Radical Studios
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Company type | Comic Publisher |
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Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 2007 |
Founder | Barry Levine Jesse Berger Matthew Berger |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
Key people | Barry Levine, Publisher, President Jesse Berger, Executive Vice President Matthew Berger, General Counsel, David Wohl, Editor in Chief |
Products | Comics |
Parent | Blatant Entertainment, Inc. |
Website | RadicalComics.com |
Radical Comics is a publisher of fully painted comic books. It is a company owned by Radical Publishing, Inc., a subsidiary of Blatant Entertainment, Inc. The company's first published works included Hercules, Caliber, and an oversized artbook/graphic novel by Yoshitaka Amano.[1]
History
The company was founded by Barry Levine, Jesse Berger and Matthew Berger.[2][3]
Prior to Radical Publishing, Levine was a producer in comics-to-film entertainment division of Dark Horse Comics and Berger worked as a business manager in the business and legal affairs department of Berger & Marx, LLP and as an independent film producer.[4]
Dave Elliott was hired as Co-Publisher in September 2006 and formerly worked as a publisher and editor for companies such as A1, Epic Illustrated (for Marvel Comics), Penthouse Comix, Penthouse.com, Deadline Magazine, and Heavy Metal Magazine.[5]
Radical Publishing launched its first titles in May 2008 [6] starting with Hercules and Caliber, which both debuted at $1.00 and sold out its initial print run of 20,000 units for each title.[7]
In May 2009 Radical Publishing took a 20% stake in Singapore-based media company Storm Lion in exchange for representation within the various entertainment and media industries and guidance in developing and co-owning original, Singaporean intellectual properties for international distribution in all media forms. [7]
In May 2009 Elliott left the company to get back to his creative roots [6] and to make way for new Editor in Chief David Wohl to join in the company in the Los Angeles office.[8] In July 2009 it was reported Elliott had filed a lawsuit against Radical Publishing's parent company Blatant Entertainment over unpaid wages and contract and copyright issues.[9]
Titles
The company has released a range of titles, those include:
Hercules
The mythical story Hercules: The Thracian Wars was written by Steve Moore and has optioned by Spyglass Entertainment with Peter Berg producing.[10]
Moore has written a sequel, Hercules: The Knives of Kush, a 5-issue limited series set in Egypt, with art by Cris Bolsin.[11]
Caliber
Along similar lines, Caliber is a retelling of the Arthurian legend in the old west. [12] John Woo was formerly attached as director.[13]
City of Dust
Written by Steve Niles,[14][15] with art by Zid and Brandon Chng.[16]Set in 2166, City of Dust explores a world where fictional stories are outlawed.
Shrapnel
Shrapnel is a space opera planned for three six-issue limited series. The story was created and plotted by Mark Long and Nick Sagan (son of Carl Sagan),[17] and the final script was written by M. Zachary Sherman, with art by Bagus Hutomo.[18]
Hotwire
Radical Comics are publishing Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead, a story based on concepts created by Warren Ellis, with the script and art being provided by Steve Pugh.[19][20][21]
FVZA: The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
FVZA: The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency is a series based on the website www.fvza.org. It was written by David Hine.[22] The title first hit stores in October 2009 under the Radical Publishing's "Bigger Books! Bigger Value! campaign with 64 pages of story and editorial and sold out. [23]
Incarnate
Radical also publishes Nick Simmons' Incarnate.[24]
Legends: The Enchanted
Radical are publishing Legends: The Enchanted an original graphic novel created, written and illustrated by Nick Percival.[25][26]
Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost
Ian Edginton has written a fully-painted mini-series, Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost, with artists Patrick Reilly and Stjepan Sejic, which reimagines the story of Aladdin.[27][28]
Reprints
As well as original titles Radical are publishing reprint volumes collecting Cholly and Flytrap by Arthur Suydam[29] and The Lords of Misrule by John Tomlinson, Dan Abnett and Steve White, recoloured by J. M. Ringuet.[30]
Notes
- ^ CCI: Radical Concepts, Comic Book Resources, July 29, 2007
- ^ Wickliffe, Andrew (February 28, 2008). "Barry Levine talks Radical Comics Launch". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ Radical Publishing's Ambitious Agenda, ICv2
- ^ What's Up, Scarlet? (2005)
- ^ Hill, Bryan Edward (February 6, 2009). "NYCC 09: Origin and Foundation: Dave Elliott on Radical". Newsarama. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ a b [1], Comic Book Resources Cite error: The named reference "Comic Book Resources" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b [http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=211179 http://www.screendaily.com/radical-comics-sells-40000-units-of-first-two-hercules-caliber-comics/4038817.article], Screen Daily Cite error: The named reference "Screen Daily" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ [2], Comicon.com
- ^ Gardner, Eriq (July 22, 2009). "Radical lawsuit hits comic book powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter, Esq. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Moore Talks "Hercules: The Thracian Wars", Comic Book Resources, December 4, 2008
- ^ Steve Moore on Hercules: The Knives of Kush, Comic Book Resources, May 14, 2009
- ^ Arthur & The Knights of the OK Corral: Sarkar talks "Calbier", Comic Book Resources, May 5, 2008
- ^ John Woo fires off 'Caliber', Variety, July 16, 2008
- ^ Fiction, Outlawed - Steve Niles on City of Dust, Newsarama, September 30, 2008
- ^ Steve Niles on "City of Dust", Comic Book Resources, September 30, 2008
- ^ Designing the City of Dust - Artists Zid & Chng Spill, Newsarama, November 13, 2008
- ^ Sagan & Long on Radical's 'Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising', Newsarama, November 7, 2008
- ^ Kai talks Radical's Sci-Fi Epic "Shrapnel", Comic Book Resources, November 14, 2008
- ^ Hotwire gallery
- ^ Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis create "Hotwire" for Radical (press release), Comic Book Resources, December 17, 2008
- ^ Steve Pugh Talks "Hotwire", Comic Book Resources, December 22, 2008
- ^ Zombies, Vampires and U.S. History?? David Hine on 'FVZA', Newsarama, March 19, 2009
- ^ ", Comicbookbin.com
- ^ Rodriguez, Alex (July 23, 2009). "Nick Simmons: Bringing the Revenants to Life". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ Sunu, Steve (November 17, 2009). "Nick Percival creates Legends". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Sunu, Steve (November 23, 2009). "Nick Percival Talks About His Steampunk Fairytale, Legends". Things From Another World. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (November 25, 2009). "A Radical Interpretation of ALADDIN". Newsarama. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Sunu, Steve (December 1, 2009). "Edginton Ignites "Aladdin's" Lamp". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Manning, Shaun (April 29, 2009). "Arthur Suydam on "Cholly & Flytrap"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
- ^ Talking with Artist JM Ringuet, Comic News, May 18, 2009
References
- Radical Comics at the Grand Comics Database
- Radical Comics at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)