Scout Comics
‘Unikorn’ Took Inspiration From Kids’ Movies of the 1980s
For writing partners Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin, the graphic novel Unikorn was a chance to dive into the kinds of stories they loved as kids. Stories of overcoming loss, discovering secret worlds and growing up. The 200-page graphic novel centers on Mae Everhart, a 12-year-old who inherits a horse with a nub in the […]
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Script2Comic Contest Gives ‘Heard’ Top Honor
The Script2Comic Contest has found its winners for 2021. The contest, which gives screenwriters the opportunity to turn their work into a comic book or graphic novel and also helps their scripts become optioned for film or TV, has given Heard the top honor. Heard took the grand prize, and a screen adaptation is now in […]
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‘Trim Season,’ a Supernatural True-Crime Comic, Set for 2022
True-crime will meet the supernatural next year when Scout Comics publishes Trim Season. The comic centers on a group of young people from Los Angeles who head to a remote marijuana farm where they encounter unspeakable horrors. Trim Season is based on an original concept from Megan Sutherland, Sean E DeMott and Cullen Poythress that […]
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Scout Comics Launches Latinx Imprint
Scout Comics is launching a Latinx imprint in partnership with the indie Los Angeles production company Mucho Mas Media. The new brand, Chispa Comics, will tout its first title at New York Comic Con, with Attack at Acapulco: A Black Demon Tale available at the convention this week. David Bowles (Clockwork Curandera), Hector Rodriguez III […]
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Andy Serkis to Launch Myth-Inspired Comic ‘Eternus’
Andy Serkis is having a big week in the comic book space. His new directorial effort, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, hits Friday, and now he’s announcing another dive into the comic book world, this time as the co-creator of a new series released by Scout Comics and financed by Thunder Comics. The seven-issue Eternus, […]
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‘Impossible Jones’ Sees a Thief Become a Superhero
What if a thief tricked a city into believing she were its protector? That’s the premise of Impossible Jones, an upcoming comic centering on a thief with the newfound super power to shape-shift. As she learns, it’s easier to rob New York City blind if its police and citizens believe she’s the only superhero standing […]
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‘Night of the Cadillacs’ Is a Horror Comic Rooted in L.A. Diners and Dive Bars
A new horror comic book due out in September has its roots in diners and dive bars all around Los Angeles. That’s where a group of comic creators dreamed up Night of the Cadillacs, which tells the story of two rival, supernatural gangs who have come to Earth for a mission during a rare blood […]
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