Publishing

As Anderson Entertainment’s New Captain Scarlet graphic novel launches, we meet writer Chris Thompson

“Inspired by the timeless stories of Beatrix Potter, we have been able to create a space that allows children to play in nature and therefore the freedom to imagine,” said Grow2Know’s Tayshan Hayden-Smith.

The game sees players take turns writing down a five-letter Secret Word, while the others try to guess it in the fewest attempts to win.

Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at how brands can thrive in the alcohol space – and why booze brands themselves are soaring in areas like snacks, fashion and accessories.

“It is a joy to design the Beatrix Potter collection, to tell these beautiful stories through print is a real pleasure,” said Holly Marler, Creative Director of Cath Kidston.

“Our goal was to kick-off his 60th anniversary with a collaboration that captured Spider-Man’s timeless and effortlessly cool DNA; we couldn’t think of a better partner than Kith to deliver on this through their creative lens,” said Paul Gitter, SVP at Marvel Consumer Products.

Alexander Thieme ­– Licensing Manager for Publishing & Consumer Products at Asmodee Entertainment – on crafting brand extensions for games like CATAN, Dobble and Arkham Horror.

Rich Young, VP Creative and Managing Editor at ABLAZE, discusses creating a graphic novel that expands on – and feels authentic to – Asmodee’s smash-hit card game.

Taking place on Monday, September 19th at ExCeL London – the eve of BLE 2022 – the Brand Design Conference will explore the creativity and design thinking behind brand extensions.

From Arkham Horror to Keyforge!, Dobble and more: Jordi Burgues discusses great images for puzzles.