Astonish Comics, Blue Dream Studios Merge, Become Astonish Factory
Astonish Comics, owned by two-time Eisner Award winner Mike Kunkel
(Herobear and the Kid), and Blue Dream Studios, a 3-D animation studio
owned by Scott Christian Sava (The Lab), have announced that they have
merged into the The Astonish Factory. Furthermore, the new company will
consist of four divisions: Astonish Comics, Astonish Books, Astonish Toys, and
Astonish Studios.
Astonish Comics and Astonish Books are scheduled to publish over 20 new comics and books in 2004. Planned titles include a new Herobear and the Kid story arc; a children's book by Kunkel and Randy Heuser called The Land of Sokmunster; a comic series compiling Ted Dawson's syndicated cartoon strip, Spooners; more hilarious issues of Esteban and Livingston in Sava's The Lab; and an epic, 24-issue fantasy series from Sava called The Dreamland Chronicles, which will be illustrated with fully rendered, 3-D graphics.
In addition, Astonish Studios will be dedicated to developing The Astonish Factory's intellectual properties into animation for television, feature films, and video games, while Astonish Toys will focus on developing plush, action figures, and statues based on the parent company's properties.
"The Astonish Factory is the perfect next step," said Kunkel. "The idea of Scott and I combining strengths is something that just seemed very natural, because both our companies' styles and sensibilities complement each other. Now, we can take the Astonish brand stories and characters into so many other areas...not just comic books, but books, films, toys, and more."
"Thanks to the success of our animation studio, Mike and I have been able to do what we've wanted to for many years -- The Astonish Factory!" said Sava, who published The Lab through Astonish Comics, and who also served as the artist on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man: Quality of Life. "Now with a full schedule of titles and a dedication to great all-ages comics and books, we're going to show the world comics are still for kids."
The first releases from The Astonish Factory are the October-solicited The Land of Sokmunster SC (OCT032118F), Spike the Sokmunster Plush Toy (OCT032117H), and The Dreamland Chronicles #1 (OCT032115F), all of which are scheduled for shipping in December.
For a listing of in-stock Astonish merchandise, click here, and visit The Astonish Factory's website at http://www.theastonishfactory.com for more information on the revamped publisher.
Astonish Comics and Astonish Books are scheduled to publish over 20 new comics and books in 2004. Planned titles include a new Herobear and the Kid story arc; a children's book by Kunkel and Randy Heuser called The Land of Sokmunster; a comic series compiling Ted Dawson's syndicated cartoon strip, Spooners; more hilarious issues of Esteban and Livingston in Sava's The Lab; and an epic, 24-issue fantasy series from Sava called The Dreamland Chronicles, which will be illustrated with fully rendered, 3-D graphics.
In addition, Astonish Studios will be dedicated to developing The Astonish Factory's intellectual properties into animation for television, feature films, and video games, while Astonish Toys will focus on developing plush, action figures, and statues based on the parent company's properties.
"The Astonish Factory is the perfect next step," said Kunkel. "The idea of Scott and I combining strengths is something that just seemed very natural, because both our companies' styles and sensibilities complement each other. Now, we can take the Astonish brand stories and characters into so many other areas...not just comic books, but books, films, toys, and more."
"Thanks to the success of our animation studio, Mike and I have been able to do what we've wanted to for many years -- The Astonish Factory!" said Sava, who published The Lab through Astonish Comics, and who also served as the artist on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man: Quality of Life. "Now with a full schedule of titles and a dedication to great all-ages comics and books, we're going to show the world comics are still for kids."
The first releases from The Astonish Factory are the October-solicited The Land of Sokmunster SC (OCT032118F), Spike the Sokmunster Plush Toy (OCT032117H), and The Dreamland Chronicles #1 (OCT032115F), all of which are scheduled for shipping in December.
For a listing of in-stock Astonish merchandise, click here, and visit The Astonish Factory's website at http://www.theastonishfactory.com for more information on the revamped publisher.
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DREAMLAND CHRONICLES #1
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$3.50
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DREAMLAND CHRONICLES #1 FREE COPY INCENTIVE*
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$0.00
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SPIKE SOKMUNSTER PLUSH
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$15.00
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LAND OF SOKMUNSTER SC
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$9.95
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* For every seven copies of Dreamland Chronicles #1 ordered and received,
retailers will receive one additional copy for free.
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