NBCUniversal has partnered with Lion Forge Comics to develop licensed comic books based on some wildly popular 80s and 90s TV shows. Lion Forge will write, develop and publish digital comics based on Knight Rider, Saved by the Bell, Miami Vice, Punky Brewster and Airwolf.
Lion Forge has already tapped a few well-known writers for the projects, such as Joelle Sellner (Teen Titans), Jonathan London (Geekscape), and Geoffrey Thorne (Ben 10). Jason Johnson and Lion Forge's own Carl Reed and Lorenzo Lizana will create the artwork.
"Partnering with the team at Lion Forge to bring classic TV properties to life in graphic novel format was a natural step for us as we continue to identify new ways to entertain our fans in the digital space," said Chris Lucero, director of Global Consumer Products Licensing for NBCUniversal Television. "We're excited to give fans a chance to revisit some of their favorite shows and characters in a completely new way."
The comics will be distributed beginning this Fall.
It sounds like Lion Forge will be creating comic books from the storylines already written in the shows (hopefully the comic books will stay away from Saved By The Bell: The College Years) rather than creating new stories utilizing the well-known characters, which is unfortunate because, I don't know about you, but I'd like to see new antics from Zack Morris.
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