Los Angeles, CA and Nottingham, England; June 28, 2023 – Skybound Entertainment, the multiplatform entertainment company behind award winning comic books, video games, audio series, and more, is renewing its partnership with UK-based studio Mantic Games to bring two new tabletop experiences to fans of The Walking Dead and Invincible as part of the franchises’ 20-year anniversary rollout.

The two new card-and-dice games are set to launch in Q4 2023 in time for Season 2 of the highly anticipated Invincible series on Amazon Prime. Both games are designed to be easy to learn and packed with iconic art from Skybound’s flagship comic universes, clever mechanics, and exciting push-your-luck gameplay.

Dedicated fans will be able to play special pre-launch editions, including bonus cards, ahead of general retail release at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con (July 20 – 23, 2023, Skybound booth), and at Gen Con (August 3 – 6, 2023, Mantic Games booth).

Games will be available for purchase online to coincide with San Diego Comic-Con at store.skybound.com and manticgames.com.

The companies have previously collaborated over the course of five successful years to bring The Walking Dead to three-dimensional life in tabletop miniature games ‘The Walking Dead: All Out War,’ and ‘The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan!’

“When planning special edition 20th anniversary items for fans, we immediately thought of Mantic Games. The synergy between our two companies has elevated the tabletop gaming landscape, offering fans an extraordinary fusion of storytelling and gameplay,” said Garima Sharma, VP, Product and Strategy at Skybound.

Ronnie Renton, CEO, Mantic Games, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with our friends at Skybound, once again on The Walking Dead and for the first time on Invincible. Our first games as part of our renewed partnership will be launching later this year. They are designed to be great value, brilliant fun, and perfect for taking your favourite worlds and adventures on the go.”

About Skybound Entertainment
Skybound is the company for creators. We’re known for using the Wheel of Awesome to make cool stuff, no matter the platform. We place creators and their projects at the center of the wheel and work with them to keep the integrity of their vision as it becomes a comic, game, TV series, film, audio series, or all of the above. Skybound builds global franchises. We’ve been the home of The Walking Dead and Invincible since 2010 and are leaders in creating universes that become pop culture phenomena from our library of over 150 properties, including the emerging tentpole Impact Winter. Skybound is known for its variety of tabletop games like Kim-Joy’s Magic Bakery, Trial by Trolley, No Context, and Boo-ty Call.

About Invincible
Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, Invincible #1 debuted to critical acclaim on January 22, 2003. Soon after, they were joined by artist and contributing creator Ryan Ottley. Throughout its fifteen-year run, Invincible not only continued for a historic 144-issues but also spawned multiple spin-off series’ and even an intercompany crossover with a certain friendly neighborhood superhero. In 2021, the Invincible animated series arrived on Amazon Prime and quickly became one of the most popular new streaming series of the year, earning praise worldwide for its fresh storytelling. With a second season set on the horizon and new comic book projects to be announced, Invincible remains a cornerstone of the pop culture landscape that continues to grow in popularity every year.

About The Walking Dead 
On October 8, 2003, The Walking Dead #1 debuted in comic shops and began a historic run from creator Robert Kirkman that would change the face of pop culture. For nearly sixteen years, The Walking Dead rewrote the rules of comic book storytelling, including its surprise ending at issue #193, and has since expanded to include special one-shots, graphic novels, video games and an unprecedented hit television franchise on the AMC network. The franchise continues to grow in new directions, from the Clementine YA graphic novels by superstar Tillie Walden to dynamic new interactive experiences like The Walking Dead: The Last Mile and further expansion of AMC’s The Walking Dead universe.

About Mantic Games
Founded in 2009, Mantic Games is an independent tabletop games studio of creatives and hobby professionals. Mantic has an enviable pedigree in licensed tabletop games including successful adaptations of Hellboy, The Walking Dead, Mars Attacks, and upcoming releases for Umbrella Academy and Invincible. Mantic is also famous for tabletop miniature games including the award-winning Firefight, Deadzone, Armada, and the popular fantasy battle game Kings of War.