SCI FI Channel, the leading cable purveyor of science fiction entertainment, is teaming up with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Comics to create a co-branded multimedia partnership called SCI FI/Virgin Comics.  The new comics line will launch with five titles (as yet unannounced) that will be released later this year and distributed via Diamond Comic Distributors.  The plan is to develop properties that reflect the strengths of both brands and then exploit them across a range of media platforms including comic books and other forms of publishing, as well as television, film, and electronic gaming.

Utilizing the global creative resources that exist both at SCI FI Channel, part of NBC Universal, and Virgin Comics the new partnership will aim to attract some of the biggest names and talent from the worlds of comic books, television and movies.  SCI FI and Virgin Comics will bring together a multimedia, creative editorial board with members representing comic books, television, movies, digital, gaming, licensing and merchandising. 

Stay tuned for announcements regarding the first properties developed by SCI FI/Virgin Comics.