Media release — )—Amazon publishing today revealed the introduce of Jet City Comics, a new imprint focused on comics as well as graphic novels. Jet City introduces with new comics from George R.R. Martin, Hugh Howey, as well as Neal Stephenson, starting with today’s publication of “Symposium #1,” the very first original Foreworld comic from the series produced by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey as well as Cooper Moo. original adaptations of George R.R. Martin’s short story, “Meathouse Man,” as well as Hugh Howey’s very popular science fiction novel, Wool, will comply with in October. Jet City problems will publish on Kindle as standalone comics, as serialized comics released over several episodes, as well as as bundled graphic novels, with print editions offered at amazon.com as well as other comics retailers.
“It’s a dream to work with superstar authors like George, Hugh as well as Neal on the introduce of a new imprint,” stated Alex Carr, senior Editor of Jet City Comics. “Millions of fans have checked out as well as liked their novels, as well as with Jet City we look ahead to opening up these iconic worlds to new audiences. We’re working with an incredible, hand-picked team of comics professionals, writers, artists, as well as translators, who have done an amazing task establishing as well as broadening these inventive stories. I’m looking ahead to the response from comics visitors as well as fans.”
“My fans have been clamoring for the return of dunk & Egg ever since the graphic novels of ‘The hedge Knight’ as well as ‘The Sworn Sword’ went out of print a number of years ago,” stated author George R.R. Martin, “so I am delighted to reveal that Jet City Comics is bringing them back—newly formatted for digital readers, as well as in paper for those who still prefer the traditional formats. as well as Jet City will be bringing you something new as well: the graphic book ‘Meathouse Man,’ adapted from one of my strangest, darkest, as well as most twisted short stories by the amazingly skilled Raya Golden. I’m delighted as well as excited to be a part of Jet City’s takeoff. may they fly high.”
“Comics as well as graphic novels, particularly in digital format, represent a unique area for innovation,” stated Jeff Belle, Vice president of Amazon Publishing. “Our focus will be on adapting fantastic books for this medium as a means of broadening the audience for our authors, pushing limits with new concepts that integrate visual as well as narrative storytelling, as well as producing compelling new experiences for readers.”
Jet City will publish the complying with comics in 2013:
An original comic adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s story “Meathouse Man,” illustrated by Raya Golden, as well as a re-release of “The hedge Knight” by Ben Avery as well as Mike S. Miller, a prequel set in the world of Martin’s very popular A tune of Ice as well as terminate legendary fantasy series (the motivation for the hit HBO program game of Thrones). “Meathouse Man” will be released as a single problem comic in digital style in October 2013; “The hedge Knight” will be released as a collected graphic book in print as well as digital styles in November 2013; as well as its sequel, “The Sworn Sword,” will comply with in early 2014.
An adaptation of Hugh Howey’s bestselling dystopian book wool by comics professionals Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, as well as illustrator Jimmy Broxton, where the remnants of humanity online in a huge silo numerous stories below the surface of the ruined as well as toxic landscape of Earth. wool was a #1 bestseller in the Kindle store as well as is one of the most-reviewed science fiction novels on Amazon, with almost 6,000 client reviews. It will be released as a Kindle Serial, as six private comics problems starting in October 2013, complied with by a collected graphic book in 2014.
Six original comics from The Foreworld Saga, the bestselling alternating history series that began with The Mongoliad (a serialized book collaboratively written Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey as well as Cooper Moo). The very first Foreworld comic, “Symposium #1” by author Christian Cameron as well as Illustrator Dmitry Bondarenko, details the origins of the Shield-Brethren in ancient Greece in the days complying with Athens crushing defeat to Sparta in 394 BC. It goes on-sale today, with new installments releasing monthly before being collected in a series of graphic novels in 2014.
Jet City Comics joins sibling imprints 47North, AmazonCrossing, AmazonEncore, Montlake Romance, Thomas & Mercer, as well as the just recently revealed bit A, Day One, two Lions as well as Skyscape in the Amazon publishing family. For more info about all imprints of Amazon Publishing, go to . Jet City Comics is a brand utilized by Amazon material Services, LLC.
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