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The first six issues were published as a [[w:trade paperback|trade paperback]], marketed as a [[w:graphic novel|graphic novel]],<ref name="Comics Beat 13 December 2011">{{cite news|title=First look: GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/13/first-look-game-of-thrones-the-graphic-novel-volume-1/|accessdate=20 December 2011|newspaper=[[Comics Beat]]|date=13 December 2011}}</ref> on 27 March 2012. It took first place on the [[w:The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-seller list]] for graphic books the day after its publication.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gustines|first=George Gene|title=Graphic Books Best Sellers: ‘Game of Thrones’ and the Avengers|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/graphic-books-best-sellers-game-of-thrones-and-the-avengers/|accessdate=8 April 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=6 April 2012}}</ref>  
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The first six issues were published as a [[w:trade paperback|trade paperback]], marketed as a [[w:graphic novel|graphic novel]],<ref name="Comics Beat 13 December 2011">{{cite news|title=First look: GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/13/first-look-game-of-thrones-the-graphic-novel-volume-1/|accessdate=20 December 2011|newspaper=[[Comics Beat]]|date=13 December 2011}}</ref> on 27 March 2012. It took first place on the [[w:The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-seller list]] for graphic books the day after its publication.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gustines|first=George Gene|title=Graphic Books Best Sellers: ‘Game of Thrones’ and the Avengers|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/graphic-books-best-sellers-game-of-thrones-and-the-avengers/|accessdate=8 April 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=6 April 2012}}</ref> The second volume will be released on June 11, 2013.
  
  

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A Game of Thrones Comics
Author Daniel Abraham
Country United States
Language English
Series A Song of Ice and Fire
Genre(s) Fantasy
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Released 21 September 2011 – ongoing
Cover Artist Steve Youll

A Game of Thrones is an ongoing comic book adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy novel A Game of Thrones, the first in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.


Production

The comic book series is scripted by fantasy author Daniel Abraham and drawn by Tommy Patterson. It is intended to follow the story and atmosphere of the novel closely, at a rate of about a page of art for each page of text, and is projected to cover 24 issues of 29 pages each. George R.R. Martin advised Daniel Abraham on aspects of the adaptation.[1]


Publication history

The initial issue was published by Dynamite Entertainment in September 2011.[2] New issues are published at a rate of one per month. The initial six issues are set to be published as a trade paperback that is marketed as a graphic novel[3], published by Bantam Books. As of March 2012, 8 out of 24 comics issues were published.


Covers of the first 9 Issues.

Publications

GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1
Author Daniel Abraham
Country United States
Language English
Series A Song of Ice and Fire
Genre(s) Fantasy
Publisher Bantam Books
Released 27 March 2012
Cover Artist Steve Youll
Media Type trade paperback, E-book
ISBN ISBN 978-0440423218

The first six issues were published as a trade paperback, marketed as a graphic novel,[3] on 27 March 2012. It took first place on the New York Times best-seller list for graphic books the day after its publication.[4] The second volume will be released on June 11, 2013.


  • Abraham, Daniel; Martin, George R.R. (2012). A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0440423218.


External links



References and Notes

  1. Sunu, Steve (21 September 2011). "Abraham Plays "A Game of Thrones"". http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34496. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
  2. "Comic Review: A Game Of Thrones #1". 21 September 2011. http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2011/09/21/comic-review-a-game-of-thrones-1/. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "First look: GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 1". Comics Beat. 13 December 2011. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/13/first-look-game-of-thrones-the-graphic-novel-volume-1/. Retrieved 20 December 2011.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Comics_Beat_13_December_2011" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Comics_Beat_13_December_2011" defined multiple times with different content
  4. Gustines, George Gene (6 April 2012). "Graphic Books Best Sellers: ‘Game of Thrones’ and the Avengers". New York Times. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/graphic-books-best-sellers-game-of-thrones-and-the-avengers/. Retrieved 8 April 2012.