IMAGE COMICS: Rat Queens

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WHAT WE KNOW:
Nominated for the 2014 Eisner Award for Best New Series, Rat Queens is an Image Comics series from writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and artist Roc Upchurch which follows an all-female party of adventurers consisting of "Hannah the Rockabilly elven mage, Violet the hipster dwarven fighter, Dee the atheist human cleric and Betty the hippy smidgen thief — who are hired to kill monsters and other beasts." Said Heavy Metal CEO Jeff Krelitz, "‘Rat Queens’ is a standout in the marketplace as a diving rod for fangirls, a market as yet untouched by most comics publishers. It is not only perfect for the TV space, but much needed." Once Heavy Metal and Weta settle on a tone and style, they'll pitch the series to network as a 30-minute program.