Bugged

For those of you fanatical Papercutz followers and hardcore CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED fans who may be wondering whatever happened to CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE #4 “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” the good news is that the graphic novel is almost done! Artist Severine Lefebvre wanted to make her debut graphic novel has beautiful as possible, and she has done just that! Unfortunately, that means CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE #4 will be a few months late getting to your favorite bookseller, but we believe it’ll be worth the wait!

In the meantime, I thought I’d share this true-life behind-the-scenes story with you. As I was standing by the mysterious Ortho’s desk, as he was completing various production corrections on CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE #4 “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” something caught my eye — it was a little, dark shape boldly entering our room. Distracted, I had to see what it was. Well, if you’re a New Yorker, you know what a water bug is. It’s an inch-long bug, that is just the ickiest! And worst of all, it can fly! It scurried under a big set of wooden shelves where artwork and films to old books are stored. These shelves are very close to where my desk is, so as I write this, I keep looking over to where our uninvited guest went– checking to see if he’s about to come out! ‘Cause if he does, we’re ready for him! We don’t call CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE “DELUXE” for nothing! What with those thick hardcovers and over 140 pages of comics, it’s ready to come down hard on any intruders– if you know what I mean! It’s not easy working when you’re constantly looking over your shoulder for any signs of insect life, but when you also edit BIONICLE and TALES FROM THE CRYPT an icky flying bug is no big deal!

I hope you all enjoyed this exclusive peek into the highly glamourous world of graphic novel editing! I’ll report back tomorrow with an update on a current bug crisis, and I should be able to post some scenes from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer– maybe the scene with the dead cat! Don’t miss it!