Heroes and Villains Entertainment
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| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Hollywood |
| Key people | Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld, Robert Watts |
| Official website |
www |
Heroes and Villains Entertainment, LLC is a Hollywood based production and management company.
About
Founded in November 2007 by Markus Georg, Dick Hillenbrand, and Mikhail Nayfeld.[1] Located on The Lot,[2] Heroes and Villains Entertainment specializes in content creation for film, TV, video games, comic books, and the Internet as well as the representation of content creators in those areas.
Management
Heroes and Villains Entertainment represents a wide range of writers in film, TV and literature. Among them are:
- Michael Markowitz, writer of Horrible Bosses [3]
- Ransom Riggs, author of The Sherlock Holmes Handbook and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, published by Quirk Books [4][5]
- Maggie Marr, author of Hollywood Girls Club and its sequel, Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club [6][7]
- Jordan Mechner, founder of the Prince of Persia video game franchise.[8]
Comics
Since 2008, Heroes and Villains Entertainment has had a co-imprint partnership agreement with Top Cow Productions,[9] through which they publish original comic book series which serve as the source material for feature film, television, and game productions. Among them are:
Tracker
Debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International Convention in 2009, Tracker is a five issue comic book mini series written by Jonathan Lincoln with art by Francis Tsai, Derec Donovan and Abhishek Malsuni. It tells the story of an FBI agent named Alex O’Roark, whose pursuit of a serial killer leads him to unexplored territory when it is revealed the killer is also a werewolf.[10][11]
Epoch
Debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International Convention in 2011, Epoch is a five issue comic book mini series written by Kevin McCarthy, with art by Paolo Pantalena and Jorge Fares. The main character, NYPD Detective Jonah Wright discovers his supernatural heritage while investigating the murder of his partner Michael. To expose the killer, Jonah must compete in EPOCH, an ancient fighting tournament that will determine the future of humanity.[12][13]
Netherworld
First released in May 2011, Netherworld is a five issue comic book mini series written by Bryan Edward Hill and Rob Levin, with art by Tony Shasteen. The plot revolves around Ray Parker, a bounty hunter who just wants to do his job and be left alone, but when he's charged with finding and protecting a missing girl, he finds out that they're all souls trapped in a hellish version of Purgatory, and the girl is their last hope for escaping it.[14][15]
See also
Epoch (Top Cow/Heroes and Villains)
Netherworld (Top Cow/Heroes and Villains)
References
- ↑ "Heroes and Villains Entertainment". Heroesandvillains-ent.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ https://www.cliqsearch.com/cl/8115238/heroes-and-villains-entertainment-los-angeles-ca Cliqsearch
- ↑ "IMDb Pro : Michael Markowitz:". Pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "IMDbPro". Pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ Riggs, Ransom "Ransom Riggs"
- ↑ "IMDb Pro : Maggie Marr:". Pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ Marr, Maggie
- ↑ "IMDb Pro : Jordan Mechner:". Pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "SDCC 09:Top Cow introudces new HEROES & VILLAINS" Arrant, Chris 26 July 2009, Newsarama
- ↑ Lincoln, Jonathan (2010)Tracker, Top Cow Productions, Inc
- ↑ "Preview: Tracker #1" Comic Book Resources
- ↑ McCarthy, Kevin (2011) Epoch, Top Cow Productions. Inc
- ↑ "McCarthy Gets Epic with "Epoch"" Comic Book Resources, July 11th, 2011
- ↑ Hill, Bryan & Levin, Rob (2011) Netherworld, Top Cow Productions, Inc
- ↑ "Top Cow and Heroes and Villains Entertainment Announce "Netherworld"" Comic Book Resources, January 13th 2011