25th September 2003 / Alan Moore / Pre-order
Avatar have posted their solicitations for December online, and the two COURTYARD books are both featured.
For those who didn’t get the newsletter about this… Avatar are releasing a collection of THE COURTYARD which reprints the two-issue comic story, with a new introduction from Garth Ennis; and also THE COURTYARD COMPANION, which features the full adaptation script I wrote, Alan’s original short story, exhaustive annotations by a Lovecraft scholar, new pinups from Jacen and a new essay by me about Lovecraft, Moore and working on the book. I’m fairly certain this book will also feature the ‘original ending’ of the comic version, which was changed (for the better) in the final book, but I don’t see it in the solicitation so don’t quote me on that.
There’ll also be a limited edition deluxe hardcover slipcase of both books with new covers, new artwork on the slipcase, and an art print – all by Jacen – included. One for the collectors.
The picture to the right is a thumbnail of the COMPANION cover, by the way. Lovely stuff.
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