dio as well as re-imagining and rejuvenating motion pictures from the Disney live-action vault.

Kingdom Comics will soon announce some of the top graphic novelists and artists in the genre who will collaborate on upcoming projects. Disney Publishing Worldwide, the largest distributor of comic books in the world, will have the first opportunity to distribute publications created by Kingdom Comics.

Commenting on the announcement, Oren Aviv, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production, says, “We’re very excited to be working with Harris, Ahmet, and Christian in developing this new business devoted to creating stories and properties for the graphic novel audience, as well as for moviegoers. They are three of the top talents in their respective fields and together they have the knowledge, expertise, and instincts to create great publications and film properties. Some of these exciting publications will be inspired by films and characters in the vast and storied Disney library, while other original graphic novels are sure to spark great ideas for future Disney classics. Our vision for Kingdom Comics is to bring a fresh, contemporary approach to Disney properties that already have a strong connection with moviegoers and readers all over the world, and to add to that storytelling legacy.”

Zappa, son of the late rock musician/composer Frank Zappa, is currently writing the sequel to his novel The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless, and executive producing “Fraggle Rock” with The Jim Henson Company.

Katleman served as president and CEO of Twentieth Television from 1980 to 1992, and he remains active as a television producer.

Beranek formed his own comic publishing company, Silent Devil, in 1996, and has written several comics, as well as the screenplay to the film adaptation of the Silent Devil comic Dracula vs. King Arthur.

The deal was negotiated by Steve Katleman of Greenberg Traurig.