Stephen Christy
Stephen Christy | |
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Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Emerson College |
Occupation(s) | Editor-in-chief, Archaia Entertainment (2010-13) President of Development, Boom! Studios (2014-present) |
Years active | 2008-present |
Stephen Christy (born 1985)
Early life and education
Christy was born and raised in
Career
Archaia Entertainment
Following graduation, Christy briefly worked in
Christy served as editor-in-chief at Archaia until 2013, with notable successes including
During Christy's tenure, Archaia won five
Boom! Studios and film/TV producing
In June 2013, comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios acquired Archaia Entertainment,[22] creating the largest library of comic book IP outside of Marvel and DC.[23] After the acquisition of Archaia, Christy was named president of development of Boom! Studios, overseeing all film, television, web and animation projects in development at the company's four brands: Boom!, Archaia, KaBoom! And Boom! Box.[17]
In October 2013, Boom! Studios signed a first-look feature film deal with
Christy was set to produce
Christy executive produced
Christy has sold over 40 film and television projects as a producer, including The Unsound to
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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2008 | Killer Poet: The Double Life of Norman Porter | Associate producer | Documentary |
2020 | The Empty Man | Producer |
TV series
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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2021 | Just Beyond | Executive producer | On Disney+ |
2023 | Mech Cadets | Executive producer | On Netflix |
2024 | HexVet | Executive producer | On Nickelodeon |
Bibliography
Christy has edited or co-edited the following books:
Devil's Due Publishing
- Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (2007–08)
- Golden Age Sheena: The Best of the Queen of the Jungle (2008)
- Halloween: Nightdance (2008)
- Halloween: 30 Years of Terror (2008)
- Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode (2008)
- Rest (2008)
- Spooks (2008)
- Golden Age Sheena: The Best of the Queen of the Jungle Volume 2 (2009)
- United Free Worlds (2009)
Archaia Entertainment
- The Devil's Handshake (2009)
- Days Missing (2010)
- Moon Lake (2010)
- Return of the Dapper Men (2010)
- Syndrome (2010)
- Lucid: A Matthew Dee Adventure (2011)
- Mr. Murder Is Dead" (2012)
- Tumor (2010)
- An Elegy for Amelia Johnson (2011)
- The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths (2011)
- Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (2011)
- The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 2 (2013)
- Cyborg 009 (2013)
- Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: The Novelization (2014)
- Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization (2014)
- Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Novelization (2014)
- Jim Henson's Tale of Sand Screenplay (2014)
- The Joyners in 3D (2014)
References
- ^ a b c Albert Ching, “EiC Stephen Christy on ARCHAIA’s Present and Future,” Newsarama, August 10, 2010.
- ^ a b “Lightning Session With Stephen Christy III,” Legendary Comics, April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Alumni Visit Campus". latinschool.org. 15 December 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c Michael Moccio, “Interview with Archaia Entertainment Editor-in-Chief Stephen Christy,” Archived 2015-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Emertainment Monthly, July 11, 2013.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr, “Fox Buys Graphic Novel ‘Rust’ With Aline Brosh McKenna To Adapt,” Deadline Hollywood, July 15, 2011.
- ^ Borys Kit, “Warner Bros Picks Up Graphic Novel ‘Bolivar’ for Animated Movie,” The Hollywood Reporter, March 5, 2012.
- ^ Jason Moore, “Warner Bros. Pictures to Adapt Archaia Entertainment’s Lucid,” Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine SciFi Mafia, March 12, 2012.
- ^ Borys Kit, “’Devil Wears Prada’ Writer To Adapt Modern ‘Jane Eyre’ Graphic Novel,” The Hollywood Reporter, June 24, 2013.
- ^ Calvin Reid, “Amazon, Archaia To Release Kindle Graphic Novel,” Publishers Weekly, July 21, 2009.
- ^ Toshi Nakamura, “I Love Cyborg 009, and the New Graphic Novel Does Not Disappoint,” Kotaku, September 12, 2013.
- ^ Borys Kit, “Comic-Con 2012: ‘Cyborg 009’ Coming to American Comics, Movie in Development,” The Hollywood Reporter, July 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Andy Khouri, “Boom! Studios & Archaia Editors-In-Chief Matt Gagnon & Stephen Christy Talk Merger, Creator Deals and Aesthetics,” Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine ComicsAlliance, July 5, 2013.
- Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2012.
- ^ James Gartler, “’Labyrinth’ graphic novel prequel to answer, ‘Who was the Goblin King?’,” Entertainment Weekly, January 6, 2012.
- ^ Jason Sacks, “Stephen Christy: Archaia Comics and their Beautiful Books,” Comics Bulletin, May 4, 2011.
- ^ Shaun Manning, “Inside Archaia & Henson’s Partnership,” Comic Book Resources, June 23, 2009.
- ^ a b Borys Kit, “Boom! Studios Expands Exec Lineup as Company Moves to Fox Lot,” The Hollywood Reporter, April 21, 2014.
- ^ Andy Khouri, “New (And Very Lovely) ‘Mouse Guard’ Anthology Arrives in Print Next Week With Stan Sakai, Ben Caldwell & More,” Archived 2015-03-22 at the Wayback Machine ComicsAlliance, June 20, 2013.
- ^ Albert Ching, “McCann & Lee Acquire ‘Dapper Men’ Rights From Archaia,” Comic Book Resources, January 2, 2014.
- ^ Hugh Armitage, “Eisner Awards 2012: Mark Waid, ‘Tale of Sand’ dominate,” Digital Spy, July 15, 2012.
- ^ Calvin Reid, “Archaia’s ‘Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand’ Takes Home Three Eisner Awards,” Publishers Weekly, July 14, 2012.
- ^ Heidi MacDonald, “Boom! Studios Acquires Archaia Entertainment,” Publishers Weekly, June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (7 November 2019). "Netflix Wins Horror Package 'The Unsound' From 'Shazam!' Helmer David F. Sandberg, BOOM! Studios & Skylar James". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Borys Kit, “20th Century Fox Inks Innovative Deal With Comics Publisher Boom! Studios,” The Hollywood Reporter, October 2, 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva, “BOOM! Studios Inks First-Look Deal With 20th Century Fox TV,” Deadline Hollywood, August 20, 2014.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva, “BOOM! Studios Sells Dramas ‘Deep State’ With Howard Gordon & ‘The Rinse’ To Fox,” Deadline Hollywood, November 24, 2014.
- ^ Busch, Anita (15 June 2017). "Boom! Studios Sells Minority Stake To Fox After Investment Banker Hire". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Kit, Borys (14 December 2017). "Boom!: Disney-Fox Deal Puts Studio in Comic Book Business Again". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b White, Peter (13 April 2020). "Netflix Inks First-Look Deal With 'Mouse Guard' Comic Book Publisher BOOM! Studios". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (18 April 2019). "'Mouse Guard' Halted Two Weeks From Production Start; Casualty Of Disney Merger?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ McNary, Dave (22 March 2019). "Idris Elba in Talks to Join Andy Serkis in 'Mouse Guard'". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (28 June 2019). "Wes Ball On Mouse House Axing His Passion Pic 'Mouse Guard,' A Casualty Of Fox/Disney Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Boone, Brian (13 August 2019). "Canceled Fox movies we'll never get to see". Looper. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "'Just Beyond': Mckenna Grace & Lexi Underwood To Star In Disney+ Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. 13 April 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Greenlights 'HexVet'". awn.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Dae Kim to Star in Spy Thriller Series 'Butterfly'". variety.com. 7 February 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Keanu Reeves Comic 'BRZRKR' to Become Movie, Anime Series for Netflix". hollywoodreporter.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Keanu Reeves Talks 'BRZRKR' Projects". deadline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (5 May 2016). "20th Century Fox Taps BOOM! Superhero Tale 'Irredeemable'; Adam McKay Helms, Tommy Wirkola Scripting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Netflix Sets Feature Take Of 'Irredeemable'". deadline.com. 17 March 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (December 2017). "Kerry Washington, Rashida Jones Team on 'Goldie Vance' Film". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "'Misfit City' Series Based On Graphic Novels In Works At HBO Max". deadline.com. 12 October 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (23 February 2023). "Netflix Re-Ups Overall Deal With 'Dark' Creators, Duo Board James Tynion Comic Series 'Something Is Killing The Children' With Boom! Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 23, 2023.