(urth) Adaptations?

[Gerry Quinn]

A few years ago, there was talk about a graphic novel version of Book of 
the New Sun - some excerpts were posted.  (Unless they were just example 
images from a proposed project?)

- Gerry Quinn


On 29/04/2015 21:26, aaron wrote:
> I certainly wouldn't wish to see any Wolfe adaptation directed by 
> Jodorowski. Perhaps Darren Aronofsky? Kubrick would be my first 
> choice, but that of course is impossible. But imagining a Wolfe movie 
> directed by Kubrick? Awe inspiring.
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:51 AM, DAVID STOCKHOFF 
> <dstockhoff at verizon.net <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>> wrote:
>
>     Nay, the Hobbit movie was an abomination! Prepare to defend
>     yourself, sir!
>
>
>
>     On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 11:12 AM, António Pedro Marques
>     <entonio at gmail.com <mailto:entonio at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>         I have no idea, but I'm certainly *NOT* eager to see Wolfe
>         transported into any other medium. I agree he provides much
>         material for that, but I'd rather folks would get their
>         material elsewhere or invent it themselves.
>
>         If it ends up being done, then I think it would be best left
>         to unknown folks rather than Moebius or Jodorowsky or whoever.
>         For much the same reason I wouldn't want Sean Connery to play
>         Gandalf. (Tolkien, for instance, I have no qualms about being
>         adapted to film or even games. I don't like the LotR movies,
>         but that's for other reasons, and I think The Hobbit was
>         acceptable.)
>
>
>         No dia 29/04/2015, às 13:25, Andreas Johansson
>         <andreas.havok at gmail.com <mailto:andreas.havok at gmail.com>>
>         escreveu:
>
>>         Hi,
>>
>>         First of all, a great thanks to all of you out there debating
>>         and analyzing the big and the small of all things Wolfean.
>>         It's severely enlightening, both for understanding Wolfe in
>>         many more layers, and literature in general. Now then, a
>>         question that arose recently as I began the BOTNS for I think
>>         a fourth time, while at the same time delving deep into Elder
>>         Scrolls V: Skyrim - how wonderful wouldn't a "sand box" type
>>         of videogame, set in Severian's Urth? - so my question was,
>>         has there been any kind of adaptations of any of Gene Wolfe's
>>         works? Graphic novels, theatre productions, short movies,
>>         anything? Given his massive output (more than fifty short
>>         stories, hehe), you'd think that somewhere, someone would've
>>         picked up the challenge.
>>
>>         Of course, much of what makes Wolfe special is an inherent
>>         trait of the medium that would be lost in a visual adaptation
>>         that loses the 1st person perspective... but his worlds are
>>         so bloody vivid and beautiful that they would be a feast for
>>         any graphic artist to dig into, even if 70% of the in-text
>>         layers would be lost. Imagine a Moebius-style graphic novel
>>         based on Urth of the New Sun... or as mentioned moving freely
>>         through a 3d-rendered version of Nessus or Viron.
>>
>>         Oh by the way, which entry-point to Lafferty would you
>>         fellows suggest? Haven't read anything by him but thought it
>>         might be time.
>>
>>         yrs,
>>         Andreas Johansson
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