Okay … not sure what this is, but the promo art (from Newsarama) is pretty sweet.  I’m not sure if this is another creator owned thing, like Gregory’s The Waking and Fly (both of which we enjoyed the hell out of), or something akin to Grimm Fairy Tales.  Guess we’ll find out when September solicits get released in the coming weeks.

We’re a little late to the game on this … but any trailer where WE’RE QUOTED is certainly worth repeat viewing.  In a recent episode of Funnybooks, Wayne and I talked about our love of Zenescope’s upcoming series Fly, written by friend of IoM Raven Gregory.  The series, due to start this June, is definitely worth picking up for fans of books like Kick-Ass. Check out Zenescope’s trailer for the book below!

Go to your local shop and pre-order Fly now!

Zenescope, the publishers of Grimm Fairy Tales and its spin-offs (as well as the Charmed comic) announced recently that it will be starting its first large-scale crossover, The Dream Eater Saga, this April.  While the company has hinted at the shared universe of its titles before, it’s rare that the titles have actually crossed over.  I picked up the recent Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths and Legends #1 and really enjoyed it.  While I’m not super happy that the title will be involved in a crossover in a couple of months, I think most of Zenescope’s books are written in such a way as to be new reader friendly, so I’m definitely going to give this crossover a shot.

With a Prelude issue (due out on May – preorder from your comic shop now!) that’s only $1.99, this crossover may be the perfect way to jump into the Zenescope universe.

The massive twelve part event will cross over into several Zenescope series including Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm Myths & Legends, The Piper, Inferno, Neverland, Sinbad and Salem’s Daughter.  The Dream Eater will be penned by Zenescope writer Raven Gregory (The Waking, Return to Wonderland) with story contribution by Grimm Fairy Tales creators Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco. “This is really a dream come true to be writing such a massive event like this,” said Gregory. “Crossovers come and go but we’re playing this one for keeps and not everyone is making it out alive.”

The story will deal with the various heroes and villains of Zenescope’s ever-growing Grimm Universe as they must choose to either run from or join forces and face off against an all powerful and extremely terrifying entity known simply as the Dream Eater. ”This event has been so much fun to create,” said Zenescope Editor-in-Chief Ralph Tedesco. “Crossovers are something most fans are skeptical about but we feel we approached this the right way and have created such an awesome and shocking character in the Dream Eater. He’s definitely going to steal the show.”

The prelude issue of the series will be available for pre-order in the upcoming February issue of PREVIEWS at a low price of only $1.99 and will feature 22 pages of content. The Dream Eater Saga begins April 2011.

To view any of these covers, click the previews below!

Zenescope has been hinting at this for a while, and it looks like we’re about to get an new ongoing GRIMM FAIRY TALES series!

Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans for a brand new series spinning out of the events of their landmark issue GRIMM FAIRY TALES #50.  The new series, GRIMM FAIRY TALES MYTHS & LEGENDS is the first Grimm spin-off series to receive ongoing status.   The new series is created by Grimm writers Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco with the first story arc “Red Riding Hood” to be written by Zenescope’s Raven Gregory (Wonderland trilogy, The Waking, The Gift), illustrated by David Miller and including cover art by the top artists in the industry like J. Scott Campbell, Eric Basaldua and Mike DeBalfo  “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be apart of this.  Not only do we get to go back and revisit some of the series most popular characters like Red Riding Hood but we get to explain the reasons behind why these characters were chosen by Sela in the first place,” says writer Raven Gregory. 

“This series will allow us to now expand on past fairy tales we’ve already written in the original Grimm series and now turn them into four and five issue story arcs .   It’s going to be dark and twisted on a whole new level.”  said Zenescope Editor-in-Chief Ralph Tedesco. 

For those unfamiliar with the comic, Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales reinvents the mythology of the old classic tales with a modern updated horror twist. 

Zenescope Entertainment was founded in 2005 by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco and has since become one of the top independent comic book and graphic novel publishers in the world.

I’m actually really excited about this news.  I’m a huge fan of the books that Zenescope puts out (we’ve even been quoted on a couple), and the idea of them putting out all-ages material is, in my opinion, pretty damn awesome.

Silver Dragon Books and Discovery Communications to Make Graphic Novels Geared Toward Fans of All Ages

Fort Washington, PA – June, 1 2010 – Silver Dragon Books, a division of Zenescope Entertainment, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Discovery Communications to produce three graphic novels over the next 12 months. The books will expand on Discovery’s mission to satisfy consumers’ curiosity and will focus on three of the company’s most popular programming genres: sharks, dinosaurs and predatory animals.

The first in a series of three graphic novels, Discovery Channel’s Top Ten Deadliest Sharks (wt), will be released in August, tied to Discovery Channel’s annual rite of summer, Shark Week. It will be followed by Discovery Channel’s Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Predators (wt) and Animal Planet’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals (wt).

“Our goal with the Discovery project was to capture the visual intensity and first-rate storytelling of Discovery’s programming within the graphic novel arena,” said Joe Brusha, Silver Dragon Books CEO. “We’re confident, and feel readers will agree, that we’ve harnessed that Discovery spirit in this special series of books.”

“Discovery’s mission has always been to help viewers satisfy curiosity about the world around them through breathtaking imagery and stories,” said Elizabeth Bakacs, Vice President, Licensing, Discovery Communications. “Graphic novels offer a unique opportunity to expand our platforms for storytelling. We look forward to working with Silver Dragon Books to captivate and cultivate a new audience through this partnership.”