Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? becomes first “graphic translation.”
source: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6675726.html
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In the hands of Boom! Studios, Philip K. Dick’s classic novel is undergoing a graphic transformation that, in the words of editor Ian Brill, lacks definition: “We can’t settle on a term yet because nothing like this has been done in comics,” said Brill. “It is an experiment to combine text and pictures this way.”
The new adaptation will include the full text of the novel, as stipulated by Dick’s daughters who own the right to their fathers work through their company, Electric Shepherd Productions.
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“Famously adapted into the movie Blade Runner in 1982, Dick’s novel is fundamentally different in many ways. Brill said that they wanted to create a world unlike that of Blade Runner, which he describes as an ‘old future that has gone to seed,’ while Boom!'s Electric Sheep adaptation is ‘our world, decayed horribly.’ He added that there are no cool conveniences in their adaptation.
“The first issue of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? came out in July […]. Brill said the periodical series would likely be collected into hardcover volumes, four issues at a time. The series will be approximately 24 issues long.”
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Booked Wants to Know:
It seems classic literature has been coming under the artist's brush/pen/palette lately. Graphic novels are growing in popularity. Comic books are having resurgence. Books are being adapted to movies more often than ever before. But as the line between "reading" and "viewing" becomes more and more blurred, we must consider the following -- Is this hybridization of artistic styles a beneficial thing? And to whom? Few would argue that innovation is bad, but are there unforeseen downfalls to this blending of genres and Medias. Or, perhaps, unforeseen benefits?
The new adaptation will include the full text of the novel, as stipulated by Dick’s daughters who own the right to their fathers work through their company, Electric Shepherd Productions.
Excerpts from article:
“Famously adapted into the movie Blade Runner in 1982, Dick’s novel is fundamentally different in many ways. Brill said that they wanted to create a world unlike that of Blade Runner, which he describes as an ‘old future that has gone to seed,’ while Boom!'s Electric Sheep adaptation is ‘our world, decayed horribly.’ He added that there are no cool conveniences in their adaptation.
“The first issue of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? came out in July […]. Brill said the periodical series would likely be collected into hardcover volumes, four issues at a time. The series will be approximately 24 issues long.”
Soo....
Booked Wants to Know:
It seems classic literature has been coming under the artist's brush/pen/palette lately. Graphic novels are growing in popularity. Comic books are having resurgence. Books are being adapted to movies more often than ever before. But as the line between "reading" and "viewing" becomes more and more blurred, we must consider the following -- Is this hybridization of artistic styles a beneficial thing? And to whom? Few would argue that innovation is bad, but are there unforeseen downfalls to this blending of genres and Medias. Or, perhaps, unforeseen benefits?
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