| Maya Fox | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Rainbow SpA (Viacom) Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 2008 – 2011 |
| Main character(s) | Maya Fox |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Iginio Straffi Silvia Brena |
| Written by | Iginio Straffi Silvia Brena |
| Artist(s) | Iginio Straffi |
| Penciller(s) | Vincenzo Nisco |
| Inker(s) | Elena de' Grimani |
| Letterer(s) | Red Whale (Francesco Artibani) |
Maya Fox is a series of horror comics and novels from Rainbow SpA, an Italian studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Viacom at the time of the series' conclusion. The franchise's title character was co-created by Straffi, known for his previous creation Winx Club, and Silvia Brena, the former director of Cosmopolitan Italy.[1] Straffi and Brena co-wrote each of the comic issues and four Maya Fox novels. The series follows a young woman named Maya Fox who lives in London. After her father is murdered by a serial killer named Michael Gacy, Maya discovers that she has the ability to speak with the dead. While avoiding Gacy, she works to prevent an apocalypse in 2012.
In Italy, the first Maya Fox novel and an extract from the first comic issue were jointly published on 28 October 2008 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.[1] Three sequel novels and a monthly comic magazine were released from 2009 to 2011.
In late 2008, Iginio Straffi revealed plans for Maya Fox adaptations for both television and cinema, depending on the success of magazine sales.[2] In 2010, a script for the feature film adaptation was written by Jane Prowse[3] for a release date of late 2011.[4] The project was left unfinished.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Jane Prowse: Writer / Director" (PDF).
Jane wrote the first script in the MAYA FOX series, adapted from the teen novels by Iginio Straffi and Silvia Brena for producers Amber Films.
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