IDW announced today that they are teaming up with
Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to bring THE X-FILES back to comics. In
addition to a new series (no creative team announced), the classic stories will
be reprinted as well.
“THE X-FILES is a classic property that helped redefine
fans’ expectations for the science-fiction and horror genres,” said IDW’s
President/Chief Operating Officer Greg Goldstein. “The possibilities for new
comic stories are virtually unlimited!”
“The fans of THE X-FILES have remained loyal to the
series since its conclusion. What better way to continue the show’s legacy and
give back to them than through new stories in a different medium,” said Jeffrey
Godsick, President of Fox Consumer Products. “IDW has worked with a number of
our Fox properties, and we know they’re going to do great things with these
iconic characters.”
“Few shows have captured the zeitgeist and fans’
imaginations like THE X-FILES, and fewer shows still have left people hungry
for more in the way this one did,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative
Officer/Editor-in-Chief. “Our new series will be picking up where the second
film left off, which will hopefully be as exciting for fans to read as it is
for us to develop.”