11/09/2020

Reasoning that cramming the entirety of Herbert’s landmark 1965 space opera into one graphic volume could prove futile， veteran Herbert world expanders Brian Herbert （son of the classic’s author） and Kevin J。 Anderson’s dutiful adaptation covers just the prose version’s first third， in a planned three-volume release。 They break down the story into bright plot points drawn by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martin （the Harbinger Wars series）。 Thousands of years into the future， the royal house Atreides moves to the desert world Arrakis， recently vacated by their rival house Harkonnen。 Though Arrakis is a valuable source of the coveted drug “spice，” Duke Leto and his Jedi-like concubine Lady Jessica realize it is also “infested with Harkonnen intrigues” and prepare their son Paul for a bloody power struggle。 Herbert’s Middle East history—and ecology—informed universe is on full display， including imperial infighting， Medici-like assassinations， the Bedouin-like Fremen tribes， and extremist water conservation （for instance， spitting is a sign of respect）。 Though the arc moves swiftly， the traditionalist art feels stiff in talky scenes with characters poised mid-gesticulation—but it excels in broad action shots， such as the first spotting of a massive sandworm maw。 This efficient take will whet appetites for more adventures to come。 Agent: John Silbersack on behalf of Trident Media Group， and Mary Alice Kier， Cine/Lit Representation。 （Nov。）

Frank Herbert （1920–86） was the author of Dune and its five sequels， as well as numerous other highly praised novels。 Herbert became internationally famous for his science fiction novels and was also a newspaper journalist， photographer， short story writer， book reviewer， ecological consultant， and lecturer。 His novel Dune is one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time， and the series is widely considered the archetype for all science-fiction that followed。 Dune is the most admired science fiction novel ever written。Brian Herbert is the son of legendary science fiction author Frank Herbert and has written the definitive biography of him， Dreamer of Dune， a finalist for the Hugo Award。 Brian has also written many highly imaginative novels， including the Timeweb trilogy， the ecological fantasy Ocean （with his wife， Jan）， The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma， The Unborn， and The Assassination of Billy Jeeling。 His earlier acclaimed novels include The Stolen Gospels， Sudanna Sudanna， and Sidney’s Comet， as well as Man of Two Worlds （written with his father）。 Brian has collaborated on many novels in the Dune series with Kevin J。 Anderson， all of which became international bestsellers， and they also collaborated on the Hellhole trilogy。 Brian comanages the legacy of Frank Herbert and is an executive producer of the new motion picture Dune and the forthcoming TV series Dune: The Sisterhood。 He and his wife live in Seattle， Washington。Kevin J。 Anderson is an American science fiction author of more than 50 bestsellers。 In addition to his original novels， he has written spin-off novels for Star Wars， StarCraft， and The X-Files， and with Brian Herbert he is the coauthor of 14 novels in the Dune series。 Anderson has also written numerous comic books， including Star Wars and Predator for Dark Horse， Justice Society of America for DC Comics， Starjammers for Marvel， The X-Files for Topps， as well as original titles for IDW and Wildstorm。 He currently resides in Colorado， with his wife。Raúl Allén grew up in the town of Valladolid， Spain。 He graduated with a degree in fine arts from Salamanca University and moved to Boston to study illustration and design。 He currently lives in Spain。 Allén has worked for Marvel Comics， Valiant， and DC Comics， with writers such as Matt Fraction， Ed Brubaker， Warren Ellis， Jeff Lemire， Matt Kindt， and Peter Milligan。 Allén has also worked on more than a hundred covers for Valiant， Image， Boom！ Studios， and Penguin。 He has also worked for Quentin Tarantino， Playboy， Rolling Stone， the New York Times， Billboard， the Washington Post， and the Wall Street Journal。 Allén’s work has been exhibited in New York， Boston， Washington DC， Rome， Berlin， Stockholm， Buenos Aires， Madrid， and Barcelona。 When he is not drawing， Allén directs， shoots， and animates music videos。Patricia Martín is a letterer， comics artist， and illustrator nominated for multiple Harvey Awards。 Born in Spain， she always felt the need to communicate either through writing or drawing。 Martín began her career in the field of book publishing with companies such as Oxford University Press， El Jinete Azul， and Barbara Fiore Editora， working on lettering and design。 Later on she moved to the illustration and comics industry， and for the last four years he has worked on Wonder Woman with Steve Orlando， Bloodshot Reborn with Jeff Lemire， Ninjak with Matt Kindt， and Secret Weapons alongside artist Raúl Allén。Bill Sienkiewicz is an Eisner Award–winning， Emmy-nominated artist best known for revamping the style of comics and graphic novel， most notably with Marvel Comics and DC Comics， earning him an international reputation and cult status across media industries。 In 1984， Sienkiewicz was chosen by David Lynch to illustrate the comic book adaptation of his Dune movie for Marvel Comics。 Sienkiewicz’s work has graced museums and galleries worldwide; advertising campaigns for Nike， MTV， the 2006 Winter Olympics， and Nissan; and magazines such as Entertainment Weekly and Spin。 He lives in Los Angeles， California。