From new comedian e-book sequence to a buying and selling card recreation and extra, it has been thrilling to see the entire bulletins popping out of Tiny Onion since James Tynion IV launched it final 12 months, and it looks like he is simply getting began. This week, it was introduced that Tiny Onion is kicking off a brand new animation slate with an adaptation of Tynion and Michael Dialynas’ glorious BOOM! comedian e-book sequence The Woods!
From the Press Launch: Led by CEO James Tynion IV, Tiny Onion is kicking off the manufacturing home’s sturdy grownup animation slate with an adaptation of Tynion’s The Woods, primarily based on the award-winning comedian e-book sequence printed by BOOM! Studios. The acclaimed sci-fi horror comics had been co-created by Tynion and artist Michael Dialynas (Wynd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). To launch the animation slate, Tiny Onion is bringing aboard esteemed business skilled Casey Gonzalez as Director of Multimedia to supervise growth for the corporate’s animated tasks.
GLAAD Media Award-winning comedian e-book sequence The Woods tells the story of an strange highschool in suburban Milwaukee, WI, which is abruptly transported into the midst of an alien forest in an uncharted nook of the universe. With no signal of why they had been taken there, or what threats lurk at nighttime woods surrounding their faculty, the story follows a bunch of scholars decided to determine learn how to survive, and extra importantly, learn how to get residence. Tiny Onion has optioned the property from BOOM! Studios. The animated sequence will see Tynion and Dialynas government producing for Tiny Onion. Stephen Christy and Mette Norkjaer will government produce the sequence for BOOM! Studios.
“The Woods was the horror story that launched my profession in creator owned comics,” stated Tynion. “I believe you may see the blueprints in it for nearly each story I’ve written since. I nonetheless really feel like it might be my greatest thought, the world and characters Michael and I created nonetheless dwell so clearly in my thoughts. I can’t wait to carry them to life for a brand new viewers. I’ve spent the final ten years dreaming of being in a spot the place I may carry it to life in Animation, and I’m thrilled that Tiny Onion has opened the door to that.”
“The Woods was my first collaboration with James that threw me into creating long-form creator-owned comics,” stated Dialynas. “The expertise and friendships made alongside the way in which creating this sequence will all the time be an enormous a part of me; the love I’ve for the story, characters, and a sure purple space-monkey has caught with me ever since. So with the ability to go to the creepy woods once more in an entire new format is a journey that I can’t wait to see our misfit solid be part of!”
“Publishing the primary problem of The Woods in 2014 kicked off an thrilling and fruitful artistic journey with the good crew of James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas,” stated Stephen Christy, President of Improvement at BOOM! Studios. “We’re thrilled to have this superb e-book be the centerpiece of Tiny Onion’s new animation slate, and might’t look forward to an entire new viewers to find the world that James and Michael created.”
The Woods will likely be Gonzalez’s first undertaking as Director of Multimedia at Tiny Onion since becoming a member of the crew in December. Earlier to Tiny Onion, she spent a decade working alongside animation business legend Fred Seibert (Journey Time, Bee and Puppycat) as his VP of Improvement at FredFilms, the place she developed authentic cartoons, together with the viral quick The Summoning, which is being tailored into a 3 e-book sequence for Oni Press.
Gonzalez started her profession in publishing, enhancing bestselling graphic novels for First Second and serving to launch the acclaimed Science Comics sequence whereas shepherding New York Occasions bestselling titles resembling Eisner Award winner Battling Boy, Hugo Award nominated e-book The Divine, and Inexperienced Ebook Award winner Coral Reefs. She later transitioned into the position of Head Author and Producer at Frederator, the place she launched the favored anime vertical Get within the Robotic, and subsequently at Crunchyroll, the world’s largest anime streaming service. At Tiny Onion, Gonzalez appears ahead to uniting her love of comics together with her expertise shaping prime tier reveals.
“I’m honored to be becoming a member of the proficient crew at Tiny Onion. I really feel proper at residence on this group of artistic people who’re keen about authentic tales,” stated Gonzalez. “Anybody who has labored in comics can let you know in regards to the big quantity of effort that goes into producing a single web page. Tiny Onion brings that spirit of laborious work and shut collaboration to every little thing that they do. The result’s an undeniably human contact: tales which you can’t put down, artwork that grabs your consideration, occasions that resonate, and followers who really feel deeply linked to all of it. Led by the great James Tynion IV, Tiny Onion has constructed an absolute treasure trove of authentic tales. I can’t wait to carry these daring, thrilling, boundary-pushing tales to life in animation.”
“Subsequent to comics, there isn’t a medium I’ve extra love for than animation. From the launch of Tiny Onion, we have talked about having aggressive plans on this area. What has been introduced with the One thing is Killing the Kids animated sequence in growth with Blumhouse is just the start. As we make extra steps into the larger world of multimedia, I am excited to develop the Tiny Onion crew, and I could not be extra thrilled to have Casey becoming a member of us to spearhead our strikes on this lane. I am unable to wait for everybody to see what now we have in retailer for you collectively.”
The Woods is part of an increasing grownup animation slate that additionally consists of an animated adaptation of Tynion’s Picture Comics horror sci-fi sequence W0RLDTR33 in growth at Netflix. Co-created by Fernando Blanco (Detective Comics) and coloured by multi Eisner Award-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (Beautiful Corpses), W0RLDTR33 tells the story of a darkish evil inside the web that will destroy humanity. Tynion and Blanco will function Government Producers on the sequence with Ashley Cardiff (Worry The Strolling Lifeless) set as Showrunner and Government Producer. Sean Buckelew of Inexperienced Avenue Photos (Widespread Aspect Results, Scavenger’s Reign) may also function Government Producer and the crew has simply introduced on Guillaume Dousse of Æsten studio (Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Flee) to steer visible growth and artwork route for the sequence.
Moreover, Tiny Onion is growing an grownup animated comedy sequence The Tipsy Dragon with manufacturing firm Irony Level. The sequence is being developed by Daniel Powell (Ugly People). RJ Fried, Mike Leech, and Zach Smilovitz (Our Cartoon President) are hooked up to write down and assist produce. An authentic idea from Tynion, The Tipsy Dragon is ready in a tavern in a world the place the age of heroes and legends is long gone—and its barkeep and patrons couldn’t care much less about their supposed position in an historic battle between good and evil simply exterior their doorstep.
Tynion and BOOM! Studios are additionally teaming up with iconic horror manufacturing firm Blumhouse (Black Telephone, 5 Nights at Freddy’s) for an grownup animated tv sequence and a live-action function movie primarily based on Tynion and Werther Dell’Edera’s report breaking, award-winning, and international best-selling sequence One thing is Killing the Kids. Set in a world the place kids can see monsters, however adults can’t, One thing is Killing the Kids tells the story of Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter from a mysterious group extra involved with holding the key of monsters from the world than saving their victims. The animated sequence will likely be tailored and government produced by Tynion, with Dell’Edera serving as Co-Government Producer and visible growth advisor. Stephen Christy will government produce the sequence for BOOM! Studios, with Mette Norkjaer and Adam Yoelin serving as Co-Government Producer.
Tiny Onion is backed by a seed funding from Lyrical Media, the Los Angeles and New York-based firm that develops, produces, and funds distinctive tales throughout multi-media codecs, together with movie, tv, video video games, and graphic novels. It was not too long ago introduced that Lyrical Media has launched Lyrical Animation to faucet into international demand for grownup animation, with an emphasis on animated options. Lyrical Animation is headed by seasoned Animation business veterans Jacob Robinson, Daniel Dominguez, and Brad Graeber, and has many tasks in growth together with an adaptation of the online game Loss of life Stranding. Tiny Onion will likely be working carefully with Lyrical Animation on its animation slate.
Tynion is represented by Jason Richman, David Park, and Charles Ferraro at United Expertise Company, Zac Frognowski and Jared Ceizler at Brillstein Leisure companions, and Caitlin DiMotta at Troygould.
