Weekly World News Is Coming Back
Cuppa sent me a link yesterday and my world might realign itself to where my dreams have been answered and I can return to my once former cheerful self.
A New York investors group calling itself Bat Boy LLC has bought the one-time supermarket tabloid Weekly World News from American Media Operations Inc., it was announced over the weekend.
Weekly World News, which on its online version refers to itself as “The World’s Only Reliable News,” has for nearly three decades spun out tales of alien invasions, fantastic archeological discoveries, and, most memorably, of Bat Boy, a half-human, half-bat creature found in a cave back in 1992.
The new CEO of Weekly World News,
Neil McGiness, referred indirectly to Bat Boy, which inspired a Broadway play, in the statement announcing the sale.“The Weekly World News is a powerful brand in publishing, entertainment and online,” he said. “The Weekly World News brand and its characters have inspired musicals, books, feature film projects and television shows over the years. We see tremendous potential for growing the brand and significantly expanding the business.”
I’m for hire, WWN. Get it together and call me.
I’ll do your Bigfoot/Zombie beat.
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your world has meaning again. i’m so happy for you.
yay!
That rawks!
…you know, you could write the outrageous stories and I could doctor the photos…. and we could start our own tabloid.
Glad they’re back. I missed the exploits of Bat Boy.
the checkout at the supermarket just hasn’t been the same without vampire baby and batboy. (thanks for the reminder of him, Beth!) and don’t forget the aliens!
“these are the hot sheets?” – agent j
“best investigative reporting on the planet.” – agent k
Is it coming back as a print medium, or just the website?
They should totally hire you.
Yes we are back! Back in action – glad you are so happy that WWN is back… so are we
Leslie from WWN