Cartoon Network Announces New Comic Book-Based Movies

ATLANTA, July 23: Cartoon
Network has begun developing original animated features based on Image Comics’ Firebreather and Mice Templar, as well as a live-action movie based on IDW
Publishing's The Vanishers.

"We're thrilled to
expand our movie slate with both cinematic quality CG and live action,"
said Ramsey Naito, the VP of long-form at Cartoon Network. "As we bring
these and other titles into development, we'll be seeking out projects that
combine distinct voices with striking, contemporary visual worlds."

Firebreather, created by Phil Hester, tells the story of
awkward teenager Duncan Rosenblatt, a typical high-school kid whose father is a
fire-breathing dragon. Mice Templar,
by Mike Avon Oeming and Bryan Glass, is about a young mouse, chosen to be a
warrior. And The Vanishers is
Chuck Dixon's (Batman comics)
tale of two fifth graders and their adventures through time.

—By Mansha Daswani