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LOS ANGELES, CA – September 24, 2024 - Keenspot is excited to announce it has signed a publishing deal with Matthew Cole, creator of The Glopple, which was recently nominated for a Ringo Award for Best Kids Comic (alongside another Keenspot all-ages comic, Squish & Squash). This collaboration marks a significant expansion of Keenspot’s diverse comic book lineup, which includes this month’s breakout hit Mark Spears Monsters. Keenspot will begin publishing The Glopple adventures on a bimonthly basis starting in February 2025.
The Glopple tells the story of an unlikely hero born from the ambitions of Dr. Vinel, a professor whose love of world domination and greed knows no bounds. Dr. Vinel’s creation, The Glopple, is a sentient creature that finds itself at a crossroads—will it become a force for good, saving Dallas, Texas, or will it fall under Vinel’s sinister influence? This all-ages adventure comic is filled with action, humor, and heart, making it a hit among readers young and old.
"We’re thrilled to welcome Matthew Cole and The Glopple to the Keenspot family," said Chris Crosby, CEO of Keenspot. "The comic’s blend of quirky characters and heartfelt storytelling fits perfectly with our commitment to publishing wonderfully weird comics with titles that are super fun to say out loud.”
The Glopple has captured the imaginations of readers since its debut, quickly earning recognition for its inventive storytelling and colorful artwork by illustrator Jose Chirinos. Keenspot’s The Glopple comics will be available at comic shops worldwide, with floppy comic book distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors and collected editions distributed to the book trade by Simon & Schuster.
Keenspot’s film and television production division will also be developing The Glopple for potential adaptation into other mediums.
In 2022, Keenspot’s graphic novel Marry Me was turned into the live-action Universal Pictures movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson. The first-ever feature film adaptation of any North American webcomic, it hit #1 at the box office on Valentine’s Day, breaking streaming records on Peacock, and receiving the highest audience scores any JLo romcom on Rotten Tomatoes.
Keenspot’s expansion into animation began with Grubbs, turning the nostalgic comics by Max Weaver into a star-studded animated show featuring the voices of Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, Jodie Sweetin, Jaleel White, Felicia Day, Jason Marsden, and Debi Derryberry. The old-fashioned half-hour holiday special Christmas With Grubbs will make its streaming debut on November 1st.
Other Keenspot comic-to-cartoon adaptations in the pipeline include Toy, from showrunner Tobi Wilson (The Amazing World of Gumball) and star Kate Micucci (DuckTales); and Kung Fu Legume, with showrunner Richard Pursel (Spongebob Squarepants) and stars Sherry Cola (Joy Ride) and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians).
ABOUT KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Founded in 2000, Keenspot quickly became the top publisher of webcomics, generating billions of pageviews on keenspot.com. The company later branched out to print comic books, publishing diverse titles such as the romantic comedy MARRY ME, fantasy epics like TWOKINDS and THE HUNTERS OF SALAMANSTRA, and all ages humor comics like GRUBBS, KID SLAPSHOT, and KUNG FU LEGUME. Keenspot titles can be found monthly in Diamond's PREVIEWS catalog at your local comic shop under the KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT listing, and can be ordered online at KeenspotShop.com.
CONTACT: Chris Crosby (keenspot@keenspot.com)
