AARON BLABEY
Aaron is one of the world’s most prolific children’s authors, with more than 55 million books in print across his multiple best-selling series and an impressive 150+ week run on the New York Times bestseller list.
Long time champions of brilliant literature, Foundation Media was able to see the power of Aaron’s storytelling and convert him into a name through traditional entertainment avenues. The Bad Guys was Blabey’s first property to make its way to the big screen, releasing at #1 at the box office with DreamWorks in 2022. The appetite for more Bad Guys content was so undeniable that it eventually resulted in multiple holiday specials, an animated series in the pipeline, and a feature sequel slated for an August 2025 release
Thelma the Unicorn was the second of Blabey’s properties Foundation took into the marketplace, first attaching beloved filmmakers Jared & Jerusha Hess. The animated feature released with Netflix in May of 2024 and spent nearly a month as the streamers #2 title.
Most recently, Blabey’s property Pig the Pug has caught the eye of one of Hollywood’s last reigning movie stars, Mark Wahlberg. Together with Leverage, Foundation Media is actively packaging the project and laying the groundwork for another bidding war.
Having reached the level of success in the children’s space, Blabey now looks to move into middle grade and YA titles. This has resulted in multiple 8 figure publishing offers, reaching unprecedented figures in the publishing space across all categories.
Upon signing with Foundation Media in 2017, Aaron Blabey had sold only 50k books. Today he is one of the world’s most prolific children’s authors, with more than 55million books in print across his multiple best-selling series and an impressive 150+ week run on the New York Times bestseller list.
Long time champions of brilliant literature, Foundation Media was able to see the power of Aaron’s storytelling and convert him into a household name through traditional entertainment avenues. The Bad Guys was Blabeys first property to make its way to the big screen, releasing at #1 at the box office with Dream works in 2022. The appetite for more Bad Guys content was so undeniable that it eventually resulted in multiple holiday specials, an animated series in the pipeline, and a feature sequel slated for an August 2025 release
Thelma the Unicorn was the second of Blabeys properties Foundation took into the marketplace, first attaching beloved filmmakers Jared & Jerusha Hess. The animated feature released with Netflix in May of 2024 and spent nearly a month as the streamers#2 title.
Most recently, Blabey’s property Pig the Pug has caught the eye of one of Hollywood’s last reigning movie stars, Mark Wahlberg. Together with Leverage, Foundation Media is actively packaging the project and laying the groundwork for another bidding war.
Having reached the level of success in the children’s space, Blabey now looks to move into middle grade and YA titles. This has resulted in multiple 8 figure publishing offers, reaching unprecedented figures in the publishing space across all categories.
ANH DO
Anh Do is a comedian, artist, and one of the highest selling Australian authors of all time. Under Harper Collins, his highly acclaimed series Wolf Girl, which follows a young girl who gets separated from her family and must learn to survive with a new-found family of canines, is set for American release on March 18, 2025. We have recently paired up with Rose Byrne and her company Dollhouse pictures to bring the highly anticipated Wolf Girl to the big screen.
JIM BENTON
An award-winning author and artist, a TV and film producer, a joke writer, screenwriter, and very successful licensor of his own original properties. His work has hung in the
offices of The New Yorker Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, and is tattooed on the skin of fans. Jim is the creator of It’s Happy Bunny, the licensing hit that has generated over 3/4 of a billion dollars at retail. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators, the National Cartoonists Society, and The Society of Illustrators. He has also contributed to The Licensing Book, Writer’s Digest Magazine, Reader’s Digest Magazine, Kidscreen Magazine, Dark Horse Presents, MAD Magazine, The New Yorker and was a joke writer for Illumination’s Secret Life of Pets 2, and Despicable Me 2.
JON BASSOFF
Jon Bassoff is the author of ten novels. His mountain gothic novel, Corrosion, has been translated in French and German and was nominated for the Grand Prix de Literature Policiere, France’s biggest crime fiction award. His psycho-noir novel, The Disassembled Man, has been adapted for the big screen with a filming date set to begin within the next hundred years. He also wrote the screenplay for Bizarre Love Triangle, which was named semi-finalist at the New York Cinematography Awards and a finalist at the Seattle Film Festival for best short film.
His novels have been lauded by authors like Craig Johnson (Longmire series), James Grady (Six Days of the Condor), Rob Hart (The Warehouse), Paul Trembley (A Headful of Ghosts), S.A. Cosby (Razorblade Tears), Ramsey Campbell (The Hungry Moon), Tom Piccirilli (Last Kind Words), and Marcus Sakey (Brilliance Trilogy). His work has also been featured several times in New York Magazine. For his day job, Bassoff teaches high school English where he is known by students and faculty alike as the deranged writer guy. He is a connoisseur of tequila, hot sauces, psychobilly music, and flea-bag motels.
