Wrightson and Niles Forge Frankenstein Alive, Alive!
Thursday, Jul 21st, 2011
All-new series extends horror classic
San Diego,
CA (July 21, 2011)—Today at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, IDW
Publishing announced an all-new horror series with acclaimed
creators Steve Niles and Bernie
Wrightson. FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE will
launch in 2012, picking up right where Mary
Shelley’s classic tale ends.
“This is an idea that's been rattling around somewhere in the
back of my mind for a good many years,” said
Wrightson. “I mentioned it to Steve and we
started talking. In about two minutes I realized that not only were
we on the same page, we shared a vision. I'm very excited to see
this finally happening. It's going to be lot of fun.”
A lifelong Frankenstein fan,
Wrightson’s work on this monster has
garnered universal praise for over 25 years. Now, Wrightson and
Niles are collaborating on the next chapter in the life of
Frankenstein’s monster. FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE,
ALIVE turns this classic tale around, by telling the story
from Frankenstein’s perspective in this 13-issue series.
“The fact that I grew up worshipping Wrightson's Frankenstein and now I'm working on a sequel with him is mind-blowing,” said Niles. “This is the project of a lifetime for me.”
FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE ($3.99, full color, 32 pages)
will be available in stores in 2012.
Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its
top-selling books.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels
and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for
its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW
publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the
industry, including: Hasbro's The
TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount's Star
Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC's Doctor Who;
Toho’s Godzilla and comics and trade collections based on
novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is
also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which
publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with
Yoe! Studio; and is the print publisher for EA Comics.
IDW's original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched
as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was
the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about
the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.
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