KC Green’s ‘This is Fine’ comic gets the dog toy treatment from Bark

The toy comes with the cartoon pooch himself, plus some plush flames for him to sit in.

Time Bomb Comics passes Kickstarter goal for Gerry Anderson anthology

The anthology features three new comics set in worlds created by Gerry Anderson: New Captain Scarlet, Space Precinct and Terrahawks.

Talking Brands: From Peter Rabbit to I Want My Hat Back… What gives a picture book licensing potential?

Kids Industries’ Gary Pope, The Roald Dahl Story Company’s Stephanie Griggs, Penguin Ventures’ Thomas Merrington, Making Things’ Fi Murray and Caroline High Consultancy’s Caroline High talk picture books – and share some thoughts on untapped gems.

HexVet graphic novels to get TV series and consumer products push from Paramount

“The vibrant world of HexVet gives our creative team an incredible opportunity to translate the enchantment of the series into products across multiple categories,” said Pam Kaufman, President at Paramount Consumer Products.

First ever Heinz cookbooks on the way from Ebury

The range will kick off with The Heinz Cookbook in May, followed by official Ketchup, HP Sauce, Beanz and Lea & Perrins books.

“We’re creating all-new stories that go beyond the games”: Aconyte’s Marc Gascoigne on creating novels for Asmodee’s board game brands

Marc Gascoigne – Publisher at Asmodee’s Aconyte Books arm – discusses how he approaches translating board games like Pandemic and Arkham Horror into successful novels.

Farshore’s Zoe Masters on publishing trends, evergreen brands and the power of licensed books

Start Licensing’s Ian Downes talks brands, publishing and World Book Day with Zoe Masters – Publisher for Brands and Licensing at Farshore, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Brands Untapped 100 to celebrate product developers, designers, creative leaders and studios working in licensing

The inaugural Brands Untapped 100 publication – a global list of 100 figures that have done exceptional work across the past year – will debut at BLE 2022.

Talking Brands: Off Menu has apparel, Casefile has a board game… What other podcasts have licensing potential?

We asked The Brand Director’s Tim Collins and Sutikki’s Jo Redfern for their thoughts on other podcasts with strong brand potential…

Marvel’s second Fortnite comic to land in June

Each first print issue of the five-part mini-series, Fortnite x Marvel: Zero War, will contain a code to unlock a bonus digital cosmetic in Fortnite.

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