First images of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan emerge

Jan 21, 2010 15:35 GMT  ·  By

“Twilight” fans should be happy to learn that, several months after the official announcement was made, they get to have a first look at “Twilight: The Graphic Novel,” as Entertainment Weekly informs. The first drawings are already out online and the novel itself is scheduled for release on March 16, with a first printing issue of 350,000 items.

Ignoring for a moment that this number of copies made available will prove insignificant in terms of coping with high demand from the fans, we should mention that, at a first glance, the novel looks stunning. Made under the strict supervision of writer Stephenie Meyer by artist Young Kim, the images made available show Bella and Edward in Biology class when their hands touch and she feels like an electrical current running through her fingers when she touches the vampire’s hand.

What’s more, EW also sat down for a Q&A with Meyer and it comes included in the issue with the first images of the graphic novel. In the interview, the author that started the entire “Twilight” mania says she was involved in the creation of the new book in every step of the way, and would have only allowed it to come out with her approval so as not to disappoint the loyal fans, also known as Twi-hards. Meyer did not have much of a say in the early stages of development, she says, but, later on, when dialog was added, she was the one who called the shots.

“I was definitely involved. I didn’t do the original ‘script’ for the book, so to speak. But when I got the dialogue with the images, I did a lot of tinkering. In a couple of places, I asked for missing scenes to be inserted. For example, the conversation in the car that Bella and Edward have after she faints in Biology,” the author says. She then goes to say she’s thankful to Kim Young for making it possible for her to read “Twilight” again, this time not as an author, but as a regular fan.

“For me, it takes me back to the days when I was writing Twilight. It’s been a while since I was really able to read Twilight; there is so much baggage attached to that book for me now. It seems like all I can see are the mistakes in the writing. Reading Young’s version brought me back to the feeling I had when I was writing and it was just me and the characters again. I love that. I thank her for it,” the author adds.

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“Twilight: The Graphic Novel,” by Kim Young
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