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Blake Petit
May 19th 2008, 04:54 PM
Somehow with all the stuff that was announced at the NY con last month, this totally escaped most people's notice. Chris Carter let it slip that Wildstorm comics has got the license to do new X-Files comics. I remember how huge the X-Files comic from Topps was back in the day. Of course, that was at the height of the show's popularity, not to mention the speculator boom. I doubt any new series will share the same high profile. Still, although the books haven't always sold that well, I've been really impressed with Wildstorm's licensed comics (Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Lost Boys, World of Warcraft, etc.) I feel confidant they'll do a good job.
Andrea Speed
May 19th 2008, 05:25 PM
Who's the creative team on this? Has it been announced?
Blake Petit
May 19th 2008, 05:37 PM
Not yet, no. I'm curious too.
Eru Iluvatar
May 19th 2008, 06:09 PM
I'm definitely going to be picking this up. Looks like they also picked up the licenses for Gears of War and Prototype, too.
Blake Petit
May 19th 2008, 06:10 PM
Yeah, they got a bunch of licenses recently. Wildstorm does a pretty good job with their licensed properties. I actually can't wait for the Chuck miniseries. :D
Ben Lehnsherr
May 19th 2008, 06:11 PM
Just to be clear, X-Files is just coming the Wildstorm company, and not becoming part of the actual Wildstorm universe, correct? That would be a continuity headache.
Blake Petit
May 19th 2008, 06:16 PM
Just to be clear, X-Files is just coming the Wildstorm company, and not becoming part of the actual Wildstorm universe, correct? That would be a continuity headache.

Right. It's just a licensed product, like Marvel's deal to put out Halo or Devil's Due's deal for G.I. Joe or IDW's Star Trek.
Eru Iluvatar
May 19th 2008, 06:16 PM
Just to be clear, X-Files is just coming the Wildstorm company, and not becoming part of the actual Wildstorm universe, correct? That would be a continuity headache.

It certainly wouldn't work in the main WS universe, imo. I'm pretty certain that it's going to be a separate universe.
Ben Lehnsherr
May 19th 2008, 06:18 PM
Right. It's just a licensed product, like Marvel's deal to put out Halo or Devil's Due's deal for G.I. Joe or IDW's Star Trek.

Ok, thanks for the info. Just wanted to make sure....

It certainly wouldn't work in the main WS universe, imo. I'm pretty certain that it's going to be a separate universe.

Probably not and that's what I was thinking, but better to check. I do hear that they are doing a "earth-changing" event soon to the Wildstorm Earth, so there was a small outside chance that it could have happened.
Eru Iluvatar
May 19th 2008, 06:25 PM
Ok, thanks for the info. Just wanted to make sure....



Probably not and that's what I was thinking, but better to check. I do hear that they are doing a "earth-changing" event soon to the Wildstorm Earth, so there was a small outside chance that it could have happened.

Yeah. It's what Revelations, Number of The Beast and Armageddon have all been building up, too.
Ben Lehnsherr
May 19th 2008, 06:46 PM
Yeah. It's what Revelations, Number of The Beast and Armageddon have all been building up, too.

Yeah, I haven't been collecting them, but I do hope an new ongoing Authority series comes out of it.
Eru Iluvatar
May 19th 2008, 06:52 PM
Yeah, I haven't been collecting them, but I do hope an new ongoing Authority series comes out of it.

Me too. The Authority was always my favourite WS title.
Ben Lehnsherr
May 19th 2008, 07:04 PM
Me too. The Authority was always my favourite WS title.

Same here. But getting somewhat back on topic, its good to see a company like Wildstorm get a product like X-Files. Things tend to work better when licensed properties are spread amoung several companies, instead of having one company sitting on all the big ones. Companies like Wildstorm and Dynamite Entertainment having been doing very well for themselves lately, and gaining ground in the competitive comics market.
Blake Petit
May 20th 2008, 12:31 AM
Looks like they're gonna start with a 40-page zero issue for this one. From the solicits:

THE X-FILES SPECIAL #0
Written by Frank Spotnitz
Art by Brian Denham
Photo cover
Variant cover by Brian Denham
The hit motion picture and television franchise returns to comics! With July's release of the brand-new X-Files blockbuster, WildStorm joins Mulder and Scully in a previously untold story from the film’s cowriter and producer Frank Spotnitz! Don’t miss this supernatural epic so large it will leave you screaming for more!