Marvel’s latest Jane Austen adaptation is the matchmaking tale of Emma, and features art from Return of the Dapper Men‘s Janet K. Lee. Courtesy of the publisher, here’s a look at some interior pages of the first issues, scheduled to go on sale March 2. After the jump!
Press Release
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Emma #1 from New York Times best-selling writer Nancy Butler (Sense & Sensibility) and rising star artist Janet K. Lee (Return of the Dapper Men)! This March, delve into the world of nineteenth century courtship courtesy of a Rita Award-winning author and the illustrator whose work Newsarama.com calls “truly breathtaking.” Local matchmaker Emma Woodhouse can make anyone the perfect pair – provided she can stop the men folk from falling for her first! Find out how one upstanding young woman comes to find herself stuck in a love triangle as big as an English village, only in Emma #1!
EMMA #1 (JAN110685)
Written by NANCY BUTLER
Art and Cover by JANET K. LEE
Rated A… $3.99
FOC – 2/7/11, On Sale – 3/2/11
January 26th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Love it.
January 26th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Woo! Looks awesome!
January 26th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
yeah that looks good. Emma is one of the better JA books. I’m so glad Marvel’s decided to put some interesting art in their “Lit” line (Sonny Liew was good on Sense & Sensibility, Scottie Young on the Wizard of Oz books is amazing). The Roy Thomas written ones from a while back were probably ok, but the art was so straight and meh I never bothered to find out.
January 26th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
You’re kidding right?
On what planet is this a great looking book?
I’m not trying to be a dick, but is this what professional Marvel books look like now?
Mr.O
January 26th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
I loved the two previous Marvel/Austen team-ups, especially “Sense & Sensibility.” I’ll give this one a chance, but the art is jarring and not what I was expecting. I don’t think this one will hit the bestseller lists like the last two.
January 27th, 2011 at 12:39 am
I’m glad that Marvel has realized that the typical comic book style, as they used in P&P’s interiors, wasn’t suited to the audience they were going for. I like the cover for this, but the marker coloring is kind of incongruous. To my mind markers are for doing color sketches, not finished work. Some watercolors would be nicer.