APE Entertainment Hopes to Set up Shop on Sesame Street

APE Entertainment announced today that they are in discussions to produce comics based on the characters from Sesame Street. The hopes are to produce a series of educational and entertaining comics both in print and digital. The digital editions would be available on the Sesame Street store on iTunes.

"We are incredibly excited about our current negotiations with Sesame Workshop and the possibility of being able to bring their expertise in educating and entertaining children to comics,” said Ape Entertainment COO Brent E. Erwin. He went on to say, “I love the idea of creating educational comics that will both teach and entertain children. And the possibility of getting to work with Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Grover, well…that’s just a dream come true."


Among some of the licenses APE Entertainment have include: SHREK, CASPER,  RICHIE RICH, KUNG FU PANDA, MEGAMIND, as well as there own properties GO-GO GORILLA, HELLDORADO, LITTLE GREEN MEN, and MECHA-NATION. SESAME STREET has been making educational and entertaining program for children for over 40 years.

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