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Lena Dunham to write Archie comic series
Written by . Published: March 04 2014
Actress Lena Dunham is set to expand her media empire by writing a comic book series.
The Girls star will pen a four-part Archie storyline, based on her TV show's characters, which will be released in 2015.
A statement from the actress reads, "I was an avid Archie collector
as a child... It has so much cultural significance but also so much
personal significance, and to get to play with these beloved
characters is a wild creative opportunity."
Dunham isn't the first celebrity to enter the comic book world - in
2010, actor Samuel L. Jackson wrote a four-part series titled Cold
Space and Patton Oswalt has penned pieces for Batman, The Goon and
Treehouse of Horror. Guy Ritchie and Nicolas Cage have also helped
create graphic books.