Tweet Scratch9 snags Eisner Nomination! Ape Entertainment is thrilled to congratulate Rob M. Worley, Jason T. Kruse and the entire creative team of Scratch9 on the just announced nomination in the category of “Best Publication for Kids”, in the 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. “When we created our all-ages imprint, KiZoic, we knew that [...]

Tweet I have just seen the first few pages of this – looks incredible!  Can’t wait to read the whole thing.  Author Brian Ash full nails the 70′s action movies atmosphere with this comic interpretation of a true bad ass protagonist! BLACK DYNAMITE: SLAVE ISLAND follows everyone’s favorite blaxploitation sensation as he brings his badass [...]

Tweet Battle of Destiny (Ape Entertainment / Avalanche Comics Entertainment – Dixon / Minier) In the year 1000 BCE, two young men, Saul — the newly appointed King of Israel, and David — a shepherd, living far from the world of royalty — discover their destinies will lead one to supplant the other…this is the [...]

Tweet I have always been a fan of Casper’s – just not a fan of the CGI version. As part of its ever-expanding KiZoic line of all-ages titles, Ape Entertainment and Classic Media announced today that the publisher will be adding the Casper’s Scare School™ property to its roster, featuring the “Official Ambassador of Halloween,” [...]

Tweet I was tooling around the net just before I watch my Wisconsin Badgers take on the TCU Horned Frogs and came across some exciting news from Ape Entertainment. Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU, Green Lantern: First Flight) is writing dark drama/comedy for the indie giant. If you have ever seen Meloni’s comedic work, [...]

Tweet In addition to their recent addition of Richie Rich, KiZoic continues to add to their new line up… October 09, 2010: As part of its New York Comic Con announcements, Ape Entertainment has revealed today that it will publish comic books based on the immensely popular property Strawberry Shortcake. Owned by American Greetings Properties, [...]

Tweet NEW YORK COMIC CON (October 9, 2010)—At New York Comic Con today, Ape Entertainment and Classic Media announced that Ape Entertainment will reimagine the classic cartoon and comic book character Richie Rich® for a modern-day audience in an all-new comic series that will turn the world’s richest kid into a globetrotting adventurer who uses [...]

Tweet September 13, 2010:  Ape Entertainment will publish comic books inspired by the upcoming DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (Nasdaq:  DWA) films, Megamind, which is due in theaters on November 5th and features the voice talents of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross and Brad Pitt, and Kung Fu Panda 2, which is due in [...]

Tweet Earlier in the week, Greg gave you his opinion on DC’s Wonder Woman “new look” move.  It would seem that the extraordinaire creative team behind Scratch9 has a similar take. official press release -  Scratch9 Gets A Wondrous New Look For the 21st Century! July 8, 2010 – Ape Entertainment and comics creator Rob [...]

Tweet I am so Pumped!  Scratch 9 #2 is on it’s way!  Click below for the first few pages… I will have more Scrtach 9 yumminess headed your way soon, here is my review of the issue #1 Scratch has escaped Dr. Schrodinger but his friends are still in the clutches of the C.R.U.E.L. Corporation. [...]

Tweet A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of reading Scratch9 #1, a new family-friendly book coming out of KiZoic (Ape Entertainment‘s  family division).  Fantastic book – review here!  The creative team was kind enough to do an electronic Q&A with me, so here we go… Eric: Hey guys, thanks for speaking with [...]

Tweet Scratch9 #1 (Ape Entertainment / KiZoic – Worley / Kruse / Kunkel) SCRATCH9 is the all-new, all-cats comic for young readers coming from Ape Entertainment and KiZoic (the same folks bringing you the SHREK and PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR comics).  The book focuses on a cat who gains the ability to summon any of his [...]