"Orphan Black" seems to only get better and better, with the show recently renewed for a third season to air in spring of 2015. Fortunately, fans won't have to wait quite so long to get their "Orphan Black" fix -- a new comic series based on the science fiction show will be hitting stands early next year.
The new series is coming from IDW Comics, which already has an impressive roster of licensed comics to its name, including "Ghostbusters," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "X-Files," and "Star Trek."
While the series doesn't have an exact release date -- just early 2015 -- fans can look forward to more news on the project soon. IDW will announce the full creative team working on the book at a later date, but it did reveal the first cover image by artist Nick Runge.
Airing on BBC America and produced by Temple Street Productions, "Orphan Black" follows the story of Sarah Manning, who after witnessing the suicide of a woman that looks identical to her discovers she is just one of many biological clones. Manning takes on the woman's identity and uses her position as a police detective to uncover the mystery behind who she is.
"Orphan Black, in addition to being a captivating TV series, is a perfect premise for comics," says Chris Ryall IDW's Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief in a press release announcing the comic. "And as the second season has expanded the series in exciting new directions, that has only increased the amount of stories we'll be able to tell in comic-book form."
The announcement comes just as San Diego Comic Con begins to gear up. John Young, managing director of Temple Street Productions, says it was actually the show's reception at Comic Con last year that inspired the partnership with IDW.
"We're so thrilled for Orphan Black to take shape as a comic series and join the ranks of IDW's impressive roster," says Young. "Orphan Black was met with an enormous amount of enthusiasm at last year's Comic-Con which really inspired us to give back to fans of the show through a medium so vital to the science fiction world."
IDW's comic will further expand the world of the show for a new audience, but don't worry about the comic stepping on the toes of the show. "Orphan Black" producers will be working closely with IDW to help tell the stories, a fact that should be comforting to any initially weary fans.
