I thought this was kind of interesting, so I wanted to pass it on to you guys.
I’ve read the first book from Dean Koontz in the Odd Thomas series, but nothing more. It was pretty good as I recall, but I’ve not found the time to read the next three books that are already available.
The basic outline of the character Odd Thomas is that he can see dead people, he can talk to them, but they cannot return the action. He starts off seeing the ghost of Elvis Presley, who is by his side a lot of the time.
The ghosts try to communicate silently to him, either by mouthing words or other gestures.
Well, I was pretty surprised to find out that just a week ago, Del Rey published a graphic novel called In Odd We Trust, which is a prequel to the existing four books. It was co-written by Koontz himself and Queenie Chan, who also did the illustrations.
The reviews on Amazon were mixed, so I have no idea what to expect from this one. On one hand, I think long-time, die hard Koontz fans will be shocked at the idea of a comic book. On the other (which is mine) I think the idea is pretty sweet.
Are there any Koontz or Odd Thomas fans out there? What do you think of the graphic novel idea?
Well, Koontz is awesome and the two Odd Thomas books I read were good, but I'm not sure they needed a graphic novel. On the other hand, it's a really smart way to reach out to a new audience that he doesn't normally reach so it's probably a good idea.
I don't know how that guy has time to write as many books as he has, let alone get in to the graphic novel genre…
That's what I was thinking…a new medium means a new audience. Who knows what kid might pick up the graphic novel in a comic book store and then want to read the books?
No kidding.
Its easy… its because he doesn't blog (and comment on 50 other sites…)
The first two Odd books were good, vintage Koontz. However, I couldn't get through Brother Odd and doubt I'll read the new one or the GN. That said I'm still a big Koontz fan and am ready for his next non-Odd book.
Nice
Well, this certainly doesn't make me want to get into the Odd series if there is no reason to read the last two
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