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Gungnir inks an exclusive distribution deal with Diamond Book Distributors

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Diamond Book Distributors has announced that it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Gungnir to exclusively distribute their products to North American and international book markets.

Gungnir aims to bring the heart of punk rock to the publishing world by inspiring the next generation of dreamers and thinkers through thought-provoking, mind-bending science fiction & genre books. Launching in 2024, the company aims to deliver compelling characters, awe-inspiring worldbuilding, and undeniably emotional stories. Gungnir will publish graphic novels, prose novels, and art books in hardcover form with new, unique, and limited covers for each edition of every title.

Gungnir will kick off with a stunning publishing slate and bring 4-8 new titles to market per year. Their first book, Mutant Cats, a Rick and Morty meets Aqua Teen tale by the creative studio Herø Projects and the Mutant Cats brand will be released May 7, 2024. Releasing April 9th is the new Steve Aoki and Jim Krueger title HiROQUEST: Genesis & Double Helix, a part prose, part graphic novel fantasy adventure that explores the cost of love and heroism. Subsequent releases will feature work from comic creators such as Stefan Petrucha, Matthew Medney, Don Macnab-Stark, Robert Greenberg, James Patrick, Steve Orlando, Johnathan McClain, and more!

Heavy Metal Teams with Herø Projects for Graphic Novels and Screen Adaptations

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Heavy Metal has announced that it is teaming up with acclaimed comics and animation company Herø Projects to publish a slate of sci-fi graphic novels and to develop Herø’s original IP for screen adaptations to be produced through Heavy Metal Studio. 

Herø Projects’ “Ønyx” lineup of sci-fi graphic novels will be published through Heavy Metal and distributed by Simon and Schuster in 2022-2023. The titles featured in the lineup are post-apocalyptic space opera Stable, dystopian thriller The Red, historical sci-fi Dogma Resistance, action-adventure The Awakening, and decopunk crime noir Remnant.

All five of the “Onyx” line of books being announced were created by Matthew Medney, Morgan Rosenblum, Jonny Handler, and Pete “Voodoo Bownz” Russo, and written by Medney and Rosenblum. Notable artists featured in the series of OGNs include Francesco Pisa, Jon Lam, Giuseppe Peppe, Santa Fung, Andrea Adiletto, Fabrizio Ugolini, and many more.

Stable will be on sale in winter of 2022, followed by Remnant coming out summer of 2022, both of which are collaborations with Tomato Farm Agency, then The Awakening in fall of 2022, Dogma Resistance in winter of 2023, and The Red in spring of 2023.

Along with the slate of graphic novels hitting shelves soon, Heavy Metal’s President and Head of Studio Tommy Coriale is in the process of developing screen adaptations of Herø Projects’ graphic novel collection, based on the original IP. Heavy Metal plans to produce the television and film projects with additional partners. Stable and The Red are the first two of the titles being developed, with the others in the pipeline.

Heavy Metal and Floyd Mayweather Team for Undefeated

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Heavy Metal has announced a new Floyd Mayweather comic that will be co-produced with Herø Projects. Undefeated, a 22-page one-shot comic, highlights the life and success of Floyd Mayweather, the iconic American boxer, winner of fifteen major world championships, and Olympic medalist.

Undefeated is written by Matthew Medney and Morgan Rosenblum, who co-created the comic with Voodoo Bownz and Jonny Handler, with illustrations by Rodrigo Lorenzo.

Undefeated will be exclusively available this fall to anyone who buys one of the 11,000+ Floyd Mayweather NFTs from floydNFT.com. Each Floyd NFT feeds 15 people and grants access to “Floyd’s world.”

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