One man publishing industry, James Patterson has an eye on enlarging his audience by moving into graphic novels.
"Comics could reach a much larger audience than they do right now," says Patterson, who often works with co-authors and whose thrillers are frequently at or near the top of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. "With all of the quality work and talent that's out there, this industry could be so much bigger." James Patterson.
Patterson who already has a controversial working method -as well as writing himself he also sets out detailed synopsis of his plots, outlining every twist and turn and then employing other writers to produce the book. It is no surprise that he will be employing writing partners for his comic books.
First up for release will be a five-part comic series based on the writer's best-selling young-adult novel Witch & Wizard.
The new series, subtitled Shadowland, will be written by Dara Naraghi, with Patterson heavily involved in the story direction. (He is not involved with the artwork.)
The Wizard series launch will be followed in June by a four-issue comic adaptation of Patterson's 2009 book The Murder of King Tut. Alexander Irvine will do the heavy lifting in terms of writing duties.
Patterson says he is excited at the prospect of translating King Tut— a "non-fiction thriller" that investigates the mysterious death of the Egyptian pharaoh — into a comic-book format. "We saw the potential there and worked with IDW to expand on it. It's going to be a very interesting series."
Under the agreement, Patterson will also write original comic-book stories. "We're doing an all-new series called Beer Belly and the Fat Boy. I can't get into the details, but it's a lot of fun."
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