The Long Tail & The Art of War Adapted as Comic Books

By Maryann Yin 

Beginning in April, Round Table Companies will offer comic book adaptations of best-selling nonfiction books.

Here’s more from the press release: “In partnership with Smarter Comics, Round Table Companies will release six comic books on April 16, 2011 in bookstores throughout the U.S. and Indigo bookstores in Canada, as well as in Hudson News stores on May 1, 2011. Additionally, readers can download a digital version of the books for free, online or on the SmarterComics Android applications from April 1 to July 1, 2011.”

The titles up for adaptation include The Long Tail by Chris AndersonOverachievement by Dr. John EliotHow to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins, Mi Barrio by Robert Renteria, Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get a Life by Larry Winget, and The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

In the recent past, publishers have released comic book adaptations of Rick Riordan‘s book Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief , Paulo Coehlo‘s novel The Alchemist , Cecily von Ziegesar‘s Gossip Girl series, and Stephenie Meyer‘s first Twilight book in graphic novel format.