with Kirkman serving as an executive producer. In 2018, it was announced that an adult animated series also based on Invincible was being developed for Amazon Prime Video featuring Steven Yeun as Invincible and J.K. Simmons as Omni-Man . The series is executive produced by Kirkman, who, in addition to serving as

2397-482: Was made a partner at Image Comics, thereby ending his freelance association with Marvel. Nonetheless, later in 2009, he and Walker produced the five-issue miniseries The Destroyer vol. 4 for Marvel's MAX imprint . In 2009, Kirkman and Marc Silvestri took over the 2009–2010 Pilot Season for Top Cow Comics . The 2009/2010 Pilot Season contains a series of five one-shot pilot comics that readers will be able to vote on which becomes an ongoing series. Each series

2448-464: Was produced by McKay, Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst in a joint-venture between Skybound and Universal. It released on April 14, 2023. In November 2023, Skybound announced that it had acquired the Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation . In 2015, Skybound released the first-ever narrative virtual reality series, Gone , for Samsung's Milk VR platform. Gone surrounds the disappearance of

2499-696: Was raised in Cynthiana, Kentucky . Kirkman was a fan of zombie films such as the Night of the Living Dead series and Zombi 2 as well as zombie video games such as Resident Evil . His first comic book work was the 2000 superhero parody Battle Pope , which he co-created with artist Tony Moore , self-published under the Funk-O-Tron label, and was adapted into a season of 8 animated webisodes that appeared on Spike TV's website in 2008. Later, while pitching

2550-486: Was released in 2015. It was the first feature film to be produced by Skybound Entertainment. Kirkman's latest television project known as Five Year will be a joint venture between Skybound and Viki.com . It will be filmed for TV in Korea and available everywhere on Viki.com. The pre-apocalyptic story centres on a family dealing with an impending meteor strike. It was picked up for an initial 1 season run of 16 episodes with

2601-435: Was renewed for a second season. Skybound partnered with Viki to develop Korean pre-apocalyptic drama Five Year. The series will be shot in Korea as a K-drama with a local cast and crew, and the parties plan to distribute the first 16-episode season on Korean television. The series, based on an original story by Kirkman, centers on a family facing an impending apocalypse within the next five years. In 2017, Skybound announced

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