Tuesday 23 September 2008

High Expectations?

I might be doing a comic adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' for an educational publisher.



To try to win the business, I've done page one from the script. I can't show the whole thing so here's a crop from one of the panels showing old Abel Magwitch gnawing on a piece of bread.

Great Expectations is probably my favourite Dickens and there are some fab characters that I know I'll enjoy drawing if I get the business - Miss Haversham, Mr Jaggers and Mr. Wemmick not to mention Joe Gargery and Estella should all be very interesting to interpret in my own way.

Ages ago I got a copy of the 1946 David Lean film free with the Times. I watched that to get in the mood, hopefully it won't affect my interpretations too much.

2 comments:

matt dawson said...

The page you showed me certainly hit the mark Kev. We 'expect great' things from this project (sorry) if they have the forsight to comission you! I really look forward to your take on the flamin' dame Miss H. !

Graeme Neil Reid said...

Bingo! Excellent news Kevin and a great story to draw. I read Dickens book a couple years back after having watched the brilliant David Lean film for the umpteenth time. I love that film and it would be hard for me not to be influenced by it if I was to draw a version of the story.