Chickenhare

Chickenhare is a series of graphic novels, written and illustrated by the American author Chris Grine. The first two books were published by Dark Horse Comics, and the third was being released on-line as a web comic since November 2009, before its cancellation.^[1]

Chickenhare
Cover of Chickenhare Volume 1 - The House of Klaus
Publication information
Publisher	1-2: Dark Horse Comics 3: Self-published
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Action/adventure, humor/comedy
Publication date	September 27, 2006 - present
No. of issues	3
Main character(s)	Chickenhare, Abe
Creative team
Written by	Chris Grine
Artist(s)	Chris Grine

The series follows the story of Chickenhare, a rare and exotic cross between a chicken and a rabbit, and his bearded box turtle friend, Abe.

Volumes

Volume	Title	Original ed.	Color ed.
1	The House of Klaus	September 27, 2006	February 1, 2013[2]
2	Fire in the Hole	April 9, 2008
3	Fish & Grymps	November 22, 2009 – cancelled[3]

The House of Klaus

The first installment in the series is titled Chickenhare: The House of Klaus in which we are introduced to the Chickenhare universe as well as a few major characters, Banjo, a monkey and Meg, her species remains a mystery. One new race has also been introduced, the Shromph.

On February 1, 2013, Scholastic (through its Graphix imprint) reissued the book in full color.^[2][4] The color edition, named Chickenhare, featured new cover design, a new logo and additional new pages.^[5]

Fire in the Hole

The follow-up titled Chickenhare: Fire in the Hole follows Chickenhare as he attempts to rescue his best friend Abe's soul from the depths of Hell.

Film

Main article: Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

In July 2011, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation and Dark Horse Comics were adapting the Chickenhare series into an animated feature film.^[6] In October 2012, Grine wrote on the official Chickenhare Facebook page: "Read the screenplay last night. It's quite a bit different from the source material, but that doesn't mean it wasn't terrific! I honestly enjoyed it. Now let's hope it stays on course!"^[7] In June 2013, he wrote: "Finally got to read the 2nd draft of the Chickenhare screenplay. Man, if this thing makes it to the big screen, you guys in are in for a treat! It's SO full of adventure and laughs I almost can't believe it. Let's all cross our fingers."^[8] In January 2016, Grine wrote on his Twitter account that the film had been cancelled.^[9]

In February 2021, it was announced that the film was brought back in production, known as Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness, co-directed by Benjamin Mousquet and Ben Stassen, with Ben Stassen and Matthieu Zeller serving as producers, and Dave Collard writing the screenplay. It was co-produced by Sony Pictures International Productions and nWave Pictures, and was released on February 16, 2022.^[10]

The film was released by Netflix in the United States and other territories on June 10, 2022.^[11]