Broken Frontier

Virgin Comics and the SCI FI Channel announced today that Stuart Moore has been appointed Editor on the first titles from the new imprint.

The new SCI FI / Virgin Comics venture was announced earlier this year, with a stated goal of utilizing the global creative and synergistic resources that exist both at SCI FI Channel, part of NBC Universal, and Virgin Comics to create new stories for comic books, television, movies, digital, gaming, licensing and merchandising.

"This was an impossible opportunity to turn down. Virgin and SCI FI are two of the most vital entertainment companies around, and we're all excited about crafting the best possible speculative fiction projects for the 21st century," commented Stuart Moore. "For my part, Virgin's been great about working out a deal that lets me exercise my editing muscles again, without interfering with my writing projects at various other companies. It's a win-win situation for everyone."

"Stuart is not only one of the greatest editors, but also one of the greatest people in this industry," said Virgin Comics CEO & Publisher, Sharad Devarajan.   "His wealth of experience is only matched by his wonderful reputation for guiding numerous creators to reach new heights in their work."

Moore is an award-winning editor with a prolific career in the industry. At DC Comics, Stuart was a founding editor of the Vertigo imprint, where he won the Will Eisner award for Best Editor 1996 and the Don Thompson Award for Favorite Editor 1999. From late 2000 through mid-2002 Stuart edited the bestselling Marvel Knights comics line.

"We're thrilled to have a seasoned comic book veteran like Stuart involved in the development of these new properties which are being created from the ground up for multi-media application," added Adam Stotsky, SRVP Marketing for the SCI FI Channel.

"Simply put: Stuart Moore rocks. Ask any writer or publisher he's worked with (and we did) and you hear nothing but the best things said. With Stuart aboard, I feel confident we're going to deliver on our bold prediction to re-imagine sci-fi," added Gotham Chopra, Virgin Comics Chief Creative Officer.

The first SCI FI/Virgin comic titles are expected to hit shelves later this year and the imprint is currently reviewing story pitches from numerous comic book and television writers.