Chinanews.com, Beijing, October 29. Recently, under the guidance of Dennis Villeneuve, "Sweet Tea" Timothy Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Zhang Zhen and other science fiction epics starred The movie "Sand Dunes" is currently in theaters, with the domestic box office exceeding 180 million yuan and the global box office exceeding 200 million US dollars, setting off a wave of "science fiction fever".

At the same time, Frank Herbert's classic science fiction comic "Dune" will also be published soon.

"Dune" poster

　　The movie "Dune" is adapted from Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. It won the "Hugo Award" and the "Nebula Award". It is known as the "originator of science fiction", with its complicated stage setting and numerous inner monologues of the characters in the story. It is called "the most difficult work to be adapted into a movie" due to its psychological description.

It is even more difficult to adapt it into a comic.

　　The core member of the adaptation team of the three comics of "Dune" is Frank Herbert's son and the best-selling author of the "New York Times", which guarantees the original and high-quality original comics.

"Dune" comic version cover

　　Regarding the original comics of "Dune", the creative team said: "We have no intention of making our interpretation of "Dune", nor do we want to modify the story and add our elements. We only hope that this comic is "Dune", every chapter , The scenes are faithful to the original. Of course, this does not mean that every action or every dialogue in the original is included. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. We want to start with Frank Herbert To interpret this ambitious story. Since the original novel is divided into three parts, the comics will also be created in three parts."

"Dune" comic version

　　The creative team said that they are very satisfied with the final results of the first comic of "Dune" and look forward to the next two comics, hoping that this comic can attract a group of new readers to learn about Frank Herbert’s full story. The adventurous universe.

　　Even "Arrival" screenwriter Eric Hessel praised the "Dune" comic: "In this "Dune" comic, Raul Allen and Patricia Martin tell a story A compact story, incorporating all the nuances and subtexts into the visual language. A grid of comics frame the scope and terrain, show the powerful characters in the scene, and always guide you, making you seem to be participating in a crazy science fiction To act, you have to face hostile families and huge desert worms. The two of them accomplished a rare feat, turning a story full of intrigue into a visual feast."

　　The CITIC Publishing Group also stated that it plans to use 2-3 years to bring readers an adaptation of the original "Dune" comics, and the first one will be published soon.

At present, the first "Dune" comic has been pre-sold on the whole network.

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