Recently, directed by Dennis Villeneuve, "Sweet Tea" Timothy Chalame, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Zhang Zhen and other famous actors co-starred in the science fiction epic blockbuster "Dune" is being screened nationwide.
Since its release on October 22, the domestic box office has exceeded 150 million yuan, and the global box office has exceeded 200 million US dollars! This wave of "sandstorms" that swept the world not only brought the audience the ultimate audiovisual experience, but also set off a wave of "science fiction waves" again. In addition, "Dune 2" has also been determined to continue to be built by the original team, and on October 20, 2023, North America will be finalized.
The giant production kicked off and set the stage for the story
The film Dune is based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. The novel, which won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, is known as the "Originator of Science Fiction" and has been called "the most difficult work to be adapted into a film" for its complex stage setting and the large number of inner monologues and psychological depictions of the characters in the story. Of course, "Dune" is absolutely difficult to adapt into a comic.
As a line in the film says, "Dreams can weave moving stories, but important things happen after waking up." As the first film in the series, director Villeneuve used concise dialogue language and beautiful and shocking pictures in this dreamlike scene to lay the background setting for the subsequent adventures in this dreamlike scene, set the stage, sort out the complicated character relationships, and most importantly, build the prototype of the "Dune" universe.
"Dune" comic, faithfully restoring the original trilogy
The dune comic of the same name is shocking
Regarding the original comic of "Dune", let's take a look at the creative team's original intention and comic plan:
"From the very beginning, we decided to make a comic based on frank Herbert's original classic Dunes, published in 1965. We have no intention of making our interpretation of Dune, nor do we want to modify the story and add our elements. We just hope that this comic is "Dune", and every chapter and scene is faithful to the original. Of course, this does not mean that every action or every line of dialogue in the original book is included, after all, a painting is worth a thousand words.
We wanted to interpret this ambitious story the way Frank Herbert originally did. Since the original novel is divided into three parts, the manga will also be divided into three parts. ”
CITIC Publishing Group also plans to spend 2-3 years to bring you the adaptation of the original comic of "Dune", the first of the upcoming "Dune" comics, followed by the "Dune" movie on the market, so that readers can more easily enter the plot of the dunes with the help of pictures, frame by frame, more easily, appreciate the clever division of each frame, bring readers an exciting visual experience, immersed in this greatest science fiction story of all time.
The core member of the team that adapted Dune's three comics, the son of Frank Herbert and the new York Times best-selling author, brings assurance to the original comics of originality and quality. From creating manuscripts to finding the right painter is crucial. After looking at the work of many painters, it was finally decided that Bill Sienkiewicz's style and imagination were well suited to drawing cover drawings, and selected Raul Allen and Patricia Martin to draw interior page drawings. Once the artist is determined, he has to deal with many problems, such as character design, costumes, technology, background, and how to draw many planets such as Aracis (also known as the dune or desert planet). In solving each problem, we fit Frank Herbert's original Dunes to make sure the picture is consistent with the incredible universe he created.
The once-in-56-year full-color comic was first introduced, and one painting won
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"Dune" image novel atmosphere inside the page sneak peek
We are very happy with the final result of the first dune comic and look forward to the next two, thus completing our entire comic adaptation of the novel Dune. Hopefully, the comic will attract a new audience to Frank Herbert's universe of adventure, politics, religion, and ecology. In one picture after another, we hope that many loyal fans of Dune will enjoy an exciting new visual experience and immerse themselves in the greatest sci-fi story of all time.
Even Advent screenwriter Eric Haysel praised the Dune comic, saying, "In this Dune comic, Raul Allen and Patricia Martin tell a compact story and incorporate all the nuances and subtext into the visual language. Framed the range and terrain, the grid comic shows the powerful characters in the scene, guiding you all the way through, making you feel as if you are participating in a crazy sci-fi operation, facing a hostile family and a huge desert worm. The duo accomplished a rare feat that turned a story full of machination into a visual feast. ”
From October 25, CITIC Publishing Group's "Dune" comic
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