{"id":8930,"date":"2018-09-24T15:46:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T20:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2018-09-24T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T20:46:41","slug":"lev-grossmans-the-magicians-comes-to-boom-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/24\/lev-grossmans-the-magicians-comes-to-boom-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Lev Grossman\u2019s THE MAGICIANS Comes To BOOM! Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Magicians: Alice\u2019s Story\u201d Original Graphic Novel debuts in stores July 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 24, 2018)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 BOOM! Studios today announced it has acquired the comic book and graphic novel publishing license to\u00a0THE MAGICIANS<\/strong>, the award-winning,\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling adult fantasy novel series created by Lev Grossman, which has become a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and inspired a hit television series on Syfy, whose fourth season will premiere in 2019.<\/p>\n

Originally published in 2009,\u00a0THE MAGICIANS<\/strong>\u00a0introduces readers to Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, which boasts a prestigious and dangerously difficult curriculum, famous and infamous alumni, and a record of only\u2026a few deaths per graduating class.<\/p>\n

The first release in this partnership will be\u00a0THE MAGICIANS: ALICE\u2019S STORY<\/strong>, an all-new original graphic novel hardcover set in the world of the book trilogy by Grossman, from acclaimed writer Lilah Sturges (Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass, Jack of Fables<\/em>), rising star artist Pius Bak and featuring a cover by Steve Morris (Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Debuting in July 2019,\u00a0THE MAGICIANS: ALICE\u2019S STORY<\/strong>\u00a0expands the mythology ofThe Magicians<\/strong>, the first novel in the series trilogy, through the perspective of lead character Alice Quinn before she joins Brakebills and embarks on an \u00a0epic journey in the magical land of Fillory.<\/p>\n

Alice is manifestly brilliant, and she\u2019s always known that magic is real. During her years at Brakebills Alice rises to the top of her class, falls in love with Quentin Coldwater, and witnesses a horrifically powerful magical creature called the Beast invade their dimension. Soon after graduation, Alice and Quentin set their sights on the idyllic setting from their favorite children\u2019s books, Fillory. In Fillory, magic flows like a river\u00a0but even with talking animals,\u00a0enchanted items, and\u00a0the chance to become king and queen of a magical land in the offing, nothing is what it seems and something far darker lies in wait behind the spellbinding facade. Now fans will learn untold secrets of Alice\u2019s journey, the world of\u00a0THE MAGICIANS<\/strong>, and will find answers to some of their biggest questions.<\/p>\n

“Usually when your work is being adapted, you just hope you’ll end up with something reasonably faithful to your vision,\u201d said novelist Lev Grossman. \u201cYou never expect to have that vision turned around and expanded to reveal incredible new things you never even knew were there. But that’s what happened with\u00a0ALICE\u2019S STORY<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking on\u00a0THE MAGICIANS<\/strong>\u00a0has been a complete joy for me from beginning to end,\u201d said writer Lilah Sturges. \u201cThe original novel is so good. It’s just so good. Like, have you read this thing? And it really speaks to me, being as it is the emotional biography of basically every sensitive gifted-and-talented kid. The best part for me was getting to adapt it in a way that presents the events of the novel in an entirely new context, by focusing on Alice rather than Quentin. It’s a change that, perhaps not coincidentally, makes it one of the most effortless jobs I’ve ever had; in real life I’m only a hair’s breadth away from Alice personality-wise, for better or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I enjoy most about drawing is that it allows me to create things that are not real by building worlds and exploring them in my art. So I feel very lucky to get to be working onTHE MAGICIANS<\/strong>, because drawing Fillory and the magical world surrounding it is so much fun!\u201d said artist Pius Bak. \u201cThe original novel is incredible and Lilah\u2019s adaptation of it . . . is just perfect. This feels like the best work of my career and I can\u2019t wait for fans to see the final graphic novel in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

THE MAGICIANS: ALICE\u2019S STORY<\/strong>\u00a0is the latest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 eponymous imprint, home to a world-class group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon\u2019s\u00a0Firefly<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em>,Abbott<\/em>,\u00a0Mech Cadet Yu<\/em>,\u00a0Grass Kings<\/em>, and\u00a0Bone Parish<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTHE MAGICIANS<\/strong>\u00a0challenges readers with its unflinching look at the nature of the world around us, the way we mature (or not) through our toughest moments, the beauty of those trials, and introduces us to a cast of nuanced, flawed characters \u2013 with perhaps none as fascinating as Alice Quinn,\u201d said Sierra Hahn, Executive Editor, BOOM! Studios. \u201cLev, Lilah, and Pius have created a new canonical vision of that the first novel in the series, digging deeper into Alice\u2019s journey and exploring the depths \u2013 and heights \u2013 of her growth from fledgling magician to something even greater. First and longtime fans alike will discover something new in the heart of\u00a0ALICE\u2019S STORY<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0THE MAGICIANS: ALICE\u2019S STORY<\/strong>\u00a0will be available for sale in July 2019
\nat local comic book shops (use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to find the nearest one), bookstores or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.<\/p>\n

For continuing news on\u00a0The Magicians\u00a0<\/strong>comic books, original graphic novels and more from BOOM!, stay tuned to\u00a0www.boom-studios.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@boomstudios<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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