‘The Boys’ Garth Ennis, ‘The Equalizer’s Adam Glass Among Founders Of New Comic Book Publisher Ninth Circle; First Title Set
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Boys comics co-creator Garth Ennis and former The Equalizer co-showrunner Adam Glass are among the co-founders of Ninth Circle, a new comic book publisher focused on the horror genre, which has set horror comedy Freddie The Fix as its first title.
Ninth Circle, whose co-founders also include writers Marguerite Bennett (DC’s Bombshells), Joe Pruett (Negative Burn) and Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr), launches as an imprint of Image Comics.
Rounding out the leadership team is ABGO’s Michael Bogner and TFC Management’s David Stone. Ninth Circle’s lead investor Kimberly Steward(Manchester By The Sea, Suspiria), and her K Period Media production company will partner with Ninth Circle to produce select titles.
Taking inspiration from Dante, who created nine circles of Hell in Inferno, Ninth Circle books “will explore all of the dark avenues of the horror genre, including the paranormal and demonic, slashers, creatures, psychological, and even a dash of comedy, all coming straight to readers from the deepest depths of Hell,” according to the founders.
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