The style of the novels is very much in the classical noir tradition, which makes for a fair bit of protagonist introspection, and you can’t shoehorn too much of that into a comic we’ve done enough to maintain the overall tone of the IP, but it’s all very much on the run.

The ground we cover in not much more than a hundred and twenty pages is immense. RKM: Well, I think it’s fair to say the GN has a much higher pulse rate than the novels or the show sequential art, after all, lends itself well to dynamic excess. What new elements will this graphic novel bringing to the table? As anyone who’s read my stuff can probably tell, I’m very influenced by visual media, so both these forms are close to my heart.

And the comic-book incarnation is like the cherry on the top. But now, seeing it up on the screen at maxed out budget too (and looking pretty much as I’d always envisaged!) is just so far beyond dreams-come-true it’s impossible to describe. Looking back, all I can say is that all those lonely evenings and weekends spent in back in 1994-97 finally paid off - and how! I mean, it was enough of a blast just to get a three book deal and a movie option off the back of the MS for Carbon 20 years ago. What's it like seeing Altered Carbon now in three different mediums? SYFY WIRE chatted with Morgan on heading back to the neo-noir world of Altered Carbon, the differences in the novels and the TV show, and his collaborations with his talented creative team. Altered Carbon is one of the true masterpieces of sci-fi and we can't wait for fans to check out this story!' Dynamite has experienced great success with retailers and fans creating original stories of popular prose series in the graphic novel format, striving to offer something wholly original for hardcore fans. 'We're honored that Richard is allowing us to work with him to create new stories to continue to grow this universe. Morgan has created is so rich, it's easy to see why the novels are so successful and how it has become a huge hit on Netflix,' Dynamite Publisher Nick Barrucci said in a statement. A second season of Netflix' Altered Carbon will be released sometime next year, with Anthony Mackie ( Captain America: The Winter Soldier) taking on the Kovacs role as a fresh sleeve. Dick Award and two sequel novels followed, 2003's Broken Angels and 2005's Woken Furies. Morgan's original dystopian gem won the prestigious Philip K.

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