Dark Horse Explores the Power of Storytelling in “The Problem of Susan and Other Stories”
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (August 6, 2018)—As part of Dark Horse’s ever-expanding Neil Gaiman Library, we are thrilled to announce comic adaptations of the beloved Gaiman short stories “The Problem of Susan,” “October in the Chair,” “Locks,” and “The Day the Saucers Came” in an essential anthology. From Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award–winning author Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (The Sandman, The Giver), Scott Hampton (American Gods), and Paul Chadwick (Concrete) comes The Problem of Susan and Other Stories.
In the short story “The Problem of Susan,” Neil Gaiman explores the remarkable power of children’s literature through the eyes of an aged college professor with unique insight into Susan’s fantastic past. The Problem of Susan and Other Stories shines new light on the wondrous and imaginative tales we tell and how they shape our experiences for generations to come.
The Problem of Susan and Other Stories HC goes on sale January 23, 2019, and is available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop.
Praise for Neil Gaiman:
“It’s virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story. He is a thesaurus of myth, both original and traditional.” –The Guardian
“Gaiman’s storytelling is the furthest thing from clumsy — extremely well researched, superbly clever, and endlessly fun.” –Medium
"Neil Gaiman, a writer of rare perception and endless imagination, is an American treasure." —William Gibson (Neuromancer)
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What I read only really comprised a brief short - basically, an extended joke - story, I thought. Did the comics artist adapt just a chapter/s of a novel, or a complete shirt story? Has anyone here read either version?
I meant to write about this is " What Comic...! " but too much time went by, then I saw Gainan's name here.
I haven't read "Forbidden Brides," but there have been a whole series of these adaptations from Dark Horse. They have all been adapted from short stories. Gaiman has published several short story collections, so there is a lot of possible source material.
I read the adaptation, not the original short story. It is an extended parody -- the idea is that of a writer in a world where all the cliches of gothic mysteries are the norm, and his idea of being original is to write a story that we would consider normal. INOW, nobody chases anybody across foggy moors, your long-lost identical twin brother doesn't show up for a swordfight every night, there's no one imprisoned in the attic or basement, and so forth. Nobody in his world thinks it will work.