I learn Frank Herbert’s Dune as an adolescent and it ran by my creativeness like no different e-book earlier than it. It’s solely proper that I coated the Dune e-book and comedian panel for San Diego Comic-Con @ Home.

The digital SDCC panel was hosted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson who spoke with a number of visitors engaged on differing Dune initiatives. In attendance have been Bill Ransom, Christopher Morgan from Tor Books, Charlotte Greenbaum from Abrams ComicArts, Jonathan Manning from BOOM! Studios, and audiobook narrator Scott Brick. At the beginning, Anderson, and Herbert shared particulars concerning the newest trilogy, which was unveiled at final yr’s San Diego Comic-Con @ Home.

The trilogy facilities across the Atreides household on their pre-Arrakis house planet of Caladan and is designed to bump to the occasions in Frank Herbert’s Dune. The Duke of Caladan targeted on Duke Leto Atreides, whereas the second novel, The Lady of Caladan, is about Lady Jessica and is ready to return out in September. Finally, we’ll get a Paul Atreides-centered story within the conclusion of the trilogy, The Heir of Caladan, which can debut in fall 2022. The panel additionally spent a while teasing upcoming Dune graphic novels. Charlotte Greenbaum, editor of the graphic novel sequence at Abrams ComicArts gave the rundown on what to anticipate from the comedian adaptation of Frank Herbert’s work.

Part one of many Dune graphic novel sequence was launched final fall and is illustrated by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin. The e-book is a nationwide best-seller and voted third finest graphic novel of 2021 by Book Authority. With such a optimistic reception, Abrams is doing a sized-up deluxe version popping out in October 2021. The second quantity within the sequence debuts in July 2022. Next up was Jonathan Manning, editor of Dune: House Atreides at Boom Studios. He revealed variant covers for the comedian—problem #8 will drop quickly and is the final of the second arc. In August 2021, Boom will start engaged on the third arc which beings with problem #9.

Of course, a cinematic adaptation of Dune hits theaters this yr and these titles can solely profit from the added consideration on the franchise. The movie stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, with Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica and Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto. The movie was delayed from December 2020 to October 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. If you’d like to observe the panel for your self, you’ll find it beneath.

The Lady of Caladan comes out on September 21. Villeneuve’s Dune lastly arrives in theaters and HBO Max on October 22.

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