Keenspot Webcomic ‘Grubbs’ to Get Animated Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Grubbs,” a Keenspot all-ages webcomic that draws inspiration from “Calvin & Hobbes” and “Dennis the Menace,” is slated for an animated TV series adaptation penned by M.J.

Offen. Showrunner Offen, who is also head writer of the Cartoon Network and HBO Max animated series “Jade Armor,” is scripting the pilot and will be co-producing with Keenspot’s Chris Crosby, Bobby Crosby and “Grubbs” creator Max Weaver.The announcement comes hot off the heels of the theatrical debut of “Marry Me,” which was based on the Keenspot graphic novel of the same name from creator Bobby Crosby. “Marry Me,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, rose high on streaming charts on Valentine’s Day.

The romantic comedy, which was adapted by “She-Hulk” director Kat Coiro, currently holds a 60% critics score and a 92% audience score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. “I see Grubbs’ potential as a troublemaker we love to see act up, like Calvin or Dennis or Bart, but in today’s world, pulling shenanigans is going to go very differently.

Grubbs is the lovable troublemaker we need,” Offen said. The animated show is now in pre-production with a planned launch this holiday season, with Grace Diamaranan of Glasse House Studio’s Top Peg division overseeing the cartoon’s production; voice casting is slated to happen this spring.“Grubbs,” which is distributed in book form by Simon & Schuster, was originally drawn by newspaper cartoonist Ted Dawson and is now being illustrated by “Marry Me” artist Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar.