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At a special panel over the weekend at Comic-Con, Devil's Due Publishing presented the new "season" of Jericho, coming this October to a comic shop near you. And they've brought the original writing team from the series to the comic book. Which means, this will be about as true a continuation of the true ongoing vision for Jericho as you can imagine.

Executive producers Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz revealed that the new series will take the characters right into the Civil War that was brewing in the second season. They're excited about the possibilities the comic format allows them. As a comparable example, when IDW brought "season six" of Angel to comics, they transported much of L.A. to a plane of hell, something that would have been cost prohibitive in a live action series.

This means we can see tons of crazy action, and maybe even some more shots of what this post apocalyptic world these people live in looks like outside of Jericho and the surrounding communities. Not to mention that they won't have anyone at CBS trying to poke their nose into what's going on. The story begins with a six-issue mini-series which sets up the new season before they continue with a larger arc.

The big question, of course, is if fans of the show will find their way to a comic shop to pick up the continuation of the saga. I'll guess that most won't. I'm sure a collection of this might find its way into traditional book stores, so maybe they'll find it there?

Comic iterations of television series have become big business for many companies, including series continuations like Farscape, Buffy and Angel, as well as comics for Fringe, Eureka, and even The Muppet Show. Jericho had such a rabid fan base, I think this is an honorable way to continue the story they fought so hard for.

And they haven't given up hope on that movie. What do you think? Is it too much to follow a series you like to a different format? Is it the trouble of finding a comic shop that's the problem? Or are you like so there!!