Alice Oseman: ‘I’m 50 pages into writing the final Heartstopper... I’m excited but it’s also bittersweet’

The creator of the bestselling graphic novels and TV series on turning 30, making playlists for her books and why it’s important to her to be visibly politicalAlice Oseman, 29, was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up near Rochester. While studying English at Durham University, she published her first novel, Solitaire, then expanded the story of two of its characters, Nick and Charlie, into two ebooks and a 2016 online web comic, Heartstopper. First published as a graphic novel in 2018, it has since become a bestselling series of books, with an acclaimed Netflix TV adaptation following in 2022. Season three of the show, executive produced and written by Oseman, premieres on Netflix next month.Heartstopper has been a huge success in two formats. What’s the transition been like for you as a writer from the graphic novel to the small screen?It’s actually more similar than you would imagine, perhaps because the comic is such a visual medium. So much about making them is about choosing what frames and what angles you’re showing the characters from, like the thought process that goes into directing something for the screen. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-09-22 08:30:04 UTC ]

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Queers Love Comics, and “Grease Bats” Loves Queers

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Panel Mania: ‘Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass’

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Panel Mania: Glenn Ganges in: The River at Night by Kevin Huizenga

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Three Must-Read Novels About Artists

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This Week's Bestsellers: September 9, 2019

Louise Penny has the #2 book in the country with ‘A Better Man,’ book 15 in her Chief Inspector Gamache mysteries. Plus ‘Eleanor & Park’ author Rainbow Rowell and cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks collaborate on the graphic novel ‘Pumpkinheads,’ and ob/gyn and NYT columnist Jen Gunter debuts with... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Interview With Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre of Hotel Dare

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Why Did Interactive Ebooks Never Catch On?

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Panel Mania: Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh

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Rainbow Rowell’s First Graphic Novel Serves Up Comedy and Romance

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Panel Mania: ‘The Forbidden Harbor’

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'Blacksad' is a promising detective game based on a cult comic

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JD Salinger estate finally agrees to ebook editions

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Review: A lover of surfing, AJ Dungo finds connection and solace in 'In Waves'

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