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JamesG · 03-20-2019, 05:51 PM

"Altered Carbon" Author Richard K. Morgan Tackling Graphic Novel
by Graeme McMillan
March 20, 2019

Future PI Takeshi Kovacs has made a career of moving between bodies, and now the star of Richard K. Morgan’s cult sci-fi series "Altered Carbon" is moving between mediums once again, going from prose to Netflix and now to comic books, with Dynamite Entertainment announcing a brand-new graphic novel for this summer.

Altered Carbon: Download Blues isn’t just a big deal because of it being the first Kovacs story to be told in comics; it’s also Morgan’s first Kovacs story since 2005’s Woken Furies, the third and final installment in the original Altered Carbon series of novels.

Morgan will co-write the graphic novel with fellow British sci-fi author Rik Hoskin, with Spanish artist Ferran Sellares illustrating.

"When you go to Dynamite for a sequential art incarnation of your much loved anti-hero, you know you’re not going to get short-changed. These, after all, are the guys who took on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys without blinking. No compromise, no punches pulled," the writer said in a statement.

"I couldn’t wish for a happier, more hard-boiled home in which to have Takeshi Kovacs make his comic book debut."

Although the original series of novels ended more than a decade ago, the property found new life last year with the debut of a live-action adaptation on Netflix starring Joel Kinnaman, which was popular enough not only to earn a second season, but also an animated feature further exploring the mythology of the series from Cowboy Bebop writer Dai Sato.

According to Dynamite, Altered Carbon: Download Blues will be released in May.

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,120	"Altered Carbon" Author Richard K. Morgan doing Graphic Novel *"Altered Carbon" Author Richard K. Morgan Tackling Graphic Novel* by Graeme McMillan March 20, 2019 Future PI Takeshi Kovacs has made a career of moving between bodies, and now the star of Richard K. Morgan’s cult sci-fi series "Altered Carbon" is moving between mediums once again, going from prose to Netflix and now to comic books, with Dynamite Entertainment announcing a brand-new graphic novel for this summer. Altered Carbon: Download Blues isn’t just a big deal because of it being the first Kovacs story to be told in comics; it’s also Morgan’s first Kovacs story since 2005’s Woken Furies, the third and final installment in the original Altered Carbon series of novels. Morgan will co-write the graphic novel with fellow British sci-fi author Rik Hoskin, with Spanish artist Ferran Sellares illustrating. "When you go to Dynamite for a sequential art incarnation of your much loved anti-hero, you know you’re not going to get short-changed. These, after all, are the guys who took on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys without blinking. No compromise, no punches pulled," the writer said in a statement. "I couldn’t wish for a happier, more hard-boiled home in which to have Takeshi Kovacs make his comic book debut." Although the original series of novels ended more than a decade ago, the property found new life last year with the debut of a live-action adaptation on Netflix starring Joel Kinnaman, which was popular enough not only to earn a second season, but also an animated feature further exploring the mythology of the series from Cowboy Bebop writer Dai Sato. According to Dynamite, Altered Carbon: Download Blues will be released in May. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-novel-1195924 Attached Images