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Robert Jordan gets graphic
09/03/2005 . Source: Jessica Martin 
Red Eagle Entertainment has announced that they have formed a production partnership with comic book studio Dabel Brothers Production to bring fantasy author Robert Jordan's New Spring: The Novel, the prequel to his The Wheel of Time series, to the world of comic books and graphic novels. "We are very enthusiastic about our collaboration with Dabel Brothers Production," said Rick Selvage, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Red Eagle Entertainment. "We have enjoyed the work we've seen from the Dabel Brothers thus far and we're looking forward to building a long-term relationship with them to bring this story to a broad new audience through the visually-powerful medium of comic books and graphic novels."
Red Eagle Entertainment holds the worldwide film and television distribution rights to Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World, as well as ancillary rights. Red Eagle Entertainment said it intends to expand Jordan's fan base with a tightly-linked combination of entertainment programming coupled with an assortment of licensed products and branded merchandise.
The first of these products will be a line of monthly comic books and graphic novels based around Jordan's recent prequel to the series, which will also serve as Red Eagle Entertainment's debut into the comic book industry under the Red Eagle Publishing brand.
The comic book adaptation, tentatively titled The Wheel of Time: New Spring, will be co-written by Robert Jordan and comic book veteran Chuck Dixon (writer, Batman, Nightwing, Savage Sword of Conan, writer/creator, Way of the Rat, adapter, The Hobbit, 2002). It will feature art by Mike S. Miller ( Justice League of America, Wolverine, Adventures of Superman, The Hedge Knight) with colors by Étienne St. Laurent, letters by Dave Lanphear of Artmonkeys, and book design by Lithium Pro Design.
"We're dedicated to ensuring this book is consistent both with the vision of Robert Jordan and the imagination of his fans," Les Dabel, Vice President and New Business Director for Dabel Brothers Production told SFcrowsnest.com. "We've had great success in the past with other properties, and we feel that we've settled into an excellent groove for producing top-notch books on a monthly schedule. Red Eagle Entertainment will bring enormous resources and broad experience to the table to help promote and produce this title properly, and we are excited about our partnership with them."
The launch of the comic book adaptation of New Spring is planned for July 2005 at the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, where Robert Jordan is serving as the guest of honor.
Further information and announcements regarding the comic book and graphic novel versions of New Spring will be available at www.red-eagle-entertainment.com and www.dabelbrothers.com
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