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"Axe Cop is to be adapted as an animated television show by Fox. The studio has acquired the rights to the webcomic-turned-print title and has ordered six 15-minute episodes to air in 2013.   Axe Cop is written by 8-year-old Malachai Nicolle and illustrated by his 29-year-old brother Ethan. The series debuted online before Dark Horse Comics brought it to print in 2010. The adaptation will feature in Fox&amp;#039;s Animation Domination HD block, which is headed up by former Adult Swim executive Nick Weidenfeld. &amp;quot;Axe Cop is one of the most creative, hilarious and naturally viral comic properties to emerge in the last decade,&amp;quot; Weidenfeld said.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve hoped someone would adapt Axe Cop for television for years and couldn&amp;#039;t be happier that we get to be that someone. Axe Cop has all the makings of an iconic animated series and it will help set the tone for Fox&amp;#039;s new late-prime Saturday animation lineup.&amp;quot; Axe Cop will air on Fox next year. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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