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Scout Comics Signs Non-Exclusive Canadian Distribution Deal With Universal Distribution
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April 28th 2021 - SCOUT COMICS Releases AND Exclusives
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MERCURY FILMWORKS AND GOODBYE PRODUCTIONS TO CO-PRODUCE SCOUT COMICS' ONCE OUR LAND
CANADA’S MERCURY FILMWORKS AND GOODBYE PRODUCTIONS TO
CO-PRODUCE 2D ANIMATED FAMILY FEATURE, ONCE OUR LAND,
BASED ON GRAPHIC NOVEL BY PETER RICQ
Phil Ivanusic Vallée to Serve as Screenwriter
CO-PRODUCE 2D ANIMATED FAMILY FEATURE, ONCE OUR LAND,
BASED ON GRAPHIC NOVEL BY PETER RICQ
Phil Ivanusic Vallée to Serve as Screenwriter
Ontario and British Columbia – April 26, 2021 – Mercury Filmworks and Goodbye Productions will co-produce the animated feature Once Our Land, a fantasy/sci-fi period piece for family audiences based on the graphic novel by Peter Ricq. The announcement was made today by Chantal Ling, VP Original Series & Co-Productions and Amber Ripley, Founder, Goodbye Productions.
Set in 1830’s Europe, Once Our Land tells the story of 11-year-old Ingrid; a young girl forced to fend for herself in a ravaged city overrun by fearsome beasts from another world. It’s in this cruel “past-apocalyptic” world where trust is in short supply that Ingrid forges an unlikely friendship with Fritz, a grizzled, old, eye-patched warrior with an unexpectedly eccentric personality. Together, Fritz and Ingrid embark on a dangerous journey to rid the city they love of the cruel beasts, and to learn to trust again.
Part light survival horror, part action, with strong heart and a healthy dose of levity-bringing humor, Once Our Land is a touching tale of trust and friendship set against the backdrop of eldritch horror.
The film adaptation reunites artist/director Peter Ricq with screenwriter Phil Ivanusic Vallée. The duo were the creative force behind multiple animated series including The League of Super Evil as well as the live-action feature film Dead Shack.
Once Our Land marks Ricq and Ivanusic-Vallée’s second collaboration with prolific producer Amber Ripley (Entanglement, Dead Shack, Dreamland) and their first collaboration with Mercury Filmworks. The team recently received Telefilm and Harold Greenberg development funds for the feature adaptation.
“Once Our Land is an endearing tale of trust and friendship, family and community. It follows the old adage that it takes a village and at its core is about being united in the face of adversity. I think that’s a very powerful message to share with kids,” commented Ling. “We very much look forward to working with Peter Ricq, Phil Ivanusic Vallee and Goodbye Productions to bring this family animated feature to audiences around the globe.”
“It’s on the strength of this dynamic creative team that we believe in the commercial appeal of the film,” says Ripley. “We are excited to push the boundaries of the Canadian family entertainment into the exciting new frontier that is currently blossoming in our industry.”
Set in 1830’s Europe, Once Our Land tells the story of 11-year-old Ingrid; a young girl forced to fend for herself in a ravaged city overrun by fearsome beasts from another world. It’s in this cruel “past-apocalyptic” world where trust is in short supply that Ingrid forges an unlikely friendship with Fritz, a grizzled, old, eye-patched warrior with an unexpectedly eccentric personality. Together, Fritz and Ingrid embark on a dangerous journey to rid the city they love of the cruel beasts, and to learn to trust again.
Part light survival horror, part action, with strong heart and a healthy dose of levity-bringing humor, Once Our Land is a touching tale of trust and friendship set against the backdrop of eldritch horror.
The film adaptation reunites artist/director Peter Ricq with screenwriter Phil Ivanusic Vallée. The duo were the creative force behind multiple animated series including The League of Super Evil as well as the live-action feature film Dead Shack.
Once Our Land marks Ricq and Ivanusic-Vallée’s second collaboration with prolific producer Amber Ripley (Entanglement, Dead Shack, Dreamland) and their first collaboration with Mercury Filmworks. The team recently received Telefilm and Harold Greenberg development funds for the feature adaptation.
“Once Our Land is an endearing tale of trust and friendship, family and community. It follows the old adage that it takes a village and at its core is about being united in the face of adversity. I think that’s a very powerful message to share with kids,” commented Ling. “We very much look forward to working with Peter Ricq, Phil Ivanusic Vallee and Goodbye Productions to bring this family animated feature to audiences around the globe.”
“It’s on the strength of this dynamic creative team that we believe in the commercial appeal of the film,” says Ripley. “We are excited to push the boundaries of the Canadian family entertainment into the exciting new frontier that is currently blossoming in our industry.”
About Mercury Filmworks
Mercury Filmworks is one of Canada's most prolific independent studios and is internationally recognized as a leader in the animation industry for its benchmarks in quality, reliability, and innovation. Mercury has helped bring to life many of the most memorable, modern animated television and film properties including Hilda, Mickey Mouse, Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, The Lion Guard, Wander Over Yonder, Team Hot Wheels, Jake & the Never Land Pirates, Fish Hooks, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Jimmy Two Shoes, Toot & Puddle, Ruby Gloom, Gerald McBoing Boing, Curious George: The Movie, The PowerPuff Girls Movie, and Looney Tunes: Back In Action. Mercury is proud to be associated with partners such as Disney, Netflix, Amazon, AppleTV+, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Universal, American Greetings, Entertainment One, Mattel, Technicolor, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Teletoon. www.mercuryfilmworks.com
About Goodbye Productions
Amber Ripley graduated from her years of work in development with two of the top independent film companies in the marketplace, INFINITY FEATURES and FOUNDATION FEATURES — and went on to launch GOODBYE PRODUCTIONS in 2012. GOODBYE is an independent production company that collaborates with both critically acclaimed and emerging talent to develop, finance and produce engaging features for a worldwide audience. Ripley is driven to continue to cultivate filmmakers with innovative visions and to build films from the ground up that will connect audiences through powerful storytelling.
www.goodbyeproductions.com
About Scout Comics & Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
The Once Our Land graphic novel is available through Scout Comics: www.scoutcomics.com. Scout Comics & Entertainment Holdings, Inc. launched in October 2015 to immediate critical acclaim. Over five years later, the comic book and multi-media company has over 190 titles published and scheduled for future release, spanning the gamut of genres. Additionally, Scout has multiple movie, TV and streaming adaptations in development, including projects at Amazon Studios and Freeform/Disney. For more information, please contact James Haick at store@scoutcomics.com
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SNATCHED Hits Comic Shops Next Week From Scout Comics!
LOGLINE:
If you thought the drug game was deadly, wait until you see what goes down in the illegal hair trade.
SYNOPSIS:
From the favelas of Central America, all the way to the scalp of your favorite A-List actress or IG Crush (you know the one I'm talking about), Snatched is a hardcore voyage into the bloody, treacherous, violent, unfiltered, uncompromising, and always unforgiving world of human hair trafficking. Following three parallel storylines, Snatched examines how racism, misogyny, and unchecked capitalism lead the pursuit of one of the world's most visible and lucrative commodities: hair weave.
CREATORS:
Writer - Sheldon Allen
Pencils - Mauricio Campetella
Colors - Warna K. Sahadewa
Letters - Matt Bowers
QUOTE from creator Sheldon Allen:
"Book 3 with Scout Comics, and I'm just as excited and pleased as I was when they took the chance on my first series. As always, the staff at Scout Central is professional, patient, timely, and creator-friendly. I am proud to call them my publisher."
(W) Sheldon Allen (A) Mauricio Campetella
From the favelas of Central America, all the way to the scalp of your favorite A-List actress or IG Crush (you know the one I'm talking about), Snatched is a hardcore voyage into the bloody, treacherous, violent, unfiltered, uncompromising, and always unforgiving world of human hair trafficking. Following three parallel storylines, Snatched examines how racism, misogyny, and unchecked capitalism lead the pursuit of one of the world's most visible and lucrative, yet unspoken commodities: hair weave. If you thought the drug game was deadly, wait until you see what goes down in the hair trade.
Welcome To The World Of Flogoria! THE TRAVELER Is Coming Soon From Scout Comics!
LOGLINE
After a freak work accident involving a fishing boat, a supposedly non-existent sea creature, and an interdimensional gateway, anxiety addled Harry Blandford finds himself stranded on the far off world of Flogoria. All Harry has to do now is survive long enough to find a way back home.
CREATIVE TEAM
WRITER AND ARTIST: Sam Moore
EDITOR: Andrea Lorenzo Molinari
SYNOPSIS
The Traveler is an epic, alien world-spanning adventure that’s part Mad Max road movie, part Stand by Me coming of age journey, and part otherworldly travel and food show. It’s the story of an average joe, trying to survive in a world that’s 100% not average and 150% not Earth.
We follow Harry Blandford as he attempts to navigate his way through the fantastic world of Flogoria. But the bizarre flora, fauna, and customs of his new environment aren’t the only things he has to contend with. He also has to learn to overcome the fears and anxieties of his, at times, uncooperative mind.
Whether he’s fighting off badlands bandits, trying to sneak past a nest of Snark Dragons, learning how to fire a Zarboogian Nork Rifle, or just trying to order lunch at a Flogorian restaurant, nothing is going to be easy for Harry Blandford.
THE SETUP
The small harbor town of Lytteltoon is moderately famous for one thing: The Kangalang Harbor Monster. Ever since the first sighting in 1855, tens of people have come to the area hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive creature. Last year, young Jimmy Brongle said he saw it, but that ended up being a lazy duck sitting atop a discarded sex doll.
Harry Blandford’s boss at The Creekchurch Press is busy working on a story about an old lady and a potato that looks like Tom Jones. So Harry (the newspaper’s graphic designer) has been lumped with the task of taking some fresh photos of Jork Smithe, an old sea dog that’s been telling tales about the Kangalang for decades.
He’s not a photographer or a journalist, so Harry’s already out of his comfort zone, and Harry Blandford hates being out of his comfort zone. He just wants to get in, take some passable photos, and get out. Then he can get back to the office, so he can pretend to work, while he looks at pictures of overweight animals on the internet.
But Harry won’t be seeing any chonky raccoons or chubby marmots anytime soon. It turns out the Kangalang is very real, and he’s going to meet it in the very near future.
QUOTE FROM THE CREATOR SAM MOORE
"I’ve had the world of THE TRAVELER in my head for a long time. It’s a world that I would think of when I couldn’t sleep, a place that I would daydream about when I was supposed to be working. I would think about what would happen if I suddenly found myself on an alien world. Could I eat the food? Would the underwear fit me? Do they have karaoke? You know, all the important stuff. I can’t thank the awesome people at Scout Comics enough for helping me get this story out of my head and onto the page."
Scout Comics' LAST STOP Is Now In Development with Sean Robins (SR-48, OPEN ROAD)
April 14th, 2021 -- Scout Comics & Entertainment Holdings Inc. is proud to announce that LAST STOP, created, written, and illustrated by Trey Walker and Hoyt Silva, is in development with producer Sean Robins (SR-48, OPEN ROAD) with Scout Comics & Entertainment Holdings, Inc. attached to produce.
LAST STOP is about the world's last superhero Lincoln Adams (AKA Unstoppable). Disillusioned, Lincoln must make peace with the changing world around him-can there truly be a place for him in a world without Supers? After learning of his terminal disease, he sees an easy way out; however, the re-emergence of an old Arch-Nemesis, and a new shadowy masked figure, turn Lincoln's plans of an easy passing on their head. Can Lincoln stop this new threat before the disease stops him?
Sean Robins launched SR-48 in November of 2020 to develop and produce film and television. Projects lined up include comedies with Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, Phoebe Robinson, Lauren Lapkus, Seann William Scott, LaMorne Morris and Rel Howery as well as more serious fare with Susan Sarandon, Edgar Ramirez and Josh Gad. On the television side, projects include working with Dave Franco, Zachary Levi, Seth Green and Bryan Fogel.
Robins was a partner at Broken Road for fourteen years and with the company for sixteen. Robins helped steer Broken Road’s slate including films such as PAUL BLART: MALL COP and PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2, KNIGHT AND DAY, ZOOKEEPER, HERE COMES THE BOOM, SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, JACK AND JILL, INTO THE STORM, THE SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN, NAKED, THE POSSESSION OF HANNAN GRACE, TAG, ISN’T IT ROMANTIC, HAUNT, PLAYING WITH FIRE, ALL MY LIFE, and the forthcoming MORTAL KOMBAT and VACATION FRIENDS . On the television side, Broken Road produced MTV’s cooking show SNACKOFF and as well as BERT KREISCHER’S THE CABIN currently airing on Netflix and THE CREW that just debuted on Netflix with Kevin James.
Scout Comics & Entertainment Holdings, Inc. launched in October 2015 to immediate critical acclaim. Over five years later, the comic book and multi-media company has over 190 titles published and scheduled for future release, spanning the gamut of genres. Additionally, Scout has multiple movie, TV and streaming adaptations in development, including projects at Amazon Studios and Freeform/Disney. For more information, please contact James Haick at store@scoutcomics.com
April 14th 2021 - SCOUT COMICS Releases AND Exclusives
ATLANTIS WASN'T BUILT FOR TOURISTS - TRADE PAPERBACK
THE SHEPHERD - TRADE PAPERBACK
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/the-shepherd/products/the-shepherd-trade-paperback
SHITSHOW #3
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/shitshow/products/shitshow-4
CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE #4
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/children-of-the-grave/products/children-of-the-grave-4
CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE #4 - SUB BOX VARIANT COVER
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/children-of-the-grave/products/children-of-the-grave-4-webstore-exclusive-cover
MURDER HOBO: CHAOTIC NEUTRAL #1
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/murder-hobo/products/murder-hobo-chaotic-neutral-1
MURDER HOBO - XXL COMPENDIUM MAGAZINE
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/murder-hobo/products/murder-hobo-xxl-compendium-magazine
LOCUST #1
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/locust/products/locust-1
LOCUST #1 - WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE COVER
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/locust/products/locust-1-webstore-exclusive-cover
Starting NOW... Electric Black #1 goes METAL!
Starting NOW... Electric Black #1 goes METAL!
At Scout/Black Caravan, we know our fans want the best content and collectables on the market. To that end, we’re proud to introduce our new, ultra-limited, Metal Cover program.
Each month, Scout will choose one title to feature. We will then metallize the cover of 100 copies of the comic, creating the ultimate Scout Collectable. These copies will be serialized (1-100) and limited to two per customer.
We will announce the covers the day they go live on our website. (So make sure you’re signed up for our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/gQs03j).
April’s offering is Electric Black #1, featuring a white-hot metal cover by Joseph Schmalke.
