Scottish Television has a good and fairly long (nearly 8 minutes) video report on the launch of the new Jekyll and Hyde graphic novel which, appropriately enough, was launched in the Jekyll and Hyde pub, which isn’t more than a few minutes from author Robert Louis Stevenson’s old home in Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town (incidentally even the schizophrenic architecture of Edinburgh, with its split between Old and New Town, is thought to have played a part in inspiring RLS’ classic tale of human duality).
(Cam Kennedy and Alan Grant in front of some of Cam’s artwork at the launch of the graphic novel version of Jekyll and Hyde, adapted from the immortal work by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Artist Cam Kennedy, writer Alan Grant and colourist Jamie Grant were all on hand in the faux-Gothic, creepily themed pub and from the tone of the report it looks like the meedja were taking it seriously, which has been one of the encouraging aspects of this and the previous Kidnapped reading campaigns, that the graphic novel has been seen as important in raising awareness of our literary heritage and encouraging more to read. For more events relating to the Jekyll and Hyde publication and the UNESCO City of Literature campaign check the official site. (thanks to Ali from the City of Literature for the link)
(detail from the cover of the graphic novel of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, adapted by Alan Grant, art by Cam Kennedy, published Waverley Books)
Fri, Feb 29, 2008
Books, Film, TV and radio