IDW Announces New "X-Files" Comic Book Series

The X-Files is to return in comic book format courtesy of IDW Publishing. The firm is reprinting classic comics based on the TV property originally released by Topps and Wildstorm, ahead of the launch of a brand new series this summer. "The X-Files is a classic property that helped redefine fans' expectations for the science-fiction and horror genres," said IDW executive Greg Goldstein. "The possibilities for new comic stories are virtually unlimited." IDW's new X-Files series will debut in June and follow on from the events of the 2008 movie X-Files: I Want to Believe. "Few shows have captured the zeitgeist and fans' imaginations like The X-Files, and fewer shows still have left people hungry for more in the way this one did," said editor-in-chief Chris Ryall. "Our new series will be picking up where the second film left off, which will hopefully be as exciting for fans to read as it is for us to develop." X-Files comics have been running for almost as long as the TV show, which concluded in 2002. The series crossed over with IDW's 30 Days of Night in 2009. (digitalspy)