This year at New York Comic Con, Penguin Random House’s imprints Ten Speed Press, Ten Speed Graphic, and Clarkson Potter showcased over 12 authors and exciting panels, signings, con-exclusives, and a Harvey award nomination.
Comic Watch had the honor of sitting down with the creators of Watership Down, Big Jim and the White Boy, and Nothing Special to discuss the following graphic novels:
Watership Down with Joe Sutphin, James Sturm, and Rosamond Mahony
Since it’s original publication in 1972, Watership Down, the world-famous novel by Richard Adams, has never been out of print, been translated into more than 40 languages, sold millions of copies, and been adapted for film and television multiple times, is now a graphic novel.
The new, Eisner-award winning graphic novel adaptation from Ten Speed Graphic, adapted by James Sturm and illustrated by Joe Sutphin, was nominated for a 2024 Harvey Award in the “Best Book of the Year” category.
In the interview Joe Sutphin (illustrator), James Sturm (adaptor), and Rosamond Mahony (daughter of Richard Adams, discuss the graphic novel adaption of this classic.
Big Jim And The White Boy with David L. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson