Last 12 months and Marvel Comics and Abrams ComedianArts joined forces to launch the Marvel Arts publishing imprint with their first undertaking, the Fantastic Four: Full Circle graphic novel – a line that goals to inform extra offbeat tales from high creators not normally related with Marvel. Today, Marvel and Abrams introduced particulars for the subsequent undertaking from the road, The Super Hero’s Journey by multi-talented, internationally bestselling cartoonist and author Patrick McDonnell, finest referred to as the creator of the beloved syndicated cartoon Mutts.
Semi-autobiographical, the graphic novel sees McDonnell incorporate Marvel’s pantheon of superheroes to replicate on his life and profession as a cartoonist.
Here’s how the writer describes the graphic novel:
Infused with the creativity, paintings, and coronary heart of Patrick McDonnell, the graphic novel options traditional Marvel Super Heroes, together with the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider-Man. Using the Marvel Universe as avatars, McDonnell brings collectively his inspirational and ethical sensibilities from all through his profession and muses on how comics modified his life and set him on the course to turn out to be a cartoonist.
We start with the Watcher—a being who exists exterior the planes of area and time, who sees each second that has occurred, will occur, or is occurring all through the cosmos—as he observes Earth and the interior burdens of the Marvel Super Heroes. As the Watcher observes the villainous plans of Doctor Doom, who’s harnessing the ability of the Negative Zone and slowly spreading its negativity throughout our planet and destroying the human spirit, Mr. Fantastic is led on a meta journey that takes him via the pages of traditional comedian books and throughout scenes acquainted and sudden. Ultimately, our heroes uncover a Zen answer in an sudden vogue—one which aligns this e-book with the inspiring messages of McDonnell’s different beloved and award-winning books—leaving readers with a renewed sense of affection, hope, and redemption.
This undertaking is a dream come true for McDonnell, he says. “The Super Hero’s Journey is my graphic novel love letter to the 1960s Marvel Super Heroes and their legendary creators. It was a childhood dream come true to have my art play along with the work of the great Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko. I tried my best to capture the magic, fun, and cosmic energy of those early comic book masterpieces in this arty mashup,”
According to Charles Kochman, Editorial Director of Abrams ComedianArts, “When we released Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross, we promised that Marvel Arts was a line ‘where nothing is impossible and anything can happen.’ With The Super Hero’s Journey, Patrick McDonnell delivers on that promise, creating something truly unique.”
Tom Brevoort, Marvel VP of Publishing and Executive Editor, added:
“Patrick McDonnell’s The Super Hero’s Journey makes use of the Marvel characters and iconography in an idiosyncratic and particular person method to inform a narrative that’s without delay autobiographical, religious, and mythological. It’s a novel and singular studying expertise that pays homage to the good works of the Silver Age whereas on the identical time utilizing them to make a grander assertion concerning the human situation. It will provide you with the eyes of a child once more,
The Super Hero’s Journey arrives in bookstores September twenty sixth and is obtainable for pre-order.
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