Feathers Fly This Summer At IDW

Angry Birds Launches From IDW

Feathers Fly This Summer!

Since its debut as a  mobile game in 2009 Angry Birds has become a multimedia giant with multiple editions of the game, an animated series, toy lines, clothing lines, and a feature length film in development. Now IDW Publishing has teamed up with Rovio Entertainment to launch the mega hit multimedia sensation Angry Birds onto the comic page this June.

San Diego, CA (January 17, 2014) – 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.
 

“We're very happy to be in business with Rovio on Angry Birds comics. Rovio has taken what was once a captivating game and built it into an interesting world filled with interesting and, uh, feathered characters who will make a perfect addition to our growing line of fun, all-ages comics.”

 – Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief IDW

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 (Thunderbolts) and Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette), Angry Birds captures the fun and originality of the game itself.
 

“The Angry Birds comics are a perfect way of getting to know the characters, their personalities, and their world more closely. I hope that readers of all ages will have fun with these comics by top-notch creators.”

 –  Jukka Heiskanen, Rovio’s Editor-In-Chief of Comics

 
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!

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