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LDS canon to enter comic-book realm
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But the latest adaptation is raising a few eyebrows, the Comic Book of Mormon, if you will.
Actually, the comic in question is titled "The Golden Plates: The Sword of Laban and the Tree of Life" and is the first in a series of ambitious illustrated adaptations of stories from the Book of Mormon. It has been written, illustrated and lettered by Michael Allred, who most recently worked for Marvel Comics, which is the comic-book industry's leader.
After his monthly "X-Statix" series was canceled by Marvel, Allred felt that he finally had time to work on "Golden Plates," which he calls his "dream project."
"I'm aware that there are a lot of people who think I'm crazy for doing this," Allred said by phone from his Lakeside, Ore., home and art studio. "But all I can say to them is, try to keep an open mind. This is something that I really believe in something that means more to me than anything I've ever done."
This is obviously something very different for Allred, who cut his teeth by drawing such iconic comic characters as Spider-Man, Superman and the X-Men but who gained personal prominence with his "Madman" comic-book series (which featured a "cameo" by one of the Three Nephites!).
But he said this series is also going to be very different from what people might expect. Don't look for something along the lines of the old "Classics Illustrated" comics. "The Golden Plates" is more akin to " 'It's a Wonderful Life' meets 'Conan the Barbarian,' " according to Allred.
Most important for Allred, it's also very faithful to the source material. "There's no way I would ever take liberty with these stories. And at the same time, I believe they should be told with the passion and excitement that's already in there." He added that, by motion-picture standards, the content of the book is, at most, on a PG-13 level.
"The Golden Plates" is also a family project, as Allred worked on the project with his wife, Laura, a professional comic colorist. "I've even asked my children for their input. I want them to be involved with something that's this huge and not just to me."
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