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July 15, 2009

EW: ‘Twilight’ Graphic Novel on the way!

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For those of you who can’t get enough Edward and Bella, EW can announce — exclusively — that Yen Press will be publishing Twilight in graphic-novel form, publication date still to be determined. Though Korean artist Young Kim is creating the art, Meyer herself is deeply immersed in the project, reviewing every panel.

Take a close look at the biology-class sketch we’ve obtained (that’s an empty dialogue bubble between their heads, if you’re wondering). What’s interesting to me is that it doesn’t look simply like an artist’s rendering of Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson. In fact, the characters seem to be an amalgam of Meyer’s literary imagination and the actors’ actual looks. The description of Edward from biology class: “His dazzling face was friendly; open, a slight smile on his flawless lips. But his eyes were cautious.” And Bella: “I was ivory-skinned …. I had always been slender, but soft somehow, obviously not an athlete…” To me, this graphic-novel Bella seems much closer to me to Meyer’s book than to Stewart’s sultry portrayal. The Edward shown is closer to Pattinson, but not a real duplicate; there’s something very winning in the sketch that I don’t see in Pattinson’s all-too-perfect tousled bronze locks and piercing eyes.

What do you think? If you’d like to see more before weighing in, pick up a copy of EW magazine, which will hit newsstands on Friday, July 17 — it contains finished illustrations of Edward, Bella, and Jacob

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by Jess on July 15 - 3:01 pm PDT

That is awesome!!!!! I really can’t get enough of Twilight!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a great idea!!!!!!!!!

FIRST COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

by twilight lover on July 15 - 3:03 pm PDT

omg this is so awsome lolI really can’t get enough of Twilight lol

by Maddie on July 15 - 3:08 pm PDT

I can’t wait for this. It looks awesome!

by La La on July 15 - 3:12 pm PDT

ok. they went over the top and down the edge. lol sorry I just think this is laame.

by SILVIA on July 15 - 3:15 pm PDT

I agree with LA LA.
That’s way over the top.

by Youmyyou on July 15 - 3:17 pm PDT

Im stoked now I can force my husband to read Twilight.. LOL he wont read it becuz its a novel and he only read graphic novels .. I cant wait to see his face when I tell him LOL

by Jaclyn on July 15 - 3:25 pm PDT

Ok this is up there with the ridiculous barbie dolls of edward and bella…..

by La La on July 15 - 3:33 pm PDT

thank you Silvia! lolz

by Cc on July 15 - 3:36 pm PDT

cool. Not really into graphic novels. But this may be an exception i would love to see the characters come to life thru graphics and such.

by Mrs.Lautner on July 15 - 4:00 pm PDT

That is soooooooo awesome! U can nevr get too much of twilight!!!!!!!! I hope there is alot of Taylor Lautner!!

by jacqueline on July 15 - 4:35 pm PDT

honestly, i dont know what to think. i want twilight to stay as novels. and leave it to the imagination and the movies to bring the characters to life, not a graphic novel. i have mixed feelings about this.

by alyuriko on July 15 - 5:19 pm PDT

ugh, i hate graphic novels!!! is that mean? i think they’ve gone a little too far since the dolls. lol i mean, proud of twilight, but no.

by Carlesme on July 15 - 6:38 pm PDT

yay!! can’t get enough of twilight!! except those freaky barbie dolls. they are so creepy. i hope they make graphic novels of the other books too!!!!

p.s. carlisle is mine!! ♥

by Team Edward on July 15 - 6:48 pm PDT

wow that edward is GORGEOUS

by Cullentwins on July 15 - 7:16 pm PDT

oh wow dont you think they’re pushing their luck a little bit…like going over board from the game boards to the dolls now a graphic novel..really nesisary??? (sorry i cant spell)

by bloodlust4edward on July 15 - 7:27 pm PDT

I LIKE IT AND I REALLY LIKE THAT STEPH MEYER IS REVEIWING IT OR WHAT EVER SO THA IT WILL STAY TWILIGHT AND NOT TURN INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT

by tawbz on July 15 - 8:24 pm PDT

I completely love Twilight and all, but this is just going to bring more crazy fangirls, of which I cannot stand.

by nickie on July 15 - 8:32 pm PDT

that’s really cool! can’t wait to see it

by YRIS on July 15 - 8:49 pm PDT

Ooo thts cool nd intresting…btw for a chance to win tickets for the New Moon PREMIERE click here! http://apps.facebook.com/twilightcontest/?refuid=1630323490

by yasmin on July 15 - 10:48 pm PDT

i love twilight and i love that it’s gunna be graphic novel and all,but i think the drawings are kind of lame.they could have done waaay better.

by KaTe on July 16 - 12:55 am PDT

Hmmm….I don’t know about this. I wanna hate the whole graphic novel thing but I don’t…yet. I’ll give it a chance. Amazing artwork though.

by Catey on July 16 - 2:09 am PDT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! THEY ARE TOTALLY KILLING TWILIGHT! This is just… bad. The drawings are bad. The whole concept of twilight as a graphic novel is bad. They are turning twilight into a cartoon. WHY?!

by Catey on July 16 - 2:10 am PDT

Oh, and I totally agree with tawbz

by Lexi on July 16 - 5:32 am PDT

yes yes yes :] soo much better!
i want to see an image of jacob… taylor does do a good job tho

by twilighter on July 16 - 5:34 am PDT

Ok, I really dont like this idea. They really went over the top.

by rob_pattinson_dazzles_me on July 16 - 5:42 am PDT

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT’S AWESOME!!!
JUST LIKE AVALON HIGH!
I’M SO BNUYING IT !
YES!

by kim on July 16 - 6:30 am PDT

ummmmmmmmmmmmm………it looks ok its not my type of reading but it is for some other people and im not gonna say it looks like a wast of time or something but i guess it looks cool if you like those kinds of books!

by haley on July 16 - 7:56 am PDT

it looks ok i know i could never do that

by Emily♥ on July 16 - 8:45 am PDT

its ok but you know maybey its alittle to much!

by KAY KAY on July 16 - 10:44 am PDT

IT SEEMS KOOL

by Leah on July 16 - 12:00 pm PDT

Okay…So i like graphic novels, but i won;’t ger obsessed over this. It’s still Twilight.. same story and everything. But in a graphic novel. It would be a lot cooler to me if maybe it was like …idk another book or plot line or something. anything really, but this just is wayy to far. I mean the barbies were awful, the boardgames were childish but this..this is horrifying. I just think this wasy a bit too much. I wouldnt buy it, maybe look through it for the pictures. But what makes a good story is something no one has read before..and obvisiously a lot of people have read this story

by elizabeth0315 on July 16 - 2:04 pm PDT

COOL!!!!!!!!

by elizabeth0315 on July 16 - 2:05 pm PDT

COOL THATS WIERD THOUGH!

by MAJOR ROB FAN on July 16 - 2:17 pm PDT

ok… i guess dats cool i mean i dnt rele do comic books or anytin lyk dat but i guess if its of the twilight saga books den it HAS to b cool. i jus hope da graphics dey create do the characters and actors justice bc the actors and actresses in all the twilight saga movies are gorgeous!and all the characters bettr b brought to life(comics) correctly
jus hope its good
and da characters rnt ugly!
love twilight and all da characters and actors and actresses lol
-frm the#1twilighter and robpattinson fan!!!!

by EdwardsGirl*** on July 16 - 3:08 pm PDT

Im soooooooooo excited! i havnt even thought of doin a graphic novel but it seems liuke an amazing idea! i fully support it! lmao and i like the way they drew bella and edward. they look close to what i pictured them to look like in my head when i started to read the book. i cant wait to see how the other characters look. lmao WOOHOO!!!!!

by Samantha on July 16 - 5:02 pm PDT

YAY! This is weirdly stupid but cool, i am going to buy it 4 sure!

by Cali on July 16 - 9:33 pm PDT

im interested in seeing how this turns out. but i didnt bother to “read more” by clicking at the bottom of the page, cuz in my opinion this is just plain stupid. like, i might flip thru the pictures just to see them, but i dont really wanna buy it. no offense. it was a creative idea tho, and im sure other ppl will buy it, but not thnx…not me.

by Lydia on August 04 - 1:40 pm PDT

OME! i am sooo excited! i luv manga and twilight and i am so happy this is coming out!

by Lydia on August 04 - 1:41 pm PDT

I AM SOOO BUYING IT!!!! =)

by twilightlover on August 08 - 12:52 am PDT

heyy this is awsome i love twilight