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June 30, 2008

Problems in your personal life? Frustrated at work? Suspect that you might have a mutant power? Fear not as all of these issues, and so many more, will be addressed by the latest web series executive produced by For Your Imagination, “Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist.”

The brainchild of writer/director Neil Turitz, For Your Imagination’s Chief Creative Officer Alec Pollak, actor/writer Eric Zuckerman (starring in the title role) and superstar artist John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men with Joss Whedon), the show has generated a significant amount of buzz and has already attracted significant sponsors – Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Dark Knight” and New York City based Midtown Comics, true believers in the series with each episode being shot at one of Midtown Comics’ two Manhattan locations.

"The world of the comic shop we know well and it's one that easily lends itself to our brand of humor,” says John Cassaday, co-producer of Kyle Piccolo. “We're having an embarrassing amount of fun."

The first five episodes of the show, which focuses on comic book store “therapist” Kyle Piccolo and his ability to find the answer to your personal problem in the pages of a comic book, are exclusively sponsored by Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Dark Knight,” the next installment of the re-imagined Batman series. Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine and the late Heath Ledger, the film opens nationwide on July 18th.

“This is one of the best test cases for developing a unique web series,” said For Your Imagination’s CEO Paul Kontonis. “From the initial concept to casting, from writing and development to major sponsorships, we’re thrilled to have been able to launch this new show.”

For Your Imagination will manage the development, production, marketing and advertising sales of the Kyle Piccolo web series and the www.kylepiccolo.com destination site. The series will be distributed on video sharing platforms including Blip, DailyMotion, MySpace, Revver, Viddler and as a podcast on iTunes.

Update on June 30, 2008 by

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Jamison Tilsner of Tilzy.TV talks to the creators, writers, directors and star of Kyle Piccolo - Comic Shop Therapist: :

Update on June 30, 2008 by

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Kyle Piccolo featured on Revver, thanks Alexandra!

Update on July 4, 2008 by

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Silicon Alley Insider editor, Michael Learmonth, has highlighted Warner Bros' sponsorship of Kyle Piccolo for The Dark Knight. The sponsorship is part of a highly successful viral marketing online campaign for the upcoming film and has included a takeover of the MySpace homepage during its redesign launch and a co-promotion with Domino's pizza. Thanks Michael!

Update on July 7, 2008 by

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WebVideoReport is reporting on the Warner Bros sponsorship of the web series, Kyle Piccolo, for The Dark Knight. "WebVideoReport is a Crain Communications publication aimed at anyone who needs to know how to use Web Video to generate revenue or market their goods and services. It combines daily news on the Web Video industry, case studies on companies that are exploring this new medium, and how-to articles from industry leaders that lay out the nuts and bolts-from creating video and distributing it to turning it into cash flow." Thanks Elizabeth!

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Response: Kyle Piccolo

by echowood at Yes But No But Yes on Jun 24, 2008

Kyle Piccolo asks the question, what if the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons was a therapeutic sage through the medium of super heroic sequential art.
Response: Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist

by Rick Klaw at DARK FORCES BOOK GROUP on Jun 24, 2008

In the eponymous Web TV series, Kyle Piccolo of New York City's Midtown Comics doles out pearls of life wisdom to his often socially inept customers and his sidekick Doucheus. Created by Alec Pollak, Neil Turitz, Eric Zuckerman and John Cassaday, Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist offers a scarily realistic insight into the world of the comic shop. So far there have been only two episodes but I've picked up these two very important pearls of wisdom: Gods sell better at an angle and even though R
Response: Fan Film: Kyle Piccolo

by Alex Zalben at Pulp Secret on Jun 25, 2008
Response: New Video Series Set in Comic Store

by Johanna at Comics Worth Reading on Jun 26, 2008

Filmed at Midtown Comics in NYC, Kyle Piccolo, Comic Book Therapist makes fun of both comic retailers and customers. Fan has problem, Piccolo shows answer in comic, customer buys more.
Response: Kyle Piccolo, Comic Therapy

by Mark Heath at Spot the Frog on Jun 26, 2008

If Frasier Crane returned to television, this time as the therapist/owner of a Comics shop, I’d certainly watch it.
Response: Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist

by Rick Klaw at The Geek Curmudgeon on Jun 24, 2008

In the eponymous Web TV series, Kyle Piccolo of New York City's Midtown Comics doles out pearls of life wisdom to his often socially inept customers and his sidekick Doucheus. Created by Alec Pollak, Neil Turitz, Eric Zuckerman and John Cassaday, Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist offers a scarily realistic insight into the world of the comic shop. So far there have been only two episodes but I've picked up these two very important pearls of wisdom: Gods sell better at an angle and even though R

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