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News: Crisis Novel Second Print Press Release |
WOLFMAN'S CRISIS NOVEL GETS NEW PRINTRelated
posted 06-19-2005 07:46 AMPRESS RELEASE
Crisis on Infinite Earths, the hardcover novel written by Marv Wolfman, based on his and George Pérez’ award-winning 1985 comic, was released in April of this year and sold out its first print run in less than three weeks, leaving many Crisis fans disappointed that they were unable to purchase a copy. Reviews of the novel have been very positive and it has been hailed as, “A wonderful piece of work,” as well as “A worthwhile companion to Wolfman and Perez's original.”
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (Novel) (Apr 2005)
Fortunately, the novel is going into an unprecedented second printing and Wolfman urges fans to order copies now through their local book stores or comic shops before this edition, smaller than the first, also sells out. The novel is also available through the Science Fiction Book Club in a smaller sized hardcover edition.
Unlike most adaptations, the Crisis novel does not attempt to just adapt the original story. “There was no reason to,” Wolfman stated. “The story George Pérez and I created worked perfectly as a comic. Instead, Wolfman took the sections of original story and played it through the eyes of (Barry Allen) The Flash, who died half-way through the original story. The novel contains 60-70% new scenes and events and because of the point of view nature of the book reveals new plot points, story elements and many character revelations and personal insights that are not in the original. “I’m very proud of the book,” Wolfman says. “If you read the original comic this will add much to the experience, but if you didn’t, I think you’ll still find this a page-turner. Previous Crisis experience is not necessary to understand the story or to enjoy it.”
