Acclaimed MCU Writers to Adapt Weekly World News for Mad Cave Studios

The comic book series is currently in production and a TV series based on the comic is in early stages of development

Mad Cave Studios is excited to announce that Marvel Studios writers Steven Paul Judd (Echo, Dark Winds) and Ken Kristensen (Echo, The Continental) along with feature writer Tvli Jacob (Shouting Secrets) are set to adapt tales from the legendary tabloid newspaper Weekly World News.

The comic book series is currently in production with Eisner-nominated comic book artist M.K. Perker (Air, Cairo) and a TV series based on the comic is in early stages of development.

A cultural phenomenon, Weekly World News is notorious for its outrageous headlines including: BIGFOOT KEPT LUMBERJACK AS LOVE SLAVE! ALIEN ZOO ANIMALS LOOSE ON EARTH! CHIMP’S HEAD PUT ON ON HUMAN BODY! ANGRY TRUCKER SHOOTS DOWN UFO!

Where X-Files meets It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the series follows the dysfunctional lives of a young Weekly World News journalist and a seasoned photojournalist as they investigate stories inspired by actual articles published in the paper over the decades. As funny as it is thrilling, the characters’ search for the truth leads them to uncover bizarre mutants, unexplained phenomena, epic world secrets, and supernatural realities. The drama of their weird and wild encounters are only rivaled by the eccentric personal relationships at the office and their volatile family dynamics at home.

Kristensen and Perker previously created Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth, an Image Comics series which was picked up by FX for TV development. Judd and Jacob collaborated with Perker on the Kirkus star reviewed The Res Detectives.

“We have found the perfect comic book home for The World’s Only Reliable News,” said Greg D’Alessandro, chief creative officer for Weekly World News. “This brilliant, uber-talented team of creators combined with the amazing Mad Cave Studios, makes this a match made in heaven. BigFoot, Bat Boy, Ph.D. Ape – are all jumping for joy! They can’t wait to see our most outrageous and entertaining stories come to life in full color.”

“We are thrilled to team up with Steven, Ken, Tvli, and M.K. on the Weekly World News comic book series,” said Mark Irwin, president of Mad Cave Studios. “With a distinguished body of work between them on such projects as Echo, The Punisher, Happy!, The Continental, and Dark Winds, you just know that they’ll deliver a tale that’s delightfully weird, full of cryptids and conspiracies, but built around a profound emotional core. We can’t wait to see what magnificent madness they’ll cook up!”

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