Female Force's graphic stories will be 'very fun, respectful and unique', promises publisher.
by: Alison Flood
The latest in comic book warfare pits two unlikely heroines against each other: JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer. The bestselling authors are set to go head-to-head at the end of the year, when graphic novel biographies of each writer are lined up for publication.
Dressed in a purple off-the-shoulder dress and a golden necklace, Rowling's comic persona is somewhat more glamorous than that of Meyer, who sports a grey v-neck jumper. Whether this will prove more enticing to readers of the comics, which are scheduled for release in December and November respectively by US publisher Bluewater Productions, remains to be seen.
The Rowling graphic biography will follow her "rags to riches story", said Bluewater, from her middle-class upbringing, to her time in Portugal teaching English and her "meteoric rise" to bestsellerdom. Author Adam Gragg said Rowling was "a remarkable and multi-dimensional woman". "Learning about who she is and how she struggled to become a success was a truly enlightening experience," he said. "Twelve publishers turned her down. If it weren't for the daughter of a British publisher who liked Rowling's first chapter of Philosopher's Stone, we might never have met Harry Potter."
Meyer's story, meanwhile, will be narrated by a vampire "in a very fun, respectful and unique way", according to Bluewater president Darren G Davis.
The publisher is currently in the process of selecting two other prominent female authors for its comic book series, and said it was deliberating between Toni Morrison, Ayn Rand, Margaret Atwood, Ursula LeGuin, Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Beatrix Potter and Virginia Woolf. The books are being published as part of its Female Force series, which has already featured biographies of Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton.
From: the Guardian
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