Bunnicula Is Back, in Graphic Novel Form

If you grew up in a time when guide festivals had been a factor, you nearly definitely know Bunnicula. Every child within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties had Bunnicula. Written and created by James and Deborah Howe, it follows a pet rabbit discovered in a film theater taking part in Dracula which leads the household canine to imagine it’s a “vampire bunny.” The guide for younger readers spawned a number of sequels in addition to TV present and now it’s getting an entire new re-creativeness.

Out this week is Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel written by James Howe and Andrew Donkin, with illustrations by Stephen Gilpin. “The key to a good adaptation is when the adapter really gets the voice and style of the original author,” Howe instructed Publisher’s Weekly. “When that happens, the original author—in this case, me—feels comfortable turning over the reins.”

Donkin has expanded the story, fleshing out the backstories of some characters for instance—however he knew that to make the guide work, it needed to preserve its essence. “The idea of something being cute and sinister, furry and frightening at the same time has a brilliant, ageless appeal to kids and adults alike,” he mentioned.

As for the illustrations, Gilpin knew it needed to be new and contemporary but in addition recognizable to followers of the unique books. “We wanted to keep it timeless, so we added stuff that didn’t exactly ‘date’ it,” Gilpin mentioned. “Old boxy TV sets would have done that, but the computer [Harold writes on in the book] could be 15 years old.”

So what precisely does that each one seem like? Well, io9 has 10 unique pages so that you can try by clicking by means of the slideshow. Check them out and get Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel in shops now.