{{Short description, Comic publisher Komikwerks is a

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founded in 2000 by animation professional

Shannon Denton Shannon Eric Denton is an American veteran storyteller and artist with credits at Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Jerry Bruckheimer Films, NBC, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, Fox Kids, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Dimension Films, DC C ...

and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle.

History

The website Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001. The initial mission of being to allow independent comic creators the means with which to get their own comics out to readers around the world utilizing the speed and economy provided by the internet. The site launched with nine titles including ''

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'' by Steve Conley, '' Buzzboy'' by John Gallagher, ''Abby's Menagerie'' by Jenni Gregory, ''The Crater Kid'' by Marty Baumann and ''Johnny Smackpants'' by Patrick Coyle.

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at the

' startup publishing venture iBooks took an interest in the company and became a minority owner in April 2003. That partnership continued until shortly after Preiss’ death in June 2005. In July 2003, the company caught the interest of Hollywood management and production concern Circle of Confusion. They announced a deal that would allow the company to shepherd select works on the Komikwerks banner to film, animation, television and video games. To date, many of Komikwerks properties have been optioned including Jason Kruse's ''

The World of Quest ''The World of Quest'' is a comic series by Jason T. Kruse shown on the Komikwerks site as a webcomic and later released as a full graphic novel. The last chapter on the site is called "Prison Break". There are currently two volumes of The World of ...

'', John Helfers and

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’s ''The Nightmare Expeditions'',

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and Tom Mandrake's ''The Forest King'' and

Aaron Sowd Aaron Sowd (born November 3, 1970) is an American comic book creator, writer and artist. Sowd began his comic book career as an inker for Top Cow, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. He currently works as an illustrator and storyboard artist. Biography ...

's ''Masterminds''. In August 2003, Komikwerks published their first printed anthology of strips. Highlights of the book includes work by noteworthy comics, TV and animation pros like Andrew Cosby, Matt Haley, Andy Kuhn, Will Meuginot, Danny Miki among others, and featured the debut of

’s ''Masterminds''. The anthology was a success and was followed up by four additional volumes over the next two years, each with increasing circulation. These volumes featured the works of such names as

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, Dave Johnson, Art Thibert, Dan Mishkin and Tom Mandrake. In August 2004 Komikwerks entered into an agreement with comics legend

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. The result was the launch of Stan Lee's Sunday Comics, which featured premium quality strips, and the return of the Stan’s highly regarded column: ''Stan’s Soapbox''. In keeping with their goal of publishing comics through the most progressive and innovative means possible, Komikwerks began distributing free comics for the Sony

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in December 2005. At the 2005

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, the company unveiled a slate of illustrated novels for young readers. The new book imprint is named Actionopolis. Authors and illustrators contributing to the line include

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, John Helfers, Joe Corroney, Budd Lewis, Thomas Perkins, Marsha Griffin, David, Annette and Ben Odell and Jon Bresman. The company's books and illustrations were featured in "Mothwoman", the November 21, 2005 episode of the

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primetime TV series ''

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''. The first wave of books from the Actionopolis line were released in September 2006. Titles include ''The Forest King'' by

and

Tom Mandrake Tom Mandrake (born 1956) is an American comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer John Ostrander on several series, including ''Grimjack'' (from First Comics) and ''Firestorm'', ''The Spectre'', and ''Martian Manhunter'' ...

, ''What I did on my Hypergalactic Interstellar Summer Vacation'' by

Adam Beechen Adam Beechen (born December 14, 1968) is an American comic book writer who wrote ''Countdown to Adventure'' and co-wrote ''Countdown'' for DC Comics. Career Animation Beechen has written scripts for various cartoons, such as ''Teen Titans'', ''T ...

and Dan Hipp, ''Heir to Fire'' by Rob M. Worley and Mike Dubisch, ''Spirit of the Samurai'' by Gary Reed and

Rick Hoberg Richard Renick Hoberg (; born June 7, 1952) is an American comics artist and animator. Newspaper strips Hoberg began his career in comic books in the mid-1970s, working for Russ Manning on ''Tarzan'' comic books for overseas distribution (1975� ...

and '' The Anubis Tapestry'' by Bruce Zick, Blackfoot Braves Society by Christopher E. Long and Michael Geiger. On March 30, 2007,

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announced that an animated series based on ''

World of Quest ''World of Quest'' is a sci-fi comedy animated television series based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Jason T. Kruse. The series was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment, in association with Teletoon and Kids' WB!. It appear ...

'' would be part of its 2008/2009–present lineup.

On March 15, 2008, ''

'' debuted on The CW, The CW Television Network.

Published works

*(2003) ''Komikwerks Volume 1'' *(2003) ''Komikwerks Volume 2'' *(2004) ''Komikwerks Presents: Nuts & Bolts'' *(2005) ''Komikwerks Presents: Rockets & Robots'' *(2005) ''Komikwerks Presents: Thrills & Chills'' *(2005) '' Dead Samurai'' *(2006) ''

'' *(2006) ''The Forest King'' *(2006) ''What I did on my Hypergalactic, Interstellar Summer Vacation'' *(2006) ''Heir to Fire'' *(2006) ''Spirit of the Samurai'' *(2006) '' The Anubis Tapestry'' *(2006) ''BlackfootBraves Society'' *(2006) ''Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree'' *Dragonblood: The Awakening *Astro-Aces: Galaxies Apart *All Robots Must Die: Nacho-Geddon *Agent Of D.A.N.G.E.R.: Strange Polarity *Battery: The Arrival *Blacke's Loch: Unto The Breach *Children Of Olympus: Dust of Medusa *Evolver: Apex Predator *Gargantuan: Rise Of The Behemoths *Henrietta Hex: Shadows From The Past *Inheritance: Long Live The Zar *Knightstar: Knight Of The Starborne *Last Of The Lycans: Monarch Of The Moon *The Legend Of TigerFist: Enter The Tiger *Master Of Voodoo: Rise Of The Dead *me/2: The Chaos Engine *Megamatrix: Hero Within *Monstrous: Blood And Gold *The Nightmare Expeditions: Welcome To Nocturnea *Prototype: Alphas Omega *Road Rager: Dark Drivers *Royal Crown Mystery Detectives League: Web Of Darkness *Reckers: Absolute Mechanization *Schism: Out Of The Shadows *Sword Of The Seas: Atlantis Awakens *Toltec: Enemy Within *Upgrader: Re-Engineered *Upgrader: Adaptation *Valkyra: Destiny's Spear *Vampirium: Millenium Of Shadows *White Knight: Line Of Avalon *Wonderworld: Kingdom In Crisis *The Big Game *Roxi Rangers *The Revenant

Other media

*(2007) ''

'' TV series on The CW, The CW Television Network

External links

Komikwerks.comActionopolis.com
*http://www.agentofdanger.com/
Official website of Shannon DentonOfficial website of Patrick CoyleKids WB! ''World of Quest'' website
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