Posted in: Comics, Conventions, Current News, Events, Pop Culture, san diego comic con | Tagged: ,

Paul Tobin, Thom Zahler & Katie Cook To Create Angry Birds Comics

Rocketship's Angry Birds graphic novels will be written by Paul Tobin and drawn by Thom Zahler. The comics will be by Katie Cook.

Published
by
|
Comments

Article Summary

  • Rocketship to publish Angry Birds graphic novels and young readers comics for franchise's 15th anniversary.
  • Middle-grade graphic novels by Paul Tobin and Thom Zahler; young readers comics by Katie Cook.
  • Three graphic novels planned for Kickstarter pre-order: The Haunting of Hog House, Level Up, and Breaking the Bank.
  • Rocketship's Bottlerocket! to also publish Felix the Cat and Fox Fires comics for young readers.

Rovio and Rocketship Entertainment have announced a deal to publish Angry Birds middle-grade graphic novels and young readers comics, for the 15th anniversary of the franchise. Well, middle grade graphic novels are the boom market for comics right now. And maybe some of that audience has heard of Angry Birds.

Launching under Rocketship Entertainment's Bottlerocket imprint, the graphic novel series will be written by Paul Tobin of Plants vs Zombies, Adventure Time, Messenger and drawn by Thom Zahler of My Little Pony, Cupid's Arrows. The young readers comic series, which will release in comic shops in 2025, will be written by Bleeding Cool favourite Katie Cook of Star Wars, Nothing Special.

Paul Tobin, Thom Zahler & Katir Cook To Create Angry Birds Comics

Three graphics novels, The Haunting of Hog House, Level Up, and Breaking the Bank are currently planned and will be offered in a Kickstarter pre-order campaign along with limited edition exclusive merchandise. The first book will be published in the spring. "Chuck inherits a castle! It's old and spooky and needs a serious amount of restoration, but…wow! A castle! Chuck's not really sure who left him this castle in their will (it's a mystery, even to the lawyers) but he's eager to start living life as the lord of a castle. EXCEPT…he finds out that he's only one of the people who inherited the castle…"

"Angry Birds is a household name that a generation of fans have grown up with." said Rocketship CEO and publisher Tom Akel, "We are honored to celebrate its 15-year anniversary with Rovio and be a part of the next chapter of Red, Chuck, and the gang."

Rocketship's Bottlerocket line for young readers will also publish Felix the Cat comics in partnership with Dreamworks Animation, and Fox Fires by Emilia Ojala. The Angry Birds Kickstarter campaign will offer pre-orders for all threegraphic novels along with exclusive merchandise and will follow the model of Rocketship's previous campaigns for the Let's Play, and the Dune and Monsterverse franchises. Following the campaign the books will be released globally through comic book stores and bookstores.

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!

Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!

Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and FP. Father of two daughters. Political cartoonist.
twitterfacebookinstagramwebsite
Comments will load 20 seconds after page. Click here to load them now.