Dark Horse to Produce Comic Book for the
Winner of SCI FI Channel’s New Reality Show, Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
Dark Horse Comics has agreed to produce the
comic book based on the winning contestant’s character in the SCI FI Channel’s
new reality TV show Who Want to Be a Superhero? SCI FI Channel, teamed with
Bruce Nash’s Nash Entertainment (Meet My Folks, For Love or Money, Who Wants to
Marry My Dad?) and legendary comic book creator Stan Lee (Spider-Man, Hulk, The
Fantastic Four, X-Men), will produce a six-episode, one-hour weekly competition
reality series that will challenge a lucky few to create their very own
superhero. The winner of this six-week competition will walk away with their
superhero immortalized in a new comic book created by Stan Lee himself!
Dark Horse president Mike Richardson
commented, “Dark Horse is honored to partner with SCI FI Channel to make what
will no doubt be an entertaining new comic. Stan Lee’s genius will bring the contestant’s
character to life in something that any comic fan will appreciate. After all,
who hasn’t dreamt of such an opportunity?”
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to
be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling
medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. In addition to publishing comics from top
talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, and comics legend Will
Eisner, their highly successful line of comics and products based on popular
properties includes Star Wars, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun,
and The Incredibles. Today Dark Horse Comics is the third largest comic-book
publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as the world's leading publisher of
licensed comics material.
SCI FI Channel is a
television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the
imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and
classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site
(www.scifi.com <http://www.scifi.com>) and magazine. Launched in
1992, and currently in 85 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC
Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.