The Story: The award-winning novel comes to life as the saga of Ender Wiggin continues! Ender is called to a distant planet to speak the death of a scientist brutally murdered by a mysterious alien species. But instead of uncovering the truth, Ender finds a web of lies and deceit that threatens to endanger the entire planet. Based on the novel by bestselling author Orson Scott Card.
I’ll be doing a signing at Chapel Hill Comics on February 16th from 5 PM to 7 PM with Orson Scott Card. If you’re in the area, come stop by and say hello. It’s the official release party for Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1. Should be fun. Mr. Card will also be signing some of his other works.
Incidentally, if you haven’t read Pathfinder, go buy it now. It’s awesome.
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Speaker for the Dead is one of my all-time favorite books, so to have the chance to work on the comic adaptation for Marvel is like a dream. Speaker is one of those books that you read and think, “Dang! How did he ever think up THAT idea?” An amazing and expected sequel to Ender’s Game. It won the Huge and Nebula Award the year it was was released, making Scott Card the first person to ever win both the Hugo and Nebula twice in a row (He won both awards the previous year for ENDER’S GAME.).
In any event, I’m working with Jordan D. White, a genius and saint of an editor at Marvel. Incredibly smart and talented guy. The art is being drawn by Pop Mahn, who I was privileged to work with on ENDER IN EXILE. Amazing artist. Oozing with talent. The creative director on this has been Orson Scott Card himself, and it’s always a joy to work with him. He is after all my favorite author. It’s a five-issue series. Check it.
Marvel just put together a trailer for the upcoming Formic War series I’ve been writing with Orson Scott Card. I think the trailer looks pretty amazing. The art in this series has been top notch. First issue releases mid February.
Click here for the preview.
The final issue in the adaptation of Ender in Exile drops October 13, 2010. I’ve loved working on this series. But fear not, more Ender is coming!
THE STORY:
The exciting conclusion to Orson Scott Card’s bestselling novel and direct sequel to Ender’s Game! Ender has found a cocoon of a young Formic hive queen who carries within her ten thousand Formic eggs. With it, Ender can restore the alien species he destroyed in the war. But should he? Or would he be opening Pandora’s box, unleashing Earth’s deadliest enemies to finish what they started? It all comes to a head here as Ender accepts or rejects his destiny as the Speaker for the Dead. Parental Advisory
COVER BY: SEBASTIAN FIUMARA
WRITER: Aaron Johnston
PENCILS: POP MAHN
INKS: POP MAHN
COLORED BY: JIM CHARALAMPIDIS
LETTERED BY: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
The fourth issue of Ender is Exile. This series has been a thrill to work on. Knock-out art by Pop Mahn. Rush to a comic book store on Thursday to grab a copy.
Here’s the low down:
Ender’s new destiny as Speaker for the Dead begins here! The colonists have all landed on planet Shakespeare, where Ender has assumed the governorship…and already, a new colony is on it’s way. Scouring the planet for a site, Ender discovers a landscape ripped straight from his dreams…and a secret that will change the course of his life forever. Based on the direct sequel to the Hugo- and Nebula-Award winning novel Ender’s Game from science-fiction master Orson Scott Card
