9/17/2023 0 Comments Marvel graphic audio![]() : What are the advantages-and challenges-of creating a prose novel versus a more traditional comic? This is Thanos at the height of his power, larger than life-literally! villain” moments from the classic INFINITY GAUNTLET storyline, but reimagines that DNA in a signature way. The opening recalls all the best “hero vs. So we knew from the get-go that we could trust him to tell an epic story. Stuart’s a consummate professional-a breeze to work with. So he sent us a pitch, which we immediately loved, and from there, it was full steam ahead. So there are a million reasons why he came to mind in fact, he was almost too busy to write the book! But, lucky for us, he couldn’t resist the lure of the character. It doesn’t hurt that the man knows comics inside and out he’s been writing and editing comics for over 20 years. He actually wrote our very first prose novel, “Marvel: Civil War”-an adaptation of the historic 2006 event-and he was the primary editor on several subsequent projects. Sarah Brunstad and Jeff Youngquist: Stuart has been working with us for a long time. : What made Stuart Moore the perfect choice to write this novel? What’s it like to work with Stuart? And one of the joys of writing-and editing!-prose is the intimacy of the story you can tell this was an opportunity to really dig into a character whose motivations are often so abstract that they go beyond any conventional definition of “good and evil.” Thanos is so much more than “villain” or “hero,” and that makes for great story fodder. ![]() He’s been around since 1973 and his history goes so much deeper than the Guardians team we’re familiar with. But we felt Thanos was a separate story-he needed room to develop on his own. We’d put out a Guardians novel by Dan Abnett in 2014, and had been lucky enough to snag up-and-coming author Corinne Duyvis to write a new Guardians novel to coincide with “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. So with the success of “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy” film and all the buzz about this super powerful cosmic string-puller, we knew it was the right time for a Thanos novel. Sarah Brunstad and Jeff Youngquist: In our prose line, we’re trying to appeal to dyed-in-the-wool fans as always, but we’re also looking for something that’s going to bring in the unfamiliar reader-someone who maybe knows a character from film, or TV, or has read a comic or two and just doesn’t know where to go from there. : So, Sarah and Jeff, as editors at Marvel, how does a project like this start? We’ve rarely seen such an in-depth story about Thanos, so what made you want to explore the legendary Mad Titan this way? To learn more about “Thanos: Death Sentence,” we spoke to Marvel editors Sarah Brunstad and Jeff Youngquist, GraphicAudio Vice President Anji Cornette, and GraphicAudio Director Scott McCormick about the process of transforming the novel into a cinematic audio production. For a special sampling of the audiobook, check out a scene from GraphicAudio now! Witness the story of “Thanos: Death Sentence” by Stuart Moore, in ways you’ve never seen-or heard-before: available today, March 15, as an epic GraphicAudio production! Immerse yourself in the voices, sound effects, and music that bring this tale to life. Stripped of his powers and granted one final chance by his only love, Mistress Death, the Mad Titan sets out once more to assert his strength and influence across the Multiverse… ![]() In his quest for omnipotence of the Infinity Gems, Thanos has been defeated again by a group of heroes intent on stopping him at all costs. ![]()
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