Actor David Dastmalchian is diving again into the world of comics, partnering with newly-launched Panick Leisure for a brand new horror title.
Dastmalchian, who this yr starred within the acclaimed horror film Late Night with the Devil and made his comics debut with spooky Darkish Horse title Rely Crowley, will co-write an untitled revenge story with longtime affiliate Leah Kilpatrick. The comedian is meant to be a five-issue mini-series.
Panick is described as a brand new horror and science fiction enterprise based by a coterie of leisure and comics business veterans, together with a number of from the world of DC. The corporate goals to deal with style storytelling, starting within the area of comics and graphic novels, then platforming that into movies, tv, video games and different media.
The corporate is headed by Kris Longo, the previous writer of Heavy Metallic Journal who’s its CEO. Adam Schlagman, a former DC movie exec who notched exec producer credit on Shazam! and Black Adam, amongst others, is Panick’s head of studio and government editor Doug Pasko, who acted as an government producer on CW sequence The Outpost, is COO.
Former DC Comics supervisor of finance Charles Christopher Chiang is the brand new firm’s CFO and Mark McCann is chief artistic officer. Chris Ryall, the previous writer and editor of IDW, is serving as chief advisor to Panick, offering steering on slate improvement, branding, and world-building.
The corporate is formally unveiling itself and a few of its expertise at the moment at San Diego Comedian Con.
The corporate says its preliminary focus will probably be on creating and producing a various array of comics that may function the muse for potential expansions into motion pictures, tv sequence, video video games, and different transmedia initiatives.
Moreover, the enterprise will probably be supported by Longo’s fandom-focused advertising company Fashionable Fanatic, with the objective of getting Panick initiatives amplified past the brick-and-mortar partitions of comedian outlets to make sure the widest attainable viewers is reached, per the corporate.
“Our group brings collectively a unmatched mix of creativity, expertise, and keenness,” mentioned Lengthy in a press release. “We look ahead to electrifying followers with compelling narratives and unforgettable characters within the realms of horror and sci-fi.”
By way of e mail, Dastmalchian mentioned, “I’m so excited as a result of Leah and I are becoming a member of the Panick group and we’re cooking up some very gory, scary, spooktacular comedian concepts…Beware.”
Amongst different abilities anticipated to participate of Panick’s preliminary slate are comics veteran Bart Sears and Michelle Sears, Shannon Eric Denton, screenwriter Dirk Blackman, Brendan Columbus, and artist Tehani Farr.
Take a look at the poster Panick will unveil and provides out at its panel beneath.
Panick Poster
Courtesy of Panick Leisure