The Hollywood Reporter brings word that comic-book publisher Devil’s Due Publishing has optioned film, television and merchandising rights to DemonWars, a series of fantasy novels by author R.A. Salvatore. The company is currently putting out graphic novels based on Salvatore’s Forgotten Realms books and plans to have a DemonWars comic in stores this summer.
The DemonWars series began with 1998’s The Demon Awakens and has seen seven follow-ups to date. Th stories take place in the fantasy world of Corona in which an evil force known as the “demon dactyl” leads an army of goblins, dwarves and giants in battle against humanity. There’s also an element of religious conspiracy that lends a Da Vinci Code aspect to the proceedings, according to the publisher.
Devil’s Due established itself as a player in the comics biz with its 2001 revival of the G.I. Joe property, selling more than 100,000 copies a month. The company followed suit with comics based on other ’80s cartoon series including Voltron and Transformers. Devil’s Due also publishes comics and graphic novels bvased on the Fox animated series Family Guy and has two of its other comic-book properties, Hack/Slash and The Lost Squad in feature film development with Rogue Pictures.
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