Twilight Graphic Novel Rocking the Charts!
The brand new Twilight graphic novel is rocking the charts on Amazon.com, being one of the top 30 books being sold on the site overall.
According to The Advertiser:
“The 350,000 first printing is believed to be the biggest for any graphic novel in the U.S. market.
Because of the original Twilight novel’s length, the graphic novel will be published in two volumes. No date has been announced for the second. Nor is there any word on whether the last three books in the series will be adapted to the format.
The hardcover book, illustrated and adapted by South Korean artist Young Kim, was created with author Meyer’s oversight.
“When it comes to really seeing Stephenie Meyer’s personal vision of the Twilight property, this is as close an opportunity there is to accomplishing that,” said Yen’s Kurt Hassler. “Stephenie was very specific and has very clear images of what the characters look like in her head.”
Twilight Graphic Novel Vol 1 Released March 16th
This just in from Amanda Bell – The twilight examiner!
Newly revealed on Entertainment Weekly is the graphic novel of Twilight by Young Kim – a project which was announced last July and which Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer took a heavy hand in.
Entertainment Weekly’s feature also includes a first-look at a page of the story – the biology scene. Looking at the image, it is clear that the book is based upon the sequences of events in Twilight the book rather than the film adaptation.
Supplementing the images is an interview that Meyer did with EW about the graphic novel.
In the interview, Meyer revealed that the graphic novel was a source of return, for her, to the days of writing the story.
For me, it takes me back to the days when I was writing Twilight. It’s been a while since I was really able to read Twilight; there is so much baggage attached to that book for me now. It seems like all I can see are the mistakes in the writing. Reading Young’s version brought me back to the feeling I had when I was writing and it was just me and the characters again. I love that. I thank her for it.
Meyer also revealed that, while a continuance of the Twilight series wasn’t altogether impossible, she is not currently working on another portion of the novel series. “But there’s still a possibility that I’ll go back and close some of the open doors,” she explained.
Beautiful cover, huh? Be sure to check out EW for the exclusive first-look at a page from the book. Also, note that the graphic novel will be released on March 16th, with 350,000 copies.
UPDATE: Twilight Lexicon has the official press release from Little, Brown Publishing Co. here.
New Shots From Twilight Graphic Novel
The Twilight graphic novel has some new shots in the new issue of EW, and Everglow has this scan of new color character shots of Edward Cullen, Jacob Black and Bella Swan.
EW’s First Look at Twilight Graphic Novel
The Entertainment Weekly got the exclusive on the new Twilight Saga Manga .
EW.com has exclusive sketches online and this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly (which is the annual Comic-Con preview issue) has the finished illustrations of Edward, Bella, and Jacob. Yen Press, a division of Hachette Book Group (the parent company of Little Brown that publishes The Twilight Saga), is publishing this venture.
“For those of you who can’t get enough Edward and Bella, EW can announce — exclusively — that Yen Press will be publishing Twilight in graphic-novel form. Though Korean artist Young Kim is creating the art, Meyer herself is deeply immersed in the project, reviewing every panel.”
“A publication date for Twilight: The Graphic Novel will be forthcoming.”
Get the full details of the Twilight Manga on EW.
