Tom King and Peter Gross are becoming a member of forces for a reimagining of George Orwell‘s iconic novella Animal Farm. Animal Pound is set to arrive from BOOM! Studios next year, and moves the events of Orwell’s story from a farm to a contemporary animal shelter. The collection is written by King, illustrated by Gross, coloured by Tamra Bonvillain, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.
Here’s how BOOM! Studios describes Animal Pound:
When animals develop bored with being caged, killed, and bought off–it’s solely a matter of time earlier than they’ve had sufficient…
After an rebellion places the animals accountable for a pound, they rapidly discover themselves as comrades–united in opposition to the whole lot that walks on two legs. But with this newfound energy comes a sudden problem: how finest to put the groundwork for this new democracy.
The collection is simply the second creator-owned collection from a number of Eisner-winning author Tom King, extra well-known for his in depth DC Comics work together with Batman, Mister Miracle, and Rorschach. King’s different creator-owned work, Love Everlasting with artist Elsa Charretier, initially ran digitally on Substack earlier than coming to print from Image Comics. It’s King’s first collaboration with artist Peter Gross, artist on Vertigo Comics collection like Lucifer, The Unwritten, and The Books of Magic.
In a press release asserting the collection, King and Gross expressed their pleasure at teaming for the brand new collection:
“Animal Pound is the most ambitious story I’ve ever told, and I feel like a fool for trying to do it,” stated Tom King. “But the story came to me strong, and with Peter drawing, I know we’ll pull it off; we’ll make something as insane, stunning, and frightful as the times we live in.”
“Tom’s pitch for Animal Pound was the best pitch I’ve ever read (and I’ve read some great ones!). I was instantly on board and can’t wait to see it out in the world!” stated collection artist Peter Gross.
BOOM! govt editor Eric Harburn additionally expanded on the duty of updating Animal Farm for a brand new viewers and new type:
“Animal Pound isn’t just a comic book event – it’s a literary event, from four of our medium’s boldest storytellers,” stated Executive Editor Eric Harburn. “Tom, Peter, Tamra, and Clayton know the gravity of following in the footsteps of Orwell, arguably the 20th century’s most prescient author. And let me tell you: they are up to the challenge.”
Look for Animal Pound #1 to reach in comedian retailers and digitally on Wednesday, December twentieth.
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