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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Comic books,graphic novels |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Defunct | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Key people | Karl Altstaetter, Lead Illustrator Robert Napton, Head Writer Jamie Douraghy, producer |
| Parent | None |
| Website | www |
Hyperwerks Entertainment LLC was an American company that publishedcomic books. It was founded byKarl Altstaetter and Jamie Douraghy in 1997. Projects from Hyperwerks include theDeity andRostam series.[1]
Hyperwerks was disestablished in 2024.[citation needed]
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Since its inception, Hyperwerks has created a three-partDeity mini-series:Original Series,Darkness & Light andRevelations which was published under theImage Comics banner. Additional titles from the Altstaetter/Napton creative team are twoDeity spin-offs:Catseye andKosmic Kat as well as the fantasy genre mini-seriesSaint Angel.
Additionally, artist and writer Steve Buccellato created theWeasel Guy Witchblade crossover as well as the black and white comicWeasel Guy: Road Trip.
Hyperwerks product line includes theRequiem: The Deity/Catseye three-issue mini-series.
Film Roman, the animation studio behindThe Simpsons andKing of the Hill optioned the rights to Deity with the intent of developing the comic book into an animated primetime television series marketed to a young, hip audience.
