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Stan Lee's 'Romeo and Juliet: The War' - watch the trailer
Published Tuesday, Oct 25 2011, 11:59 BST | By Hugh Armitage | Add comment
A trailer for Romeo and Juliet: The War has been released.
Stan Lee co-created the graphic novel with 1821 Comics' Terry Dougas.
The adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play will be written by Max Work with art by Skan Srisuwan.
Watch the trailer for Romeo and Juliet: The War below:
The science-fiction/fantasy reimagining is set in the futuristic Earth empire of Verona, where the cyborg Montagues make war on the genetically-enhanced Capulets.
Lee, who narrates the trailer, said: "This is the graphic novel I've always dreamed of doing.
"Take one of the world's greatest stories, known and loved throughout the globe, place it against the background of a future age, a more violent, science-gone-mad age - embellish it with the most powerful, dazzling, illustrations ever seen and produce it in the largest, most impressive format of all.
"Romeo and Juliet: The War! It's the crowning achievement in this, the age of the graphic novel."
Romeo and Juliet: The War will be released on November 30.
> Stan Lee launching children's imprint
Stan Lee co-created the graphic novel with 1821 Comics' Terry Dougas.
The adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play will be written by Max Work with art by Skan Srisuwan.
Watch the trailer for Romeo and Juliet: The War below:
The science-fiction/fantasy reimagining is set in the futuristic Earth empire of Verona, where the cyborg Montagues make war on the genetically-enhanced Capulets.
Lee, who narrates the trailer, said: "This is the graphic novel I've always dreamed of doing.
"Take one of the world's greatest stories, known and loved throughout the globe, place it against the background of a future age, a more violent, science-gone-mad age - embellish it with the most powerful, dazzling, illustrations ever seen and produce it in the largest, most impressive format of all.
"Romeo and Juliet: The War! It's the crowning achievement in this, the age of the graphic novel."
Romeo and Juliet: The War will be released on November 30.
> Stan Lee launching children's imprint
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