Fiction Illustrated Explained

Fiction Illustrated is a short-lived series of early illustrated fiction, similar to graphic novels, produced and packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Productions in the 1970s and published by Pyramid/Jove/HBJ.^[1] Four were produced, with a fifth was planned. All but one were written by Byron Preiss. The first three were published digest size, the fourth was published in larger format.

Volumes

Source:

• Fiction Illustrated #1—Schlomo Raven: Public Detective (Pyramid Books, 1976; by Preiss and Tom Sutton)
• Fiction Illustrated #2—Starfawn (Pyramid Books, 1976; by Preiss and Stephen Fabian)
• Fiction Illustrated #3— (Pyramid Books, 1976 ; Dark Horse Comics, 2001)
• Fiction Illustrated #4—Son of Sherlock Holmes (Pyramid Books, 1977; by Preiss and Ralph Reese)

Follow-ons

• Dragonworld (planned to be the fifth volume), Preiss and Michael Reaves, illustrated by Joseph Zucker.
  • Doubleday hardcover, 1979
  • Bantam / Dell paperback, 1979)
  • Spectra paperback (July 1983)
  • Bantam / Dell paperback (Aug. 1983)
  • iBooks, Inc. paperback (2000)
  • iBooks, Inc. ebook (Microsoft Reader; 2001)
  • iBooks, Inc. paperback (2002)
  • iBooks, Inc. paperback (2005)
• Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination as a planned two-volume graphic novel, illustrated by Howard Chaykin, Putnam/Berkley, 1978. Volume two never published, Complete published by Epic Comics, xx.
• Samuel R. Delany's Empire, illustrated by Howard Chaykin, Putnam/Berkley, 1978. /
• The Illustrated Roger Zelazny, illustrated by Gray Morrow, Baronet, 1978, Ace Books, 1979.

Notes and References

1. Book: M. Keith Booker. Comics through Time [4 volumes]

   A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes] ]

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