HarperCollins to Release ‘The Graveyard Book’ as a Graphic Novel

By Maryann Yin 

graphic novelHarperCollins will publish a graphic novel adaptation of the Newbery Medal-winning title, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

The first volume will be released on July 29, 2014 and the second one will follow on September 30, 2014. Eisner Award winner P. Craig Russell worked on adapting the story. Russell and a team of artists worked on the illustrations.

According to Gaiman’s blog post, each artist tackles the artwork for one chapter. Besides Russell, the artistic crew includes Kevin Nowlan, Tony Harris, Scott Hampton, Galen Showman, Jill Thompson, Stephen B. Scott, and David Lafuente. What do you think?