BLUE DREAM BECOMES IMPRINT OF IDW
Published: March 11, 2008

IDW Publishing is ready to bring the all-ages fun of Scott Christian Sava’s Blue Dream Studios to readers everywhere as Blue Dream Studios becomes an imprint of IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing.com).

On the heels of such recent announcements as Sava’s THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES being awarded Best Graphic Novel of 2007 in CBR’s 25th Annual Fan Award reader and the recent Hollywood acquisition of PET ROBOTS (Disney) and Hyperactive (MTV), the IDW/Blue Dream partnership comes at a perfect time for both companies to utilize each others’ resources to expand Sava’s already burgeoning readership and to expand IDW’s place in the all-ages market.

“What a year!” said Sava. “I have to admit to being overwhelmed by the success we’ve seen in such a short time. But one year of success as an animation-company-turned-small-publisher is just a baby step. Ted was so generous with his time and insight. He knows what it takes to build a publishing company from scratch. Seeing him turn IDW into the publishing powerhouse it is today is awe-inspiring. Working with Ted and his company is a dream come true, and if THIS year has been good… I can’t WAIT to see what a year with IDW will hold.”

"I know Scott had offers from many publishers and I'm thrilled that he choose IDW as the home for Blue Dream Studios. I love the books he's created and I look forward to helping him reach an even bigger audience," Ted Adams, IDW Publishing's President.

The award-winning and acclaimed online serialized story THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES, updated weekdays at www.thedreamlandchronicles.com, has reached over 4 million unique readers and thus far released two books collecting the ongoing epic of Alex and his friends’ adventures in Dreamland and the coming war with the Nightmare Realm. The third book in the six-book epic is expected later this year.

Other well received all-ages titles include PET ROBOTS and ED’S TERRESTRIALS and the forthcoming MY GRANDPARENTS ARE SECRET AGENTS, DINO WARS, HYPERACTIVE, and GARY THE PIRATE.

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MTV Films buys Hyperactive
Published: November 9, 2007

MTV Films has picked up the feature rights to Scott Christian Sava's forthcoming graphic novel "Hyperactive" for Benderspink to produce. The thriller revolves around Joey Caram, a teen whose hyperactive metabolism enables him to move with incredible speed and agility and catches the attention of a pharmaceutical company that wants to extract his DNA.

"Hyperactive" marks the second project to be set up at a studio for Sava, after Disney optioned "Pet Robots," also for Benderspink to produce. Both books were created and published by Sava through his Blue Dream Studios shingle.

Sava also has feature plans for his graphic novels "Dino Wars" and "Animal Crackers."

No writer has yet been tapped to adapt "Hyperactive."

"Hyperactive" will be overseen by MTV's Will Russell-Shapiro, while Jon Silk will handle for Benderspink. Project was brought to the company by UCLA intern Josh Feldman.

Benderspink has the graphic novels "Drafted," "Y: The Last Man" and "Power & Glory" set up at New Line, and the comicbooks "Preacher" at HBO, "The Pro" at Spike TV, and "The Ghouly Boys" at Mandate.

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The Dreamland Chronicles wins Best Graphic Novel of 2006!
Published: November 9, 2007

Official Press Release

Los Angeles, CA -- Just a month after the online serialization of Scott Christian Sava’s acclaimed THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES reached its 2 millionth unique reader, both the book and its creator were honored by fans in the 2007 Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Awards. THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES was voted Favorite Original Graphic Novel or Album (snagging 63% of the votes) and Sava was chosen as Favorite Comic-Book Cover Artist.

“It’s an unbelievable and unexpected honor,” said Sava, creator of THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES. “I was thrilled when the list of nominees came out. I mean, just to be on the list competing with the likes of Adam Hughes and Alex Ross is a treat. And having THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES alongside Fables and Pride of Baghdad? Wow. Then to win in both categories? I’m stunned. A big thank you to all of my fans for recognizing me in this way.”

THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES: BOOK ONE (ISBN: 978-0-9789168-0-0, $19.95, 300 pages, full-color perfectbound, 6” x 9”) is in retailers’ stores now or can be ordered if you ask your friendly retailer to get it for you today. BOOK ONE (of an anticipated 6-book epic) collects the first four issues of the series that “will return you to the days of your childhood and…help your imagination fly free.” [JazmaOnline.com].

“It’s been so many years since I dreamt…” So says 20-year-old Alexander Carter as he encounters Dreamland for the first time since his childhood. Now, armed with a long-lost key, Alex rejoins his childhood friends Nastajia the elf princess, Paddington the rock giant, and Kiwi the fairy, as he struggles to come to grips with his past, manage life as a college student, and somehow reconcile all of this while nightly visiting a land filled with giants, dragons, mermaids, and pirates. A land where he is needed. A land quickly approaching war with the Nightmare Realm.

New adventures in Dreamland are revealed every weekday at http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com where the ongoing epic is consistently one of the TOP TEN comics on the web according to the TOP WEB COMICS list.

All of Blue Dream Studios’s ALL-AGES titles are available at finer comic book shops and bookstores everywhere, and on amazon.com.

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Disney picks up Pet Robots!
Published: August 6, 2007

Disney has picked up feature rights to the graphic novel "Pet Robots" and set it up with Chris Bender and JC Spink through their Benderspink banner. Benderspink's Jake Weiner will exec produce and Jon Silk will co-produce the high-tech comedy about futuristic robots that fall into the hands of the least likely people.

The "Pet Robots" graphic novel, written and created by Scott Christian Sava, is being published by Sava's Blue Dream Studios. Sava has worked on such titles as "Spider-Man," "Casper the Friendly Ghost," "Aliens vs. Predators" and "X-Men" in his career as an illustrator, comicbook artist, animator and vidgame designer.

Blue Dream Studios began its publishing division last year with titles including "The Dreamland Chronicles" and "Ed's Terrestrials."

Benderspink has "Power & Glory" set up at New Line, "Exempt" set up at Overture and "The Guy Not Taken" at DreamWorks.

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The Dreamland Chronicles hits 1,000,000 readers Worldwide!
Published: March 7, 2007

Press Release

The online serialization of Scott Christian Sava’s acclaimed THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES, which in January 2006 moved from a print comic to an online comic at http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com, reached an amazing milestone last week: 1 million unique readers worldwide have tuned in to check out the comic, consistently one of the TOP TEN comics on the web according to the TOP WEB COMICS list.

Currently, a new page from what would be the 5th issue is being revealed online every weekday in the continuing epic.

This milestone is well timed as THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES: BOOK ONE (ISBN: 978-0-9789168-0-0, $19.95, 300 pages, full-color perfectbound, 6” x 9”) hits retailers’ shelves this month. BOOK ONE (of an anticipated 6-book epic) collects the first four issues of the series called the “best all ages fantasy comic book on the market” [Comics Buyer’s Guide].

“This story is my passion,” said Sava. “I’m overwhelmed that so many readers have found their way to a story I delight in telling and illustrating. It’s staggering to me. And with fans eagerly anticipating the first collected edition, I couldn’t be more excited.”

“It’s been so many years since I dreamt…” So says 20-year-old Alexander Carter as he encounters Dreamland for the first time since his childhood. Now, armed with a long-lost key, Alex rejoins his childhood friends Nastajia the elf princess, Paddington the rock giant, and Kiwi the fairy, as he struggles to come to grips with his past, manage life as a college student, and somehow reconcile all of this while nightly visiting a land filled with giants, dragons, mermaids, and pirates. A land where he is needed. A land quickly approaching war with the Nightmare Realm.

All of Blue Dream Studios’s ALL-AGES titles are available at fine comic book shops and bookstores everywhere, and on amazon.com. If a retailer is out of THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES or ED’S TERRESTRIALS, please ask them to get it for you!

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Welcome to the New and improved Blue Dream Studios Site!
Published: January 12, 2007

It's been far too long since we've updated. Please take a look around and check out the new digs!

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