Zenescope to Premiere Animated Grimm Fairy Tales at C2E2

Apr 13, 2013

Following a successful Kickstarter funding drive, Zenescope Entertainment will premiere the pilot episode of the animated Grimm Fairy Tales at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo April 26th-28th. As well as showing off the animated series Zenescope has plenty of other exclusives and signings on the schedule.

From Zenescope:

Zenescope Entertainment has announced its plans for C2E2 2013. The company will be exhibiting at booth #729 at the popular comic and pop culture convention running April 26^th-28^th at McCormick Place in Chicago. Zenescope will be offering several limited edition exclusive comics during the show that features cover art by industry favorites Mike DeBalfo, Jamie Tyndall and Paulo Siqueira.

Appearing at booth 729 will be Zenescope’s Editor-in-Chief, co-founder and writer, Ralph Tedesco (Grimm Fairy Tales, Salem’s Daughter) who will be signing Friday and Saturday. Also appearing will be writer Mark L. Miller (Jungle Book) and artists Nei Ruffino (Grimm Fairy Tales, Wonderland), Franchesco (Grimm Fairy Tales, Wonderland), Larry Watts (Robyn Hood) and others TBA.

One of the main highlights of the show for Zenescope fans will be the premiere of the Grimm Fairy Tales Animated pilot episode directed by Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse) and created by Zenescope Entertainment, Titmouse Animation, and Schneppzone, Inc. The pilot features the voices of Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, 300), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2, The Devil’s Carnival), Robert Forster (Olympus Has Fallen, Jackie Brown) and Chris Hardwick (Nerdist) and character designs by artists Alex Pardee, Eric Powell, Bill Sienkiewicz and other top industry talent.

The “Grimm Fairy Tales Animated” Panel will be hosted by Zenescope’s Ralph Tedesco who also served as one of the producers and writers of the pilot. The panel will be held on Saturday, April 27^th from 11:00am to 12:00pm in Room W476.

Here is the list of exclusives Zenescope will have available at Booth #729:

GFT Jungle Book: Last of the Species #2 cover E (Limited to 500 copies)

GFT Robyn Hood vs Red Riding Hood cover E (Limited to 500 copies)

GFT Wonderland #9 Cover C and D (C Limited to 500 copies and D Limited to 100 copies)

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