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Classical Comics is a British publisher of graphic novel adaptations of the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë and Dickens. ==Overview== All of the volumes will be published as graphic novels. Art is being provided by British artists, most of whom have a long history of working in British comics. Some of the releases, in particular the Shakespeare, will come in three different versions: the original text, plain text and quick text, designed to allow readers with different needs to pick the version that bests suits them.〔(Clive Bryant on Classical Comics ), Newsarama, November 8, 2007〕 Classical Comics chairman, Clive Bryant has stated "We want to make Shakespeare as energetic and colourful as Spider-man"〔(Then lend the eye an easy aspect ), ''Times Educational Supplement'', August 17, 2007〕 The aim is not just to aid in English literature classes but also in other areas: Karen Wenborn, the managing director, has said "We, and the teachers we’ve consulted, can visualize huge benefits within the education process using the books, not only for literacy and literature, but also drama, art and history."〔(Classics as graphic novels? Have your say! ), National Association for the Teaching of English, June 29, 2007〕 In April 2008 Classical Comics signed a distribution deal with (book&volume ) to cover Australia and New Zealand. In June 2008 they announced two further distributions deals. Publishers Group West will be releasing British English and American English versions of Classical Comics' titles in the US and Canada〔(Classical Comics To Launch In The USA And Canada With Pgw ), Booktrade.info, June 11, 2008〕 and Ittosha are going to be translating the books into Japanese.〔(Classical Comics Reverses The Flow! Graphic Novels To Be Published In Japanese ), Booktrade.info, June 23, 2008〕 Classical Comics are also adapting their comics into other media and have turned their ''Macbeth'' graphic novel into an interactive motion comic with actors like Derek Jacobi and Juliet Stevenson voicing the roles. Jon Haward, the artist on ''Macbeth'' and ''The Tempest'', moved into the role of art direction for the ''Hamlet'' adaptation, providing character designs and rough page outlines for pencilled David Lorenzo to work with. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Classical Comics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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