SCAD students complete original artwork for graphic novel series

Published: May 21, 2008

The Savannah College of Art and Design along with Walker & Co. announces the upcoming release of the "Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone" graphic novel series.

Just in time for the 2009 50th anniversary of the cult phenomena comes the only graphic novel series based on the legendary show.

Based on the original and unedited scripts in their entirety, written by Rod Serling, artists from the SCAD sequential art department have taken on the challenge of creating this new dimension that will allow fans to make the journey from black and white videotape into the world of full-color images in a graphic novel.

"I suspect that my husband, Rod Serling, the 'father' of 'The Twilight Zone,' would wholeheartedly approve of this 'new dimension' of his stories. The adaptations and fine graphic pictures have truly caught the feeling and climate of that wondrous world of imagination," said Serling's widow, Carol.

  Emily Easton, publisher of Walker Books for Young Readers, is a lifelong fan and was thrilled to introduce the new series. "It's been particularly gratifying to see the maniacal gleam that comes into most people's eyes as I tell them we are launching this graphic novel series - the passion that still exists for this groundbreaking piece of television history is palpable."

SCAD sequential art professor Mark Kneece said, "[I hope that], from some nearby fifth dimension, Serling is smiling at the prospect of these books."

 
Story Titles and Publishing Schedule

Fall 2008
"Walking Distance"
"The After Hours"

Winter 2009
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"
"The Odyssey of Flight 33"

Spring 2009
"Deaths-head Revisited"
"The Midnight Sun"

Fall 2009
"The Big Tall Wish"
"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"


SCAD Artists And Participants

"Walking Distance"

• Adaptation from Rod Serling's original script by Mark Kneece, sequential art professor
• Illustrated by Dove McHargue, sequential art professor
• Color separations by sequential art students Cassandra Wedeking, Andre R. Frattino, Kyle C. Ladd, Daria Makaíalohilohi, Pickard Hoey, Shawn C. Gilchrist, and Sean Toenniges
• Lettering by sequential art students Mia Paluzzi and Matthew Razzano
• Series title treatment by Devin O'Bryan, graphic design professor
• Series copyediting by Kerri O'Hern
• Series creative development by Anna Marlis Burgard, director of industry partnerships, and Emily Easton
• Series art direction and design by Angela Rojas, merchandising art director
• Series project management by Angela Rojas, merchandising art director, and Melissa Kavonic

"The After Hours"

• Adaptation from Rod Serling's original script by Mark Kneece, sequential art professor
• Illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs (B.F.A., sequential art, 2005)
• Coloring and lettering by sequential art students Mia Paluzzi and Matthew Razzano
• Series title treatment by Devin O'Bryan, graphic design professor
• Series copyediting by Kerri O'Hern
• Series creative development by Anna Marlis Burgard, director of industry partnerships, and Emily Easton
• Series art direction and design by Angela Rojas, merchandising art director
• Series project management by Angela Rojas, merchandising art director and Melissa Kavonic

For more information, contact Anna Burgard, director of industry partnerships.