Twilight Comic Book in the works

Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by in News, Stephenie Meyer

EW.com is reporting that a Twilight Graphic Novel is in the works-

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.

Take a close look at the biology-class sketch we’ve obtained (that’s an empty dialogue bubble between their heads, if you’re wondering). What’s interesting to me is that it doesn’t look simply like an artist’s rendering of Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson. In fact, the characters seem to be an amalgam of Meyer’s literary imagination and the actors’ actual looks. The description of Edward from biology class: “His dazzling face was friendly; open, a slight smile on his flawless lips. But his eyes were cautious.” And Bella: “I was ivory-skinned …. I had always been slender, but soft somehow, obviously not an athlete…” To me, this graphic-novel Bella seems much closer to me to Meyer’s book than to Stewart’s sultry portrayal. The Edward shown is closer to Pattinson, but not a real duplicate; there’s something very winning in the sketch that I don’t see in Pattinson’s all-too-perfect tousled bronze locks and piercing eyes.

What do you think? If you’d like to see more before weighing in, pick up a copy of EW magazine, which will hit newsstands on Friday, July 17 — it contains finished illustrations of Edward, Bella, and Jacob.

Seth just posted the following at Stephenie Meyer’s official site-

Exciting news:
Click here to read about a very cool new project that Yen Press is working on: Twilight: The Graphic Novel. The newest issue of Entertainment Weekly (hitting newsstands on Friday) will feature three exclusive illustrations from the book. More information about the book, including the publication date, will be coming. This is the first announcement of the book, so it is still not available for pre-order, but I will post a link as soon as it goes on sale.

 

4 Responses to “Twilight Comic Book in the works”

  1. renamski

    15. Jul, 2009

    I also notice that Bella’s lower lip is slightly out of proportion to her upper lip… which Bella talks about in BD. Looks like the artist really paid attention to detail.

  2. Manders

    15. Jul, 2009

    My husband will be SOOOO happy:D he said if they were comic books he would read them:D Yaeee:D gota love that:D

  3. Jill

    15. Jul, 2009

    I think both portrayals look more like they are described in the book. Especially Edward. Very hunky!
    Don’t know about Bella’s outfit though. Doesn’t seem like something she would wear.

  4. Rebekah

    16. Jul, 2009

    I agree with Jill, I too noticed Bella’s short. She looks like already dressed her. Anyway, I am so excited about this. My husband likes anime and manga but I know he won’t look at it, he’s had enough from me. :o )