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IDW To Publish The Crow & Judge Dredd Comics In 2012
This weekend, IDW Publishing announced at Wondercon 2012 that they have brand new series of The Crow and Judge Dredd set for release this summer. The company has acquired the rights to both properties and will help to triumphantly return them to the comics world this year. Read on for the skinny…
The first Crow mini-series will be written by John Shirley, best known for penning the original draft of The Crow feature film. Kevin Colden, Eisner Award nominee, is signed to handle the artwork, while Ashley Wood, Kyle Hotz and original creator James O’Barr will be sharing cover duties. The first issue is scheduled for July and will see The Crow set in Japan. Creator James O’Barr is also working on a second Crow mini-series, which means he will be re-visiting his famed creation for the first time in years.
IDW will also publish an upcoming new Judge Dredd series, but at current time no other information is available.
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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