If you’re a fan of stop-motion animation and of legendary animator Ray Harryhausen, then you’ve likely seen Ray Harryhausen Presents; The Pit and the Pendulum, or at least have heard about it. It’s the short stop-motion animated film based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe (we told you about awhile ago).
The film has been so successful over the last year, screening at the BNAT Film Festival, AFI Dallas, and the San Diego Comic-Con, that the little film has aquired quite the mass following. And they’re about to get bigger, as the short filmed just signed a deal with Bluewater Productions, Inc., one if the top independent production studios of comic, young adult books and graphic novel titles, to bring the short flick to the comic book page!
Using screen caps from the animated film and text straight from Poe’s story, the comic version is set to hit shelves in February, and is aiming to blow you away! At least, director Marc Lougee hopes so: Seeing the film published as a comic thru a brilliant publisher like Bluewater is the realization of another dream of mine. What started as a labor of love, and a once in a lifetime chance to make a film with Ray Harryhausen at the helm, has just continued to expand and reach further than I’d imagined. I’m really excited to have an issue of Ray Harryhausen Presents; The Pit and the Pendulum comic in hand .
I’m a huge fan of this style of animation, and it’s always nice to see the ‘little guy’ break through and make it big. Nice work!
Head on over the the film’s OFFICIAL SITE for more details and for your chance to score THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM on DVD. The comic version (pictured here) is aiming to hit stores in February, though no specific date has been set.
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