The Last Unicorn Launches at WonderCon
Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2010
The six-issue miniseries of Peter S. Beagle's enduring tale to
debut with exclusive 
WonderCon
cover
San Diego, CA (February 23, 2010) - Peter S.
Beagle's acclaimed and enchanting fantasy, The Last
Unicorn, has delighted fans for more than forty years. Now,
IDW Publishing is pleased to launch The Last
Unicorn comic book adaptation of
Beagle's acclaimed novel at WonderCon, one
of the country's leading comics and pop culture conventions, held
April 2nd through the 4th in San Francisco. Under the close
direction of Beagle himself, writer Peter
B. Gillis, illustrator Renae De Liz and
her husband, colorist Ray Dillon, have all joined
forces with IDW to capture the depth of this heartfelt story.
Beagle will be a guest of WonderCon and host a
panel to discuss his famous story. A signing at the IDW booth with
an exclusive variant cover number one issue will follow.
"I'm delighted that IDW is doing this adaptation of my book," says
Beagle, "and by the real effort everyone there has
made to stay true to what I wrote. Together with the creative team
of Peter, Renae, and Ray, they are achieving something I honestly
hadn't believed possible and I cannot wait to debut it at
WonderCon."
The Last Unicorn was originally published in 1968 and became an instant classic, selling more than five million copies worldwide. Beagle created some of the most delightful and real characters in modern fantasy fiction, and also wrote the screenplay for the incredibly popular animated film that was adapted from his novel.
By turns darkly humorous and deeply moving, The Last Unicorn follows what may be the very last unicorn on her journey to discover what happened to the rest of her kind. The unicorn encounters a magical cast of both good and evil characters during her quest, as she explores a world transformed by the lack of unicorns, and by the selfish disillusionment of a king.
The Last Unicorn #1 (of 6, $3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in April 2010. Diamond order code FEB10 0936.
