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Th ese books were bound on cardstock rather than in the pamphlet style of the originals
and also included notes on the texts from respected scholars. Most recently, graphic
novel and comics publisher Papercutz has retained the rights to use the Classics Illus-
trated name. Papercutz has republished new adaptations and also may reprint some of
the titles printed under Berkeley and First. Many other publishers have attempted simi-
lar adaptation work in recent years. Graphic Classics focuses on short story collections
from major writers of the 19th and 20th century, such as Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan
Poe, Mark Twain, Bram Stoker, Ambrose Bierce, and Jack London. Marvel’s Marvel
Illustrated line includes versions of Th e Last of the MohicansTreasure Island, , and Man in
the Iron Mask, with other adaptations planned. Several companies publish adaptations
of Shakespeare plays in the Manga format. Cliff sNotes supports many of these titles
through a relationship with Wiley publishing, which also off ers Manga adaptations of
Th e Scarlet Letter and Th e Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Jack Lake Productions, Inc.
has been reprinting original editions from the Classics Illustrated Junior series since 2003
and began reprinting Illustrated Classics stories in 2005.
See also: Adaptations from Other Media
Selected Bibliography: Giddins, Gary. “Seduced by Classics Illustrated.” I n Give our
Regards to the Atomsmashers, ed. Sean Howe, pp. 78–95. New York: Pantheon, 2004;
Jones, William B., Jr. Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History. Jeff erson, NC: McFarland,
2001; Versaci, Rocco. Th is Book Contains Graphic Language. New York: Continuum,
2007.
James Bucky Carter
CLOWES, DANIEL (1961–) is a critically acclaimed cartoonist, illustrator, and screen-
writer whose graphic novels include Ghost World, David Boring, Ice Haven, and Like a
Velvet Glove Cast in Iron. Th e bulk of his published work initially appeared in the pages
of Eightball (1989–) or in his earlier comic book series, Lloyd Llewellyn (1986–88).
He has illustrated over 20 record covers and created the poster for the fi lm Happiness.
In 2007–8, his serialized graphic romance, “Mr. Wonderful,” appeared in the New York
Times Magazine, and he has produced covers for Th e New Yorker. In addition, Clowes
has written screenplays for two studio movies, Ghost World (2001) and Art School Con-
fi dential (2006), both of which are based on his own comics; he is currently attached
to three scripts, including one based on his superhero lampoon Th e Death Ray, which
appeared in Eightball, issue #23 (2004). His screenplay for Ghost World was nominated
for an Academy Award. Along with Peter Bagge, Chester Brown, the Hernandez
Brothers, Seth, and Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes is one of the pivotal fi gures in the
alternative comics subculture of the past two decades.
Clowes was born in Chicago, Illinois, and received his BFA in 1984 from the Pratt
Institute in Brooklyn, New York. (His experiences at Pratt are refracted through the lens
of satire and gallows humor in Art School Confi dential.) In 1985, he submitted a comic
