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Rovio Continues Angry Birds’ 15th Anniversary Celebration by Partnering with Rocketship Entertainment for New Middle Grade Graphic Novels and Young Readers Comics

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Angry Birds 15 years

Rocketship Entertainment and Rovio Entertainment have entered into a multi-book publishing agreement to bring all-new Angry Birds middle grade graphic novels and young readers comics to fans starting later this year. Facilitated by Angry Birds’ licensing agency, IMG, this collaboration is part of the 15th anniversary celebration of the beloved franchise.

The graphic novel series will be written by 3x Eisner Award-winner and New York Times bestselling author Paul Tobin and illustrated by renowned artist Thom Zahler. The young readers comic series, which will release in comic shops in 2025, will be written by best-selling author Katie Cook.

Three graphics novels – The Haunting of Hog House, Level Up, and Breaking the Bank are currently planned and will be offered in a Kickstarter pre-order campaign along with limited edition exclusive merchandise.

The first book, The Haunting of Hog House will release spring ’25 and is described as:

Chuck inherits a castle! It’s old and spooky and needs a serious amount of restoration, but…wow! A castle! Chuck’s not really sure who left him this castle in their will (it’s a mystery, even to the lawyers) but he’s eager to start living life as the lord of a castle. EXCEPT…he finds out that he’s only one of the people who inherited the castle…

Angry Birds Launches From IDW

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Rovio Entertainment’s worldwide multimedia sensation Angry Birds, is the newest property to join the IDW Publishing family! Beginning in June, the playfully fun adventures that took the world by storm will explode onto the page in the boundless world of comics.

The immense success of Angry Birds began in 2009 when the mobile game debuted. With 2 billion downloads through apps, the Angry Birds franchise has now been featured in nine different editions of the game, a number of successful toy lines, an animated series and is in development as a feature length film to be distributed by Sony Pictures. The innovative game solidified a market of casual gamers in the changing landscape of mobile devices.

The world of Angry Birds has already expanded beyond its initial gameplay, with popular characters such as Red, Chuck, Bomb, Stella, Matilda, King Pig and many other colorful and delightful personalities inhabiting the Piggie Island and forming the basis for an unending series of adventures.

The partnership between IDW and Rovio provides a relationship greater than just a license as Rovio has applied their unique creative vision towards the comic adaptation of Angry Birds. Enlisting top talent from across the comics industry, such as Jeff Parker and Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin, Angry Birds captures the fun and originality of the game itself.

The upcoming comics from IDW will be one way to experience the sensational series in print! Look for more announcements in the coming months, and prepare to bash some green piggies this summer!