BOOM! Studios announced this past weekend that they have just signed a deal with the Jim Henson Company to produce a Farscape comic book series, debuting later this year. Taking advantage of the upcoming Farscape webisodes, the comic book version of the hit TV series will be presented as a series of four-issue mini-series. I like this model as opposed to an ongoing series as it will focus things on quality stories instead of trying to churn out a monthly book. BOOM! is a pretty dynamically growing comic book company so I really look forward to reading what they do with the franchise. No writers or artists have been announced yet, although we have two cover mockups for you below as well as more details via the official press release. Check it all out and join our discussion over in the Lounge!
From BOOM! and the Henson Company: It’s about frelling time. Fans have a reason to celebrate as FARSCAPE returns in a brand new comic series thanks to a just-inked licensing agreement between The Jim Henson Company and BOOM! Studios. Widely recognized as one of the greatest sci-fi series in television history, the multi-award-winning FARSCAPE will make its comic book debut later this year.
BOOM! Studios is set to publish a series of four-issue mini-series which will explore and expand the stories of FARSCAPE. Each four-issue series will be collected into subsequent trade-paperback editions. The series will be written and drawn by an as-yet-unannounced creative team.
“FARSCAPE took science fiction television to a new level and ushered in a whole host of shows that wouldn’t have been possible without FARSCAPE’s pioneering. As a long-time ‘Scaper’, I am incredibly excited to mine the dense universe of FARSCAPE for new stories and adventures in comic book form,” said BOOM! Marketing and Sales Director, Chip Mosher. “I watched the show as it came out, I bought the DVDs the day they hit the shelves, and I can’t frelling wait to publish these comics!”
The FARSCAPE comic book series will be taking advantage of the upcoming webisodes to be produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment for SCIFI.COM.
The webisode series will re-unite FARSCAPE executive producer Brian Henson with creator Rockne S. O’Bannon.
“It’s so exciting to work with BOOM! Studios on this project knowing that their team members are true fans of the show,” said Brian Henson, co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company and exec
utive producer of the original Farscape television series. “Working with one of our favorite comic publishers, we know our loyal supporters will enjoy these original adventures while new audiences will have a fantastic introduction to the FARSCAPE universe.”