(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Publishing today announced the launch of Jet City
Comics, a new imprint focused on comics and graphic novels. Jet City
launches with new comics from George R.R. Martin, Hugh Howey, and Neal
Stephenson, starting with today’s publication of “Symposium #1,” the
first original Foreworld comic from the series created by Neal
Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph
Brassey and Cooper Moo. Original adaptations of George R.R. Martin’s
short story, “Meathouse Man,” and Hugh Howey’s best-selling science
fiction novel, Wool, will follow in October. Jet City issues will
publish on Kindle as standalone comics, as serialized comics released
over multiple episodes, and as bundled graphic novels, with print
editions available at amazon.com
and other comics retailers.
“It’s a dream to work with superstar authors like George, Hugh and Neal
on the launch of a new imprint,” said Alex Carr, Senior Editor of Jet
City Comics. “Millions of fans have read and loved their novels, and
with Jet City we look forward to opening up these iconic worlds to new
audiences. We’re working with an incredible, hand-picked team of comics
professionals, writers, artists, and translators, who have done an
amazing job developing and expanding these inventive stories. I’m
looking forward to the response from comics readers and fans.”
“My fans have been clamoring for the return of Dunk & Egg ever since the
graphic novels of 'The Hedge Knight' and 'The Sworn Sword' went out of
print several years ago,” said author George R.R. Martin, “so I am
delighted to announce that Jet City Comics is bringing them back—newly
formatted for digital readers, and in paper for those who still prefer
the traditional formats. And Jet City will be bringing you something new
as well: the graphic novel 'Meathouse Man,' adapted from one of my
strangest, darkest, and most twisted short stories by the amazingly
talented Raya Golden. I'm pleased and excited to be a part of Jet City's
takeoff. May they fly high.”
“Comics and graphic novels, especially in digital format, represent a
unique area for innovation,” said Jeff Belle, Vice President of Amazon
Publishing. “Our focus will be on adapting great books for this medium
as a means of expanding the audience for our authors, pushing boundaries
with new ideas that combine visual and narrative storytelling, and
creating compelling new experiences for readers.”
Jet City will publish the following comics in 2013:
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An original comic adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s story “Meathouse
Man,” illustrated by Raya Golden, and a re-release of “The Hedge
Knight” by Ben Avery and Mike S. Miller, a prequel set in the universe
of Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire epic fantasy
series (the inspiration for the hit HBO program Game of Thrones).
“Meathouse Man” will be released as a single issue comic in digital
format in October 2013; “The Hedge Knight” will be released as a
collected graphic novel in print and digital formats in November 2013;
and its sequel, “The Sworn Sword,” will follow in early 2014.
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An adaptation of Hugh Howey’s bestselling dystopian novel Wool
by comics veterans Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and illustrator Jimmy
Broxton, where the remnants of humanity live in a massive silo
hundreds of stories below the surface of the ruined and toxic
landscape of Earth. Wool was a #1 bestseller in the Kindle
store and is one of the most-reviewed science fiction novels on
Amazon, with almost 6,000 customer reviews. It will be released as a
Kindle Serial, as six individual comics issues starting in October
2013, followed by a collected graphic novel in 2014.
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Six original comics from The Foreworld Saga, the bestselling
alternate history series that began with The Mongoliad (a
serialized novel collaboratively written Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear,
Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey and Cooper Moo).
The first Foreworld comic, “Symposium #1” by author Christian Cameron
and Illustrator Dmitry Bondarenko, details the origins of the
Shield-Brethren in Ancient Greece in the days following 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 sister imprints 47North, AmazonCrossing,
AmazonEncore, Montlake Romance, Thomas & Mercer, and the recently
announced Little A, Day One, Two Lions and Skyscape in the Amazon
Publishing family. For more information about all imprints of Amazon
Publishing, visit http://www.apub.com/.
Jet City Comics is a brand used by Amazon Content Services, LLC.
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