Curiosity Ink Media Joins Forces With Dynamite Entertainment to Help Save The World in Debut of New IP Franchise The Legion of Forgettable Supervillains
January 19 2022 - 8:30AM
via NewMediaWire -- Curiosity Ink Media – the family entertainment
engine for Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROM) today
unveiled The Legion of Forgettable Supervillains, an original
intellectual property (IP) franchise which will debut as a graphic
novel in partnership with publisher, Dynamite Entertainment.
Slated for release in 2022, The Legion of Forgettable Supervillains
centers around a group of failed superheroes who inadvertently find
greater success and acclaim in villainy. Publishing will serve as a
launch point for future brand extension opportunities including a
recurring TV series, feature films, consumer products and global
merchandising and cobranding opportunities. The franchise debut was
announced today by Curiosity Ink Media’s Chief Content Officer,
Russell Hicks.
The Legion of Forgettable Supervillains centers
around Ben Mondo and his rag tag group of friends, all of whom
aspire to be superheroes and each with an abysmal track record of
heroic feats. Frustrated in his career, Ben is ready to hang up his
cape. However, after stumbling upon a bank heist, he is
mistakenly identified as the robber. Reveling in his newfound
notoriety, Ben sees a path to fame and success in pivoting to
villainy. Armed with fresh hope and possibilities, Ben creates The
Forgettable Supervillains Society. Together the legion finds the
change to be just what they needed, as it instantly transforms
their lives from boring to breakthrough, and their villainous acts
are often interpreted as heroism.
“Now more than ever the world needs to be saved
and who better for the job than The Legion of Forgettable
Supervillains, a group of heroes who know a thing or two about
overcoming the odds,” said Hicks. “We’re so excited to team
up with the experts at Dynamite Entertainment to bring these
characters and their unique stories to life. We see great potential
in taking our supervillains from page to screen to join the legion
of beloved anti-heroes who dominate pop culture.”
“Heroes and villains have always been at the
core of our stories here at Dynamite, and we’re thrilled to be
collaborating with Curiosity on this novel new take on these
classic tropes,” said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher.
“We’re no stranger to villainy here at Dynamite, as in our hit
series ‘The Boys,’ which has found its way to screens. We’re
looking forward to helping develop and expand The Legion of
Forgettable Supervillains and introduce a new generation to some
fun characters.”
About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling
comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow,
Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and
more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over
3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics
properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the
Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In
addition to their critically acclaimed titles and bestselling
comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators
in comics and entertainment, including Gail Simone, Christopher
Priest, Leah Moore, Kevin Smith, David Walker, Vita Ayala, Danny
Lore, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Mark Russell,
Brandon Thomas, Amy Chu, Reginald Hudlin, Nancy Collins, David
Walker, Steve Orlando, Greg Pak, Jenny Frison, Matt Wagner, and a
host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked
in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their
titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers
- have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics
Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for
Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of
the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been
nominated for and won several industry awards, including the
prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.
Curiosity Ink Media Curiosity
Ink Media is a global media company that develops, acquires,
builds, grows, and maximizes the short, mid & long-term
commercial potential of Kids & Family entertainment properties
and associated business opportunities. Driven by a best-in-class
leadership team, Curiosity Ink Media’s multi-faceted I.P. library
is designed to amass ongoing value through strategic stewardship,
partnerships, and highly targeted market entry.
About Grom Social Enterprises,
Inc. Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. is a growing social
media platform and original content provider of entertainment for
children under 13 years of age, which provides safe and secure
digital environments for kids that can be monitored by their
parents or guardians. The Company has several operating
subsidiaries, including Grom Social, which delivers its content
through mobile and desktop environments (web portal and apps) that
entertain children, let them interact with friends, access relevant
news, and play proprietary games while teaching them about being
good digital citizens. The Company owns and operates Top Draw
Animation, which produces award-winning animation content for some
of the largest international media companies in the world. Grom
also includes Grom Educational Services, which has provided web
filtering services for K-12 schools, government and private
businesses. For more information, please visit gromsocial.com.
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“forward-looking statements.”. Those statements include statements
regarding the intent, belief, or current expectations of Grom and
members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which
such statements are based. Such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from
those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important
factors currently known to management that may cause actual results
to differ from those anticipated are discussed throughout the
Company’s reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission
which are available at www.sec.gov as well as the Company’s web
site at www.gromsocial.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to
future operating results.
For Grom Social Enterprises/Curiosity Ink
MediaMarianne
Romano+1-818-681-0849Romanomarianne@me.com
For Investor RelationsJohn McNamaraTraDigital
IR+1-917-658-2602john@tradigitalir.com
For Dynamite Entertainment:Vincent
FaustDynamite Entertainment+856-312-1040 Ext.
122Vincent.faust@dynamite.com
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