Knightfall co-creator Don Handfield joins Scout Comics as they announce a major expansion with the creation of six new imprints. Continue reading for the full press release from Scout Comics.
February 20th, 2020 — Scout Comics & Entertainment Inc. is proud to announce that it is significantly expanding its operations in 2020. Producer and writer Don Handfield has joined Scout as a partner, co-owner, and board member. He will also serve as Chief Media Officer, helping the company further expand into new media, film, and television. Additionally, Scout is launching six new specialty imprints as it seeks to bolster its presence in the direct comic market as well as diving full force into the brick & mortar bookstore and e-retailer markets.
Handfield is the co-creator and Executive Producer of History Channel’s drama series KNIGHTFALL, one of the top cable drama launches of 2017. He also produced THE FOUNDER starring Michael Keaton. Handfield’s first comic series THE RIFT, was picked up by Steven Spielberg and Amblin; and his second series THE MALL, published by Scout, was picked up by Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS). Handfield is also behind THE SOURCE from Scout, and THE DARK AGE at Red 5 Comics, which was optioned by ARMORY FILMS (Mudbound, Peanut Butter Falcon). On the film side, Handfield is currently producing along with Marc Platt (LA LA LAND) the adaptation of SWITCHED ON, the critically-acclaimed book from John Elder Robison at Focus Features with Emma Frost (The White Queen) adapting. Handfield is also producing the US-remake of top grossing Vietnamese horror film HOUSEMAID alongside CJ Entertainment (SNOWPIERCER, PARASITE) from a script that was adapted for the US market by Academy-Award winning writer Geoffrey Fletcher (PRECIOUS).
“I grew up reading comic books and having worked for many years in film and TV, there is no purer or more satisfying medium for a creator. Publishing and creating IP goes hand in hand with what I do on the TV and film side as a writer/producer and I am honored to become a part of this exciting company and to be able to help continue to grow this incredible platform for storytelling,” said Handfield.
The six new Scout imprints include:
OUTSIDER
Outsider Comics began as a physical retail space in Seattle, committed to showing that comics are for everyone. Run by Jill Taplin, the Outsider imprint will focus on celebrating creators and stories that are underrepresented in sequential storytelling today.
“We’re excited to play a part in sharing these perspectives and helping to make comics more inclusive,” Taplin said.
BLACK CARAVAN
Black Caravan will explore the darker side of creator-owned comics, high end art books, and collectibles.
The horror imprint’s co-Publishers, Joseph Schmalke and Rich Woodall, are both veterans of independent publishing, including their current Scout book THE ELECTRIC BLACK.
SCOOT
Scoot will be Scout’s all ages line that is launching in conjunction with Free Comic Book Day via the $1 Scoot Preview book.
This preview will feature multiple Scoot launch titles.
LIT
Scout will delve into the young adult space with Lit, graphic novels that will appeal to teens of all interests and backgrounds.
ONE-SHOT
The One-Shot imprint will publish approximately half a dozen self-contained one-shot comics by some of today’s most talented creators each year. At the beginning of each subsequent year, Scout will collect all of these one-shots into a single trade paperback anthology.
NONSTOP!
Scout’s Nonstop! imprint caters to readers, collectors and retailers alike.
First, a Nonstop! world premiere issue #1 is released to give fans a taste of the story, and then a few months later, the full story is released in full as a trade paperback.
Scout Comics was founded to discover, develop, and support content creators in addition to helping translate their projects to different platforms and mediums. Scout currently has multimedia projects in development at Amazon Studios and ABC/Disney, among others. To learn more about Scout Comics, please visit us on our Facebook Group: “The Official Scout HQ” or go to our website at: www.ScoutComics.com.