Rocketship Entertainment and Rovio Entertainment have entered into a multi-book publishing agreement to bring all-new Angry Birds middle grade graphic novels and young readers comics to fans starting later this year. Facilitated by Angry Birds’ licensing agency, IMG, this collaboration is part of the 15th anniversary celebration of the beloved franchise.
The graphic novel series will be written by 3x Eisner Award-winner and New York Times bestselling author Paul Tobin and illustrated by renowned artist Thom Zahler. The young readers comic series, which will release in comic shops in 2025, will be written by best-selling author Katie Cook.
Three graphics novels – The Haunting of Hog House, Level Up, and Breaking the Bank are currently planned and will be offered in a Kickstarter pre-order campaign along with limited edition exclusive merchandise.
The first book, The Haunting of Hog House will release spring ’25 and is described as:
Chuck inherits a castle! It’s old and spooky and needs a serious amount of restoration, but…wow! A castle! Chuck’s not really sure who left him this castle in their will (it’s a mystery, even to the lawyers) but he’s eager to start living life as the lord of a castle. EXCEPT…he finds out that he’s only one of the people who inherited the castle…
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