Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson novels to be adapted into comics
Dabel Brothers and IDW Publishing are to co-publish Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series in early 2010. Dabel Brothers Publishing, LLC, is a comic book studio dedicated to bringing many of the best and most popular novels in the world of fantasy to the comic book medium. IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California.
Moon Called is also a direct follow-up to the Mercy Thompson comic book series Homecoming, published by Dabel Brothers in 2008-2009. Homecoming, the Mercy Thompson graphic novel that serves as a prequel story to Moon Called, debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List for Hardcover Graphic Books.
Mercy Thompson: Moon Called is being written by Derek Ruiz, with art by Clint Hilinski. The first of the four-issue series will be available in February 2010 from IDW, with subsequent issues shipping on a monthly basis thereafter. The graphic novel is scheduled to be published in August 2010 by IDW, and will be distributed by Diamond Books Distributor.
Briggs has written four Mercy Thompson novels to date, the last of which, Bone Crossed, debuted at #3 on the New York Times Fiction Bestseller List, and remained on for weeks after. The next Mercy Thompson novel, Silver Borne, is scheduled for publication in March 2010.
Fantasy Book Review on Moon Called: “Moon Called is such a fun and fast introduction to the life of Mercy Thompson. A full time auto mechanic and part time coyote the reader chases Mercy throughout the book at lightening speed. Never is there a dull moment as you learn about pack structure, why the fae came out publicly proclaiming their existence, or Mercy herself. Patricia Briggs is brilliant in this book as she delves into a section of fantasy – the werewolf and its culture – that hasn’t been as widely explored.”
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Patricia Briggs, born 1965 in Butte, Montana, is an award-winning fantasy author. Shortly after her sixth birthday, she discovered there were dwarves living in the mines and elves in the forests. The hob in the garage really startled her the first time she met him, but they’ve been good friends ever since. The urge to share her discoveries with the rest of the world led her to writing. She now resides in Washington State.
Posted: November 27th, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: Patricia Briggs
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