Return to Abadazad
When comics publisher CrossGen went under, it left the readers of a brand-new comic known as Abadazad absolutely bereft. Created by Mike Ploog and J.M. DeMatteis, Abadazad was a gorgeously illustrated, kid-friendly yet literate title about a little girl who has to rescue her baby brother by diving into the fictional Oz-like world of Abadazad, as created over 100 years ago by classic children’s author Franklin O. Barrie (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) in a series of books.
Disney has announced its acquisition of the title, and the writers will be essentially starting over, except they’ll be incorporating the work they had already done for CrossGen into a “new prose/comic hybrid format.” Editor-in-Chief Brenda Bowen of Disney’s Hyperion Books for Children says they envision “at least four smallish hardback books with interiors that are narrative, straight text, sequential art, and black and white art. And maybe individual color plates.”
The first volume, Abadazad: The Road to Inconceivable is slated for a June 2006 release.
I haven’t been this excited since I discovered I could chew solid foods.
aleta said,
May 8, 2006 at 12:35 pm
Wow, sounds like a great project. I’m a big fan of alt comics myself, and it seems like this may be a graphic novel for kids who are ready to graduate from standard kid’s illustrated books. I hope it won’t become too Disney-fied.
Mark said,
May 8, 2006 at 3:29 pm
For some reason, your pictures are not showing up on your home page. I can, however, see them when i click on the comments link. Just thought I’d tell you, it’s a bit strange.