Modern Version of Classics Illustrated

[welcomebackpotter]

If a new Claasics Illustrated series was printed with modern novels as the subject matter, which would you like to see/read?

 

I would like to see a" Confederacy of Dunces" version because of the wackiness of the characters.

[Theagenes]

Blood Meridian

[Mike's Rack]

Wow both good calls, two of my favorite books. I would have said Blood Meridian first and Confederacy second. How about Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

[Whizzer]

The amazing adventures of Cavalier and Clay.

[shadroch]

The Fan Club

[Whizzer]

Catch 22, Catcher in the rye, Grapes of Wrath. Anything by Damon Runyan. money by Martin Amis.

[Offbeat Archives]

The amazing adventures of Cavalier and Clay.

 

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[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury

The Body - Stephen King

Dune - Frank Herbert

A Scanner Darkly - Philip K.

[Whizzer]

The life of Pi by Yann Martel

[bronze_rules]

Dark Tower - Stephen King

Neuromancer - William Gibsonn (there was a graphic novel, and well.. the Matrix on film)

Snow Crash/Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson

Most of Phillip K. works (many of which have been on film)

1984 - George Orwell

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

[Bookery]

I'm not sure how the original Classics worked out rights... most of what they published was public domain, but there were a few exceptions (Ox-Bow Incident, etc.). And there was one movie tie-in (Buccaneer).

 

I suspect if such a thing were resurrected, they would concentrate on early to mid 20th-century works whose rights might be cheaper... Hemingway, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Orwell, Chandler, Hammett, the Plumly-Thompsons, Christie, Stout, Asimov, etc. etc.

 

On the other hand, I doubt if much of that is being taught in high schools anymore... which was Classics' bread and butter. HS reading is probably focused on contemporary writing, whose rights would be more expensive.

 

The other trick would be obtaining good solid artists, but ones who weren't too idiosyncractic or flamboyant to overshadow the story-telling.

 

 

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Dark Tower - Stephen King

Neuromancer - William Gibsonn (there was a graphic novel, and well.. the Matrix on film)

Snow Crash/Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson

Most of Phillip K. works (many of which have been on film)

1984 - George Orwell

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

 

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

 

Thanks for reminding me...I've been meaning to read that for a long time.

[Bookery]

On another note to the Mods--

 

Isn't is about time a certain word was dropped from the language filter? Yeah... some might abuse it, but they can be suspended accordingly.

 

It seems a bit nasty that some of the world's major talents or famous characters must have their names shredded for the sake or trying to curb infantile behavior.

 

It's annoying enough in comics with:

 

Sprang

Tracy

Grayson

Cole

Giordano

and speaking of Classics --

Moby

 

Add to that references outside of the comics world and it becomes even worse--

 

Philip K.

Van Dyke

York

Miller

Powell

Andy

Francis

etc. etc.

 

Just saying...

 

[Ogami]

Blood Meridian

as someone who read and "enjoyed" this book.

 

 

 

Also, The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester.

[Radj4ck]

hehehehehe ""

[topofthetotem]

Blood Meridian

[mystrymachine]

On another note to the Mods--

 

Isn't is about time a certain word was dropped from the language filter? Yeah... some might abuse it, but they can be suspended accordingly.

 

It seems a bit nasty that some of the world's major talents or famous characters must have their names shredded for the sake or trying to curb infantile behavior.

 

It's annoying enough in comics with:

 

Sprang

Tracy

Grayson

Cole

Giordano

and speaking of Classics --

Moby

 

Add to that references outside of the comics world and it becomes even worse--

 

Philip K.

Van Dyke

York

Miller

Powell

Andy

Francis

etc. etc.

 

Just saying...

 

I'm not sure, but you might have broke the record of the most 's in one post.

[Duffman_Comics]

Dark Tower - Stephen King

Neuromancer - William Gibsonn (there was a graphic novel, and well.. the Matrix on film)

Snow Crash/Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson

Most of Phillip K. works (many of which have been on film)

1984 - George Orwell

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

 

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

 

Thanks for reminding me...I've been meaning to read that for a long time.

 

Good luck. I have tried a number of times to get through it and have failed. I cannot believe the same author wrote "In the Name of the Rose" which was great.

[Mac Man]

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury

The Body - Stephen King

Dune - Frank Herbert

A Scanner Darkly - Philip K.

 

I believe I saw an adaptation of this at Borders before it closed. There are a few of his books in graphic novel format.

[Ogami]

Dark Tower - Stephen King

Neuromancer - William Gibsonn (there was a graphic novel, and well.. the Matrix on film)

Snow Crash/Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson

Most of Phillip K. works (many of which have been on film)

1984 - George Orwell

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

 

Foucault's Pendulum -- Umberto Eco

 

Thanks for reminding me...I've been meaning to read that for a long time.

 

Good luck. I have tried a number of times to get through it and have failed. I cannot believe the same author wrote "In the Name of the Rose" which was great.

 

Foucalt's Pendulum was very, very difficult to get through. I wish I could say it was worth it.

 

It was a pretentious version of The Davinci Code.

 

I LOVE Eco's book of essays on literature, and he seems a fine fellow.

 

I'm not nearly the literati that his usual readers are.