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January 2010

What’s Happening at Graphic Classics —

• Best wishes for the new year from Graphic Classics.

• Due to the injury of one artist and an illness in the family of another, we have reluctantly decided to reschedule the release of Western Classics: Graphic Classics Volume Twenty. The book will now be available in February 2011. Most of the artwork is now finished, and we can promise you it will be worth the wait.


cover illustration ©2010 Leong Wan Kok

• In the meantime, we remain busy here at GC, and June 2010 will see the release of the greatly revised fourth edition of Graphic Classics: Edgar Allan Poe. The third edition of this, our most popular volume, has been sold out for several months (though you may still be able to find it from some stores and online dealers,) and we are happy to return the book to print in a revised and improved edition, with 40 new pages.


from “The Pit and the Pendulum” illustration ©2010 Carlo Vergara

New to the book will be Poe’s eerie “The Pit and the Pendulum”, adapted by new scripter David Hontiveros, and illustrated by GC favorite Carlo Vergara, and “William Wilson”, adapted by Rafael Nieves and Dan Dougherty.


from “William Wilson” illustration ©2010 Dan Dougherty

Returning will be J.B. Bonivert’s unique adaptation of
“The Raven”, which originally appeared in 1979 in Star*Reach, and was reprinted in the first and second editions of Graphic Classics: Edgar Allan Poe in 2001 and 2004. The adaptation was revised for this fourth edition, and Jeff agreed to also interpret “Annabel Lee” in the same style as a companion piece.


from “Annabel Lee” illustration ©2010 J.B. Bonivert

Also included is Gerry Alanguilan’s chilling adaptation of “The Black Cat”, moving over from the soon-to-be-out-of-print Graphic Classics: Special Edition.

And returning from the third edition are “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Rick Geary, “The Imp of the Perverse” by Lance Tooks, “The Premature Burial” by Joe Ollmann,“The Cask of Amontillado” by Pedro Lopez, “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Matt Howarth, and “Never Bet the Devil Yor Head” by Milton Knight. With a new cover by Malaysian artist Leong Wan Kok.
Now On Sale
Coming February 2011

• Reviews of Graphic Classics: Louisa May Alcott —

• from Library Journal, November 2009, review by Martha Cornog
“Alcott is best remembered for Little Women, but she also wrote florid gothic tales. Somewhat sappy by modern tastes, her work gains verve through these lively, full-color renderings. Certainly in Trina Robbins’ skillful version, Little Women’s pretty Jo March comes through as a modern gal ahead of her time, seeking a writing career and choosing an older, scholarly man instead of the lad Laurie. Of the gothics, the standout is “A Whisper in the Dark.” Here, Arnold Arre’s art shines with style and coloring.”

• from Comics Waiting Room, December 2009,
review by Marc Mason
“The main story is an adaptation of “Little Women” from the classic combo of writer Trina Robbins and artist Anne Timmons. Robbins writes the script with an eye towards pacing and movement, leaving no gaps or lulls in the storytelling, which allows Timmons to keep the pages lively and vibrant. It’s ultimately an uplifting tale, and the way the pair presents it delivers maximum impact to the reader. However, that’s not the best story in the book. That honor belongs to writer Rod Lott and artist Molly Crabapple’s take on “The Rival Prima Donnas.” What makes this stand out is Crabapple’s art; her use of color and shading is quite appealing, and her gift for burlesque makes the tale look different from most other things you’ll find on the shelves.”

• from Blogcritics, December 2009, review by Bill Sherman
“The eighteenth volume in editor Pomplun’s Graphic Classics series, Louisa May Alcott is one of the strongest entries yet. Not only does it contain a solid selection of modern comic art, it provides an eye-opening overview of an author most readers only know as the creator of the ultra-girly Little Women. Reading the opening chapter to the March saga, with its comic depiction of a disastrously performed Christmas play, I couldn’t help thinking that our gal Jo’d be delighted to see one of her Christmas melodramas recreated in an anthology like this.”

• Recent reviews of
Science Fiction Classics —

• from Kirkus Reviews, May 2009
“Editor Pomplun searched back to the roots of science fiction for the Martian invaders, aliens and disintegration machines that populate this 17th volume in Eureka's excellent series. Most young readers will recognize the title and the tripods in Wells' "War of the Worlds," but they'll find the original story and time period surprisingly fresh.”

• from The Tomb of Dark Delights, August 2009,
review by J.L. Comeau
“My favorite line of graphic stories, Graphic Classics, astounds and amazes with this full-color collection of science fiction classics. Bringing a new vitality and immediacy to these six brilliant tales of science fiction, Tom Pomplun and his stable of exquisitely talented writers and artists have crafted a volume of wonders that will delight both new and veteran science fiction fans.”