New Saudi-U.S. outfit WeirdBunch launches with aim to make Marvel-like content witha Middle-East flavor (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.com
A new studio called WeirdBunch Entertainment, which aims to make Marvel-like content with a Middle-Eastern flavor, is being launched by a group of industry execs with offices in Saudi Arabia and Los Angeles.
WeirdBunch brings together prominent Saudi puppeteer, producer and podcaster Ammar Al-Sabban, who worked on the Arabic adaptation of “Sesame Street”; Marvel comics writer B. Earl; Keith Fay, who is a former director of original series at Cartoon Network; and Saudi entrepreneur and financier Abdullah Al-Sabban.
The first original IP being announced by WeirdBunch is titled “The Legend of Soloman,” created by Ammar Al-Sabban and “featuring Saudi Arabia’s first superhero family,” as a statement puts it.
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“The Legend of Soloman” will feature a collection of four issues within the comic book series and wrap with a full graphic novel compilation. WeirdBunch says it is in the process of “finalizing studio, creative and publishing partnership deals” that will make the comic-book series available worldwide.
WeirdBunch traces its origin to 2021, when Ammar Al-Sabban and B. Earl met at the Jeddah Book Fair in Saudi Arabia, where Earl was appearing on a comic book panel.