IDW Partnering with Anne Rice for New Adaptation of Servant of the Bones
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For those who may be unaware, Anne Rice has written a lot more books than just her Vampire Chronicles, and one of the best of them is Servant of the Bones, the story of Azriel of Babylon. In partnership with IDW Publishing, Anne’s historical horror novel is about to become a six-issue comic adaptation.
From the Press Release:
IDW Publishing is proud to announce a new partnership with best-selling author Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire, Queen of the Damned), kicking off with a new six-issue adaptation of Servant of the Bones. Rice, the creator of fantastic worlds filled with vampires and witches, takes fans back to the time of Isaiah and Jeremiah, and the destruction of Solomon’s Temple, to tell the story of Azriel, the Servant of the Bones.
“This is an exciting adaptation! IDW has certainly chosen the finest artists and writers for this project,” said Rice. “The script is marvelous. Renae De Liz’s penciling has captured my characters exquisitely. Ray Dillon’s colors are alive and gorgeous. This Servant of the Bones adaptation is perfect!”
IDW’s adaptation of Servant of the Bones will be written by Mariah McCourt with art by Renae DeLiz and Ray Dillon. This opulent tale will take readers from ancient Babylon to modern-day New York City, from the madness of fanaticism to the peace of faith. Once again Anne Rice fans will be able to enjoy her talent in delivering melancholic and psychologically charged moods through this newly adapted version of one of her most recognized works.
In Servant of the Bones, Azriel is an immortal spirit who is bound to the gold-encased bones of his mortal body. Throughout the story, he struggles to understand whether he is a ghost, genie, demon, or angel. He shares his story with the reader as he travels from an ancient Babylon of royal plots and religious upheavals to Europe during the Black Death and on to the modern world in New York City. Amidst the towers of Manhattan, he finds himself in confrontation with his own human memories and the dark forces that have sought to condemn him to a life of evil and destruction.
“Servant of the Bones is a deeply layered, lush, and lyrical story. It’s visually rich, compelling, and asks the really big questions about life, love, and death,” said IDW editor Mariah Huehner. “We’re very excited to be working with Anne Rice, one of the most prolific writers of this generation, and we just hope we can do the story the justice it deserves. Getting to work with Renae DeLiz and Ray Dillon, the remarkable team behind The Last Unicorn, assures me that we can.”
Servant of the Bones #1 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available August 2011.
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