| His Dark Materials - the graphic novels | |
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In 2014 the French publishing company Gallimard, which locally owns Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials rights, announced the adaptation of the trilogy as a series of graphic novels. The first book of the series, Northern Lights, would consists into three parts, with drawings by Clément Oubrerie and adapted story by Stéphane Melchior. It was later announced that The Subtke Knife would require three more books and The Amber Spyglass four, possibly. The first two parts of The Subtle Knife were published between November 2018 and January 2021 in France with drawings from French artist Thomas Gilbert. So far, the Northern Lights graphic novels were partly or fully published in Germany (Carlsen), Italy (Salani), Spain (Norma), Denmark (Cobolt), Sweden (Kartago) but also in the United-Kingdom (Doubleday), the United States (Knopf), South Korea (f_books) and the Netherlands (Sherpa). Translations for The Subtle Knife were also published in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Sweden, UK and USA. As of January 2023, the adaptation of The Amber Spyglass is not planned (yet?). 
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Clément Oubrerie (Books 1-3) was born in 1966 in Paris. He got recognition for the series of graphic novels Aya de Yopougon from 2005. He recently worked with Julie Birmant to depict the life of young Pablo Picasso and dancer Isadora Duncan. 
Thomas Gilbert (Book 4-5) was born in Angers in 1983. He studied in Brussels where he now lives and works and was at some point member of the Atelier Mille with seven other comics authors. He previously published the Oklahoma Boy series for Manolosanctis, Bjornle Morphir with Casterman and Les Filles de Salem with Dargaud. 
Stéphane Melchior (adapted story) was born in Rennes in 1965. After studying art, he worked for art publishing companies and then as a scriptwriter for movies and TV. He has been involved in comics since 2007 and have adapted various reknowned books as graphic novels (Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Melville's Taïpi) and published original stories. 
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Official Facebook page for the graphic novels (in French). Oublog, Clément Oubrerie's blog (in French). Thomas Gilbert Instagram profile. Stéphane Melchior as seen by Le Télégramme in 2015 (in French). Interview with Thomas Gilbert, Comixtrip, 26-10-2018 (in French) Interview with Stéphane Melchior, Zoo #68, nov-dec 2018 (pp4-5, in French) |
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Discover the first pages of Northern Lights, Book 1, on the publisher's website, Gallimard Discover the first pages of Northern Lights, Book 2, on the publisher's website, Gallimard Discover the first pages of Northern Lights, Book 3, on the publisher's website, Gallimard Discover a few pages of The Subtle Knife, Book 1, on the publisher's website, Gallimard The Cittàgazze's gallery |
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Northern Lights, Book 1, Fauve d'Angoulème 2015 - Youth Album. Last update: 15/02/2023 |
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