{"id":111,"date":"2008-01-10T09:41:25","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2008-01-10T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2008-01-10T17:43:48","slug":"an-aside-del-rey-to-publish-graphic-novel-by-diana-gabaldon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/news\/an-aside-del-rey-to-publish-graphic-novel-by-diana-gabaldon\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | Del Rey to publish Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot on the heels of the first graphic novel release by Terry brooks, Dark Wraith of Shannara<\/strong> (REVIEW), The Beat<\/a> is reporting that Del Rey has announced that they will be releasing a graphic novel written by Diana Gabaldon, staring her famous duo, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser.<\/p>\n

This is exciting news to me, for I’m currently reading her first novel, Outlander<\/strong>, and it’s safe to say you’ll be reading a very positive review of it soon! I think Gabaldon’s version of Scotland is the perfect setting for a graphic novel, but I’m curious to see how they handle all the sex!
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\nThe full press release:<\/p>\n

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Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that it will publish an original story set in the world of Diana Gabaldon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bestselling Outlander series, written by Gabaldon herself and illustrated in full color by award-winning artist Hoang Nguyen. The project was acquired by Betsy Mitchell, editor in chief of Del Rey, in negotiations with Gabaldon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s literary agent Russell Galen.<\/p>\n

The new story, starring Gabaldon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beloved characters Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, opens with Murtagh, Jamie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s godfather, awaiting the return of his godson to Scotland, and the fulfillment of a vow made years before. The graphic novel will be approximately 192 pages and will publish sometime in 2009. Gabaldon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s upcoming new Outlander novel, An Echo in the Bone, is expected to publish that year as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The #1 New York Times bestselling series\u00e2\u20ac\u201dOutlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, and A Breath of Snow and Ashes\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtells the story of Jamie Fraser, a Scottish Highlander from the 18th century, and his time-traveling wife, Claire. The series has 15 million copies in print, has been published in 19 languages, and has spawned huge worldwide online fan communities, as well as numerous online discussion groups. A major motion picture is in development.<\/p>\n

The Outlander graphic novel will not be the first project Gabaldon has scripted. Early in her career she wrote numerous comic-book scripts for Walt Disney, among them the Scrooge McDuck series, and the award-winning \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nutrition Adventures with Orange Bird.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m thrilled to see the launch of such an exciting new project,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Gabaldon says. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been wanting to do a graphic novel story for years, and couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ask for a better opportunity or more wonderful people to work with. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m especially delighted to be working with such a magical artist as Hoang Nguyen. My agent and my husband have both fallen in love with his version of Claire\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m looking forward with great anticipation to seeing Jamie in ink.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE CREATORS:<\/p>\n

Diana Gabaldon is also the author of the nonfiction title The Outlandish Companion and two novels starring a character first introduced in Outlander: Lord John and the Private Matter and Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade. She holds a bachelor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree in zoology, a master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree in marine biology, and a Ph.D. in ecology and was a university professor before turning to writing full-time. Gabaldon lives with her family in Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/p>\n

Hoang Nguyen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s previous work includes the Robocop movie adaptation for Dark Horse, Alien Legion graphic novels for Marvel Epic, Punisher: War Zone for Marvel and Warstrike for Malibu Comics. His original project Metal Militia was optioned by Dino De Laurentiis for feature film development. More recently he has worked in the video game industry, having contributed to such well-known titles as the Elder Scrolls series for Bethesda Softworks and Xena for Universal Studios. He was the lead artist and character designer on Dead to Rights for Namco and is currently a consultant for Namco Bandai Games. Nguyen lives in Santa Clara, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I, for one, can’t wait! Especially after Del Rey proving they have the mettle for graphic novels with Dark Wraith of Shannara<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hot on the heels of the first graphic novel release by Terry brooks, Dark Wraith of Shannara (REVIEW), The Beat is reporting that Del Rey has announced that they will be releasing a graphic novel written by Diana Gabaldon, staring her famous duo, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser. This is exciting news to me, for… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n