Posted 2/7/13 11:06 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Graphic Novels, Manga
"In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything."
That's the tagline for "Beautiful Creatures," the graphic novel based on Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl's Caster Chronicles novels; the movie based on the story is set to premiere on February 14.
Posted 12/3/12 2:30 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Comic Books, DC Comics, Graphic Novels, Vertigo Comics
The second volume of Vertigo's adapation of the Stieg Larsson novel "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" is set for a May 2013 release, DC's Source blog announced. The book will be written by Scottish crime novelist Denise Mina with art by Leonardo Manco and Andrea Mutti, and finishes up the graphic novel based on one of the most popular books of all time.
Last month we interviewed Denise Mina, who commented on the wide appeal of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo":
Posted 11/16/12 3:56 pm EST by MTV Geek in Books, Graphic Novels
By Danica Davidson
Anne Rice made her literary debut in 1976 with “Interview with the Vampire,” and her iconic book is getting a graphic adaptation by Yen Press in “Interview with the Vampire: Claudia’s Story,” due out November 20. The graphic novel can now be preordered, but it’s not Rice’s only work that has made it over into the comics medium. “Servants of the Bones” has been adapted by IDW, and adaptations of “The Wolf Gift” and “Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana” are going to be released. Rice spoke to MTV Geek about her early love of graphic novels, her wish to have more works adapted, and if she might ever pen an original graphic novel. Read More...
Posted 10/23/12 4:16 pm EST by MTV Geek in Graphic Novels, New York Comic Con
By Elizabeth Keenan
Editing a graphic novel can be a very different prospect depending on whether its an OGN, a work-for-hire, or a novel adaptation. Publishers Weekly’s Heidi MacDonald directed her New York Comic Con panel of editors through a variety of scenarios based on books they edited.
MacDonald first asked JuYoun Lee, senior editor at Yen Press, about adapting the novel "Interview with the Vampire" as a graphic novel. Being part of the Hachette Group means that Yen Press had the means to adapt books already in the market. “Graphic novels are about good stories,” Lee said. With "Interview", “it was a no-brainer when the opportunity was presented to us.". But the editing team soon made a decision to focus one character’s perspective.
“We wanted to give it a little twist or spin, and present it in a fresh way,” she said. “We chose Claudia. The book is the same story, the same plot.” Read More...
Posted 10/19/12 3:19 pm EST by MTV Geek in Comics For Kids, Graphic Novels, New York Comic Con
By Patrick A. Reed
Saturday evening, I lucked into attending one of the more interesting and off-beat panels of the entire New York Comic Con weekend. The World Of Graphic Novels was moderated by Scott Robins (author of "A Parent's Guide To The Best Kids' Comics"), and featured a variety of writers and artists discussing the importance of setting their stories in believable worlds, be they real-life settings or alien planets. (Raina Telgemeier was scheduled to take part, but had to cancel her appearance, leaving this as one of far too many panels over the weekend that proceeded without a single woman participant.) Read More...
Posted 9/7/12 3:17 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Graphic Novels, Manga
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story Trailer
Yen Press is giving Anne Rice's novel "Interview with the Vampire" a whole new life, recasting it as a graphic novel and shifting the point of view from Louis, the original narrator, to Claudia. "Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story," with art by Ashley Marie Witter, will be out in November.
Posted 8/8/12 3:55 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Graphic Novels, Vertigo Comics
White supremacists, a tense and divisive election season, right-wing talking heads, and sudden acts of violence: this the jumble of elements we have witnessed in the most recent news-cycle. And these are plot points for "Right State," a new Vertigo graphic novel from Mat Johnson ("Incognegro," "Dark Rain") and Andrea Mutti (soon-to-be artist on "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo").
I read all of "Right State" the night before the tragic mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin -- and boy did the book give me some (eerie) perspective on that news story! Like "Right State's" protagonist Ted Akers, gunman Wade Michael Page found himself immersed in the shadowy world of white supremacist groups. While the similarities between the two men end there -- and the story takes place in a future timeline --"Right State" captures perfectly the zeitgeist of the times Americans live in, with some conservative pundits and politicians riling up citizens to turn on those who are "different" and blaming them for the nation's problems. Read More...
Posted 11/21/11 3:00 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Gift Guides, Graphic Novels
When you’re looking past stocking stuffers this holiday season, and really want to get someone something that says, “I do not care about money at all, but I care about you,” you’re going to want to start looking at the higher ticket items. You know, the ones the guy behind the counter needs a key to access. Here’s our list of some high-end comic book gifts you might want to consider this Holiday season… After you’re done nibbling on your caviar, and laughing at the unwashed masses on Occupy Wall Street, of course:
Just Under $50…
Astonishing X-Men Omnibus
Collecting the entirety of geek god Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday’s new-classic run on the title, this book presents all the soap opera, all the action, and all the insanity you could want from an X-Men book, and all for (just) under $50.
Posted 6/30/11 2:10 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Comics For Kids, Graphic Novels, Manga, Toys
A boy drops a pea from his fork. The pea suddenly develops a face and floppy ears and announces "In French, dandelions are called pissenlit, which means 'urinate in bed.'"
Welcome to the wacky world of Mameshiba, where legumes from cashew nuts to coffee beans surprise unsuspecting diners with odd bits of trivia. Read More...
Posted 6/17/11 4:43 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in First Second, Graphic Novels
Level Up, by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham, uses the iconography of classic video games to tell a unique and touching coming-of-age story. When talented gamer Dennis' father dies, he is haunted by the late man's request for his son to become a doctor. Dennis trades his joysticks for medical textbooks, ironically attempting to overcome his own delicate stomach on the road to becoming a gastroenterologist.
Assisting Dennis on this journey are four angels (who appear as though they were designed by Sanrio). When the identity of this quartet of incorporate beings is discovered, it brings the whole video game metaphor together in a most ingenious fashion. Further, while it seems as if the story is going to end in one particular way, close to the end it completely changes direction; it is that non-cliched resolution that I think makes Level Up stand out. Read More...
Posted 1/18/11 5:42 pm EST by MTV Geek in Graphic Novels, Previews, Vertigo Comics
From The New York Times Bestselling author of The Losers, comes Rat Catcher, a captivating story of double-crossings and murder -- and MTV Geek has exclusive preview pages from the original graphic novel that hits stands tomorrow!
There’s a burning Federal safe house just outside El Paso with a pile of burning bodies inside. The job appears to have been botched. Now, a washed-up FBI agent, with a close personal connection to the victims, has one last chance to hunt down the Rat Catcher before he disappears forever. There’s just one problem—he doesn’t exist—at least not to the Federal agents and marshals who oversee the Witness Protection Program. As the characters are identified and form alliances, two men in particular spiral towards each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Playing out across the badlands of West Texas with its wild and haunting nature, each of them hides a deadly secret from the other—a secret that could destroy them both…
Veteran writer Andy Diggle (whose book THE LOSERS was adapted into a major motion picture) returns to Vertigo with a fast-paced new crime thriller illustrated by debut Vertigo artist, Victor Ibañez. Internationally bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin says, “RAT CATCHER is hot stuff. Moral ambiguities abound, the action is fierce, and the artwork is deadly.”
So get reading because, in January 2011 the question will be: Just who is the Rat Catcher?
Read The Preview For "Rat Catcher" Here!
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Posted 12/22/10 5:34 pm EST by MTV Geek in Best Of, Graphic Novels
2010 provided us with a diverse and fascinating array of great graphic novels to choose from. A PI with a brain tumor, a person caught between two worlds, a godlike psychopath, Scott Pilgrim, a brave museum curator, and a Dapper Man are among the protagonists on MTV Geek's list of the top graphic novels of the year.
Publisher: Vertigo
Writer: Matt Kindt
Artist: Matt Kindt
This impactful narrative of a life caught between two realities -- one of order, the other chaos -- is a stellar follow-up to Kindt's hit "Super Spy."
Posted 12/17/10 1:13 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Disney Publishing, Graphic Novels, Movies
The new "Tron: Betrayal" graphic novel out from Disney Publishing is a must-read if you want to bridge the gaps between the original "Tron" and "Tron Legacy." We interviewed "Betrayal" writer Jai Nitz a couple of days ago, and now his collaborator on the project, artist Andie Tong, took a few minutes to chat with us about illustrating the world of Tron!
MTV Geek: Could you give our readers a little info on your comics background? Read More...
Posted 12/13/10 2:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Pantheon, Reviews
What is Charles Burns latest, first fully-colored graphic novel, X'ed Out about exactly? Honestly, I don't entirely know. But that's the point.
I think.
X'ed Out is a book full of so many ideas that it might not be possible wrangle all the disparate thoughts that cropped up in my head as I read the tale and manage them into a concise review. X'ed Out is about a drug addicted and mentally unstable man named Doug who travels into an alternate reality made up of symbols that represent the many important moments and mistakes in his life.
And Tintin. It's also about Tintin.
For me, X'ed Out might be an examination of the artistic process. It is about the idea of ideas. The birth of inspiration. The moments in our lives that are digested and transformed into something different, something abstract, something that we don't fully understand. Every panel, every page is loaded with images that can only be interpreted as clues. But are they clues? Are they pieces in a puzzle? Will they connect? At this point, it's impossible to say as X'ed Out is only the first in a trilogy of tales. The next installment, The Hive is coming at some point in 2011. Read More...
Posted 12/1/10 2:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Drawn and Quaterly, Graphic Novels
As first reported by Comics Reporter, Drawn and Quaterly will publish legendary, alternative comic artist Daniel Clowes' superhero graphic novel, The Death-Ray in Fall 2011.
The Death Ray tells the story of Andy, a teen orphan, who, after taking a puff on his first cigarette, discovers he has the super-power-like ability to believe he is capable of anything. Andy's discovery leads to a serious case of rageaholism and the discovery of a gadget that changes everything for him.
Drawn and Quaterly says that The Death-Ray re-purposes the iconic tropes of the superhero genre to tell a tale that is Read More...
