Authors Love Comics

by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 at 11:28am

Two more significant authors have decided to join the monthly comic fray. Joe Hill, author of Heart Shaped Box, and Cory Doctorow author of Down And Out in the Magic Kingdom, have independently signed deals that will see them adapt a short story to the comic medium.

Hill, son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King, will adapt his story Locke and Key for IDW.

Read an interview with Hill here:

Doctorow also working with IDW, has chosen a different tactic. Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now will adapt six different short stories by the author. Unlike Hill, Doctorow will let comics professionals adapt his work. When the adaptations are complete, Doctorow's graphic novel will be released under the Creative Commons license.

Read an interview with Doctorow here:

Read more about novelists and graphic novels: Neil Young to adapt Greendale as Graphic Novel. Peter Straub Inks Graphic Novel Deal, Novelists Turn To Comic Books, and Sherman Alexie Writing For Marvel Comics.

Read more about Creative Commons: More Doctorow-Shetterly Love

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