Virgin Comics
| Founded: | 2006 |
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| Company Overview: | Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation is the creative collaboration of writer Deepak Chopra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and maverick Sir Richard Branson. Envisioned as a creative exchange, Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation is also leading the transition of India as an outsourcer to a source of innovative and dynamic creations and creators. With an eye on the rapidly evolving entertainment market (550 million kids under the age of 20 in the next 10 years in India alone), Virgin Comics will strive to... (read more) |
| Mission: | The company is focused on two areas of development: 1. The creation of original stories and character properties that tap into the vast library of mythology and re-invent the rich indigenous narratives of Asia in a unique, compelling, and entertaining way. 2. Collaborating with creative talent around the world - from filmmakers, to writers, to musicians, and other artists - to craft original stories and character properties initially in the form of comics and graphic novels subsequently to be developed into films, television, animation, gaming, wireless content, online, merchandise and more. |
| Products: | Virgin produces comics in a myriad of genres, but it divides its comics into four publishing lines: -The Shakti Line, home of comics based in Indian lore and culture, which has produced titles such as "Devi", "Ramayan Reloaded", "Virulents", and "India Authentic". -The Directors Cut Line, home of comics from such visionary directors as Shekhar Kapur ("Snakewoman"), Guy Ritchie ("Gamekeeper"), and Ed Burns ("Dock Walloper"). -The Voices Line, home of comics from artists and actors, including Dave Stewart ("Walk-In", "Zombie Broadway"), Jenna Jameson ("Shadow Hunter"), and Weston and Nicolas Cage ("Voodoo Child"). -The Virgin Comics/Sci-Fi Line, a line of comics produced through a groundbreaking joint venture between Virgin Comics and the Sci-Fi Channel, including, so far, the title "The Stranded" from acclaimed comics writer Mike Carey. |
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Ed Burns’ Dock Walloper #4 is on sale today and also this weeks featured item on Comixology. They have a 5-page preview and podcast with series writer Jimmy Palmiotti, which you can check out here.
May 6
In a recent Pulp Secret article, Nicolas Cage was selected as the #1 celebrity comic book geek. No surprises there! Here are some highlights from Nic’s comic book geekery:
Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola and changed his name to Nicolas Cage, inspired by Marvel Comics’ Luke Cage. Cage also named his son Kal-el after [...]
May 1
A couple of weeks back we wrote about the Dan Dare exhibit at the Science Museum in London and ran Dan Dare: The Legendary Hero contest in celebration of the event. For those of you who can’t make it to London, BBC.com walks through the main features of the exhibit that opened on April 29th. [...]
Check out the Wizard interview with Virgin Comics Chief Creative Officer, Gotham Chopra and Top Cow’s Publisher, Filip Sablik as they discuss the first crossover between the two companies—Witchblade/Devi.
The first issue, published by Top Cow, is on sale now and the second half of the story (published by Virgin Comics and featuring art by Mukesh [...]
Thanks to everyone that entered our Dan Dare: The Legendary Hero. So many of you had such fantastic words about our legendary pilot of the future. It was hard to select just 10 winners to receive the Dan Dare limited edition lithographs signed by Garth Ennis. But rest assured, we actually do have a few [...]