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A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation."
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One of the most famous pulp horror-science fiction magazines in history is coming back with a new and exciting twist. Monstrous Books is launching a Kickstarter to release the first-ever graphic novel version of the venerable anthology series Weird Tales. Collider is proud to exclusively reveal that one of the stories featured in the book is an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "The Scythe," by artist J.K. Woodward (Star Trek) and writer Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger).
Weird Tales was first published in 1923, and was home to H.P. Lovecraft's tales of eerie horror and to Robert E. Howard's chronicles of Conan the Barbarian. The new graphic novel anthology will be an 8.5 by 11-inch prestige hardcover and will feature both adaptations of classic Weird Tales stories and all-new material, with a cover by artist Kelley Jones (Batman) that homages the horror comics books of yore. Maberry told Collider:
"When I was a young teen, I got to know and be mentored by Ray Bradbury. His extraordinary kindness was matched by deep insights into the art and science of storytelling, and that has influenced every part of life and career. He would be delighted that I’m now the editor of Weird Tales Magazine, which he both loved and was published in early in his career. Adapting his powerful and empathetic story, 'Scythe' (Weird Tales, July 1943) is a joyful honor, and I can’t help but think Ray would be delighted."
"The Scythe" tells the tale of a poor family who inherits a farm, a field of wheat, and a scythe inscribed with an ominous message: "Who wields me—wields the world!" The Kickstarter will launch in the near future, so stay tuned.
What Ray Bradbury Works Have Been Adapted for the Screen?
One of the most successful science fiction writers of the 20th century, Bradbury's work has often been adapted for both the big and small screens. On the big screen, he was the basis for a pair of science fiction chillers of the 1950s, in the form of It Came From Outer Space and The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. The 1960s saw two of Bradbury's better-known works, Fahrenheit 451 and The Illustrated Man, reach the big screen. He also wrote the script for John Huston's 1953 adaptation of Moby Dick, and penned an episode of The Twilight Zone, "I Sing the Body Electric." Disney adapted Something Wicked This Way Comes in the 1980s, which proved to be a box office disappointment, as was 2005's adaptation of A Sound of Thunder. More successful was the 1990 animated special based on The Halloween Tree. His most successful work may have been The Ray Bradbury Theater, an anthology series based on his work and hosted by Bradbury himself; it ran for 65 episodes between 1985 and 1992.
Weird Tales will also feature contributions from Steve Niles, Rodney Barnes, Blake Northcott, Nancy A. Collins, Lukas Ketner, Robert Hack, David Avallone, Marco Finnegan, and more. In addition to Bradbury, it will also include adaptations of stories by Lovecraft, Howard, Michael Avallone, Allison V. Harding, Anthony M. Rud, and C.L. Moore.
You can sign up on Kickstarter to be notified when the page launches for the first graphic novel edition of Weird Tales. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Image via Monstrous Books.
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