Rovio Partners with Rocketship for ‘Angry Birds’ Publishing

Publishing company, Rocketship Entertainment, and Rovio Entertainment have entered into a multi-book publishing agreement to bring new “Angry Birds” middle-grade graphic novels and young readers comics to fans starting later this year.  

Facilitated by licensing agency, IMG, this collaboration is part of the 15th anniversary celebration of the “Angry Birds” franchise. 

The graphic novel series will be written by three-time Eisner Award-winner and New York Times bestselling author, Paul Tobin (“Plants vs Zombies,” “Adventure Time,” “Messenger”), and illustrated by renowned artist, Thom Zahler (“My Little Pony,” “Cupid’s Arrows”). The young readers comic series, which will release in comic shops in 2025, will be written by best-selling author, Katie Cook (“Star Wars,” “Nothing Special”).  

Three graphics novels – “The Haunting of Hog House,” “Level Up” and “Breaking the Bank” – are currently planned and will be offered in a Kickstarter preorder campaign along with limited-edition exclusive merchandise. “The Haunting of Hog House” will release in spring 2025.  

“‘Angry Birds’ is a household name that a generation of fans have grown up with,” says Tom Akel, chief executive officer, Rocketship. “We are honored to celebrate its 15-year anniversary with Rovio and be a part of the next chapter of Red, Chuck and the gang.”  

The “Angry Birds” series of graphic novels expands Rocketship’s Bottlerocket! line for young readers, following the release of “Felix the Cat,” in partnership with Dreamworks Animation and the series, “Fox  Fires” by Emilia Ojala.  

The “Angry Birds” Kickstarter campaign will offer pre-orders for all three graphic novels along with premium exclusive merchandise. It will follow the model of Rocketship’s previous campaigns for the Eisner-nominated “Let’s Play “and the “Dune” and “Monsterverse” franchises in partnership with Legendary Entertainment. Following the campaign, the books will be released globally through retail.