McG launches Apsen comics imprint

McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision has launched a comics imprint to create 'transmedia' properties.

The Terminator Salvation and Charlie's Angels director is working with Aspen Comics to create titles that can then be developed into feature films and television shows, reports Deadline.

Wonderland's first title will be Haunted City, based on a concept from screenwriter Chap Taylor (Changing Lanes), who is writing the comic alongside Wonderland's Peter Johnson.

Haunted City will also be developed into a movie screenplay that McG hopes to direct, a TV pilot that Wonderland will executive produce, and a potential video game.

"As a filmmaker, I want to work with talent like Chap to build new models that allow us to create more freely," McG said. "By creating our own original properties, we can guide their development across several media simultaneously and kick off a whole new chapter of our company as a full-spectrum content provider. It also allows me to home-grow the movies I want to direct in the future."

Wonderland has already been involved in seeing its Supernatural, Chuck and Human Target properties adapted into comic books by DC Comics.

McG was recently rumoured to be directing the forthcoming Wonder Woman television show, but the role has reportedly gone to Jeffrey Reiner.