Imaginary Forces Creates Super Heroic Prologue & Epilogue For Feature Film Zoom

Imaginary Forces Creates Super Heroic Prologue Epilogue For Feature Film Zoom
Comic lovers are in a for visual treat when they watch the first few minutes of the Tim Allen-starring feature "Zoom." Created by Imaginary Forces (IF), the prologue pays tribute to vintage comic books of the 1970s with illustrations that come to life.

The design was led by IF Creative Director Karin Fong.

The pic is based on Jason Lethcoe's graphic novel "Zoom's Academy for the Super Gifted."

In the big screen version, Tim Allen plays Jack, formerly Captain Zoom, an out-of-shape former superhero who has lost his powers and is reluctantly called back into action to turn a ragtag group of kids into a new generation of superheroes in order to save the world from destruction.

The film also features Courtney Cox and Chevy Chase.

Through a dynamic, comic book-style sequence, the prologue introduces the government reactivation of Team Zenith with the four young superheroes being trained at the Academy, as well as the feud between Zoom and his brother Concussion, who was a victim of a government Gamma-13 radiation treatment gone awry.

For the design, Karin Fong worked closely with comic book illustrator Alex Maleev whose credits include the Marvel Comics series "Daredevil."

"It's a '70s comic book," says Karin Fong, "since Tim Allen's character was a legendary superhero back in the day.