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Skybound Entertainment is an American multiplatform entertainment company founded by
Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known ...
and David Alpert.


History

Skybound Entertainment is the company behind the long-running comic, '' The Walking Dead'', created by Robert Kirkman. Since the company’s founding in 2010, Skybound has developed properties in traditional and new media, including comics, gaming, television, film, and digital media series. The company has since launched into the virtual reality space, and in 2017, created an in-house digital studio for online content. In 2016, Skybound Entertainment expanded internationally with the opening of Skybound North in
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, led by former
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executive Catherine Winder. In 2018, Skybound created Skybound Games to develop video games based on its intellectual property, and Skybound Stories, a joint venture with
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.


Comics

In addition to the Eisner Award-winning comic book series, '' The Walking Dead'', Kirkman’s other titles include long-running superhero comic ''
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'', ''Outcast'', ''
Super Dinosaur ''Super Dinosaur'' is an American comic book series published by Image Comics' Skybound imprint beginning in 2011. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Jason Howard, who had previously worked together on Image's ''The Astound ...
'', ''
Oblivion Song ''Oblivion Song'' is an American comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Lorenzo de Felici. It is a supernatural science fiction story that chronicles Nathan Cole, a man who makes daily trips to try to rescue those still ...
'' and ''
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''. With a creator-owned driven platform, Skybound has also created other popular comic book titles that include fantasy adventure comic ''Birthright'''','' by Josh Williamson, and the historical fiction comic, ''Manifest Destiny'' by Chris Dingess. In 2017, Skybound released the revenge comic, ''Extremity,'' by creator
Daniel Warren Johnson Daniel Warren Johnson is a comic book artist and writer based in Chicago. He has worked on titles with Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. He also collaborated with colorist Mike Spicer beginning with ''Extremity''. The men also worked toge ...
, and their first vampire horror comic, ''Redneck,'' by
Donny Cates Donny Cates (born September 14, 1984) is an American comic book writer, artist, and podcaster, known for his work on titles like ''Venom'', ''Thanos'', ''Doctor Strange'', ''Thor,'' and ''Hulk.'' Early life Donny Cates was born in Dallas, Texa ...
. ''Kill the Minotaur'' by writers Christian Cantamessa and Chris Pasetto, and artist Lukas Ketner is set to hit comic shops on June 14, 2017. Recently, they have also started "Skyward" from the writer of the TV show ''Lucifer''. In April 2021, it was announced a five issue miniseries called ''Skybound X'' would launch to celebrate 10 years of Skybound, with the book featuring different stories per issue, with one story being Rick Grimes: 2000 by Kirkman and
Ryan Ottley Ryan Ottley is an American comic book artist. He is best known for work on Image Comics' ''Invincible'' and Marvel Comics' ''Amazing Spider-Man''. Career Ryan Ottley is best known for his work on Invincible written by Robert Kirkman and publishe ...
.


Skybound Comet

In 2021, it was announced that Skybound would start a new line entitled Skybound Comet, with graphic novels meant for YA and Middle Grade readers. The first of these books include ''Clementine: Book One'' by
Tillie Walden Tillie Walden (born 1996) is an American cartoonist who has published five graphic novels and a webcomic. Walden won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel ''Spinning'', making her one of the youngest Eisner Awar ...
in July 2022, ''Everyday Hero Machine Boy'' by Tri Vuong and Irma Kniivila in September 2022, and ''Sea Serpent's Heir Book One'' by Mairghread Scott and Pablo Tunica in October 2022.


Television and film

After Alpert and Kirkman's success with AMC’s ''The Walking Dead'', the duo announced their second television adaptation for Kirkman's comic, ''Outcast''. This was announced in June 2014 and received a series pickup on
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. ''Outcast'' centers on protagonist, Kyle Barnes, played by
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, fighting a demon that has plagued his small Virginia town for decades. The series lineup includes
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,
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,
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, and
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. The first season of Outcast premiered on June 3, 2016 and was renewed for a second season. Skybound partnered with Viki to develop Korean pre-apocalyptic drama ''Five Year.'' The series will be shot in Korea as a K-drama with a local cast and crew, and the parties plan to distribute the first 16-episode season on Korean television. The series, based on an original story by Kirkman, centers on a family facing an impending apocalypse within the next five years. In 2017, Skybound announced a partnership with 360 Powwow to produce ''Five Year ''in various Latin American markets. Skybound produced ''Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics''. This six-part docuseries explores a wide range of topics from the history and world of comic books and premiered on AMC on November 12, 2017. In 2017 it was announced that a film based on Kirkman's second longest running comic ''Invincible'' was being developed by
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, with
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and
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set to write/direct/produce the film with Kirkman serving as an executive producer. In 2018 it was announced that an
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also based on ''Invincible'' was being developed for
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featuring
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as
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and
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as
Omni-Man Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson) is a fictional character in the Image Universe, created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker (with Ryan Ottley) as an expansion of a character concept created by Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse. Omni-Man is the fa ...
. The series was released on March 26, 2021 to general acclaim and has been renewed by
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for a second and third seasons. The series is also created and executive produced by Kirkman, who wrote the pilot and the season finale, with Simon Racioppa, David Alpert, Catherine Winder, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg serving as co-executive producers. The company's other film projects include the feature film ''AIR'''','' starring ''The Walking Dead’s''
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and Academy Award-nominated actor
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. That same year, it was announced that
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and Atomic Cartoons would make an animated television series based on ''
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'', a comic that Kirkman created alongside
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in 2011. The show launched in 2018. In 2019, Universal Pictures announced the development of ''
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'', a horror-comedy film about the character of the same name based on a pitch by Robert Kirkman, with
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set to direct. The film will also be produced by McKay, Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst in a joint-venture between Skybound and Universal. The film is set to release April 14, 2023.


Digital

In 2015, Skybound released the first-ever narrative virtual reality series, ''Gone'', for Samsung's Milk VR platform. ''Gone'' surrounds the disappearance of a young girl from a playground, and the family's journey in learning what happened. The series was filmed in 360 degrees and includes shifting perspectives with "hotspots." "Hotspots" are used as clues, offering a fully immersive experience. ''Gone'' was directed by J.T. Petty As of 2016, Skybound is set to produce a horror VR series, ''Lies Within'', the first project out of Skybound’s partnership with interactive theatrical company ''Delusion. '' In 2017, Skybound opened an in-house studio to create and expand original digital content. Since the opening of the space, Skybound developed a Live.me series focusing on diversity in TV and media hosted by
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. Other original content filmed in the studio include the weekly series ''Skybound’s Happy Hour''. ''Happy Hour'' features special guests every week to create ''The Walking Dead'' inspired cocktails. Former guests have included
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and
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.


Skybound Games

In April 2018, Skybound announced the formation of Skybound Games, a publishing division focused on
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, while also forming a mobile division Howyaknow, LLC. Coinciding with the announcement, the company also signed publishing deals for console versions of the games ''
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'' and ''
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''. In October 2018, due to the collapse of
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, Skybound Games announced they would be working on finishing up the final two episodes of '' The Walking Dead: The Final Season'', "Broken Toys" and "Take Us Back", to end the game adaption of their series. In addition to continued digital release, Skybound Games also released physical editions of the game for
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,
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, and
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. In February 2019, Skybound Games announced plans to release the remastered versions of six classic ''Dungeon & Dragons'' games: ''
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'', '' Baldur's Gate II'', '' Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear'', ''
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'', '' Planescape: Torment'', and ''
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'', developed for modern computers by
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, as console versions (both as retail and digital) later in the year. In 2020, Skybound Entertainment raised a new round of funding from the gaming company Com2uS Studios. The two companies signed a deal to develop a ''The Walking Dead'' mobile game.


License and merchandise

Skybound's party game, '' Superfight'', kickstarted in 2013. ''Superfight'' is a game where players battle made up superheroes against each other, in ridiculous, and often heated, hypothetical arguments. In 2014 Darin Ross partnered with Skybound to publish the game. ''Superfight'' has 19 expansion packs to date. In 2017, Skybound signed a deal with Druid City Games for release of its game ''The Grimm Forest'', which raised over $400,000 on
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.


Titles

* ''
The Astounding Wolf-Man ''The Astounding Wolf-Man'' is a comic book series launched by American company Image Comics on May 5, 2007. It ran until its final 25th issue in 2010. A spin-off of Robert Kirkman's ''Invincible'', the series was created and written by Kirkma ...
'' * ''
Battle Pope ''Battle Pope'' is an independent superhero comedy comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, which was published by their own small press company under the moniker of Funk-O-Tron originally in 2000. The series was reprinted ...
'' * '' Before Your Eyes'' * ''
Birthright (comic book) ''Birthright'' is an American comic book series written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Andrei Bressan, announced July 14, 2014 and released October 8, 2014. This monthly comic book series is produced by Skybound Entertainment and published b ...
'' * '' Brit'' * ''Clone'' * ''Dark Ride'' * '' Dead Body Road'' * ''Demonic'' (from '' Pilot Season'') * Die!Die!Die! * ''Extremity'' * ''Fire Power'' * ''Ghosted'' * ''Gone'' * ''Guarding the Globe'' * ''Green Valley'' * ''Hardcore'' (from ''Pilot Season'') * ''Heroes and Villains: The History of Comics'' * ''Horizon'' * ''The Infinite'' * ''
Invincible Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane ...
'' * ''Invincible Universe'' * ''Kill the Minotaur'' * '' Kim-Joy's Magic Bakery'' * ''Kroma'' * ''Lies Within'' * ''Manifest Destiny'' * ''
Oblivion Song ''Oblivion Song'' is an American comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Lorenzo de Felici. It is a supernatural science fiction story that chronicles Nathan Cole, a man who makes daily trips to try to rescue those still ...
'' * '' Outcast'' *''
Oxenfree ''Oxenfree'' is a supernatural mystery/ horror graphic adventure game developed and published by Night School Studio. It was released for OS X, Windows, and Xbox One in January 2016. PlayStation 4 and Linux versions were released later in ...
'' *''The Outer Darkness'' * ''Redneck'' * ''Science Dog'' * ''Skybound X'' * ''Skyward'' * ''Stellar'' (from ''Pilot Season'') * '' Stillwater'' * ''
Super Dinosaur ''Super Dinosaur'' is an American comic book series published by Image Comics' Skybound imprint beginning in 2011. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Jason Howard, who had previously worked together on Image's ''The Astound ...
'' * ''
Tech Jacket Tech Jacket is a six issue American comic book created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist E. J. Su, published monthly by Image Comics in November 2002 to April 2003. Starting in ''Invincible'' #71, an 8-part backup series ran, continuing the stor ...
'' * ''
Thief of Thieves ''Thief of Thieves'' is a monthly comic book series published by Image Comics' Skybound imprint which premiered in 2012. Created by Robert Kirkman, the comic centers on Conrad Paulson, a highly successful thief who quits the business and begins a ...
'' * ''Ultramega'' * ''
The Walking Dead (comic) ''The Walking Dead'' is an American post-apocalyptic comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore – who was the artist on the first six issues and cover artist for the first twenty-four – with art on the remaind ...
'' * ''
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''


Film and television

* ''
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'' * '' Fear the Walking Dead'' * ''
Invincible Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane ...
'' * '' Outcast'' * ''
Renfield R. M. Renfield is a fictional character who appears in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. ...
'' * ''
Scare PewDiePie ''Scare PewDiePie'' (stylized in all caps) is an American comedy horror Reality television, reality web series that stars Swedish YouTube personality Felix Kjellberg, known professionally as PewDiePie. The series was produced by Maker Studios (no ...
'' * ''
Super Dinosaur ''Super Dinosaur'' is an American comic book series published by Image Comics' Skybound imprint beginning in 2011. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Jason Howard, who had previously worked together on Image's ''The Astound ...
'' * '' Tales of the Walking Dead'' * '' The Walking Dead'' * '' The Walking Dead: World Beyond''


References


External links

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