San Diego-based Ape Entertainment will publish comic books inspired by the upcoming Dreamworks Animation feature films Megamind and Kung Fu Panda 2.  Ape, which is also producing comics based on Dreamworks’ Shrek and The Penguins of Madagascar, will publish the Megamind and Kung Fu Panda 2 comics under its Kizoic imprint.

Megamind, a superhero-themed animated comedy, which features the vocal talents of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, and Brad Pit, opens on November 5th, 2010.  Kung Fu Panda 2, which is due in theaters on May 27th, 2011, has a voice cast that includes Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Gary Oldman, and Michelle Yeoh.

Ape plans to publish a 48-page Megamind prequel in October followed by a 4-issue mini-series that will debut in November.  Kung Fu Panda 2 will also get a 48-page prequel, which is due in April 2011, and which will be followed by a 4-issue mini-series adaptation that debuts in May of 2011.