Share and Enjoy - Douglas Adams Biography Comic Hits Kickstarter
Reading time: 2 minutes
Share and Enjoy, a new graphic novel from Manchester's Cutaway Comics, is live on Kickstarter now. The unofficial biography explores the life, universe and everything of Douglas Adams, creator of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Who Is Making Share and Enjoy
The script comes from award-winning playwright, novelist and Douglas Adams super-fan MARK GRIFFITHS. He previously wrote the acclaimed Omega mini-series for Cutaway Comics. He also wrote the Edinburgh Fringe hit We Apologise for the Inconvenience.
Share and Enjoy has taken a Douglas-esque meander to the page. Mark explains: "Having originally written We Apologise for the Inconvenience in 2013 as a two hander exploring Douglas' struggles with deadlines, it's extremely appropriate that this particular project started life as a TV play, before expanding to a motion picture screenplay before morphing into a graphic novel. But it's a story I've been aching to share, I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it!"
The 80-page graphic novel features bold art by MARTIN GERAGHTY (Doctor Who Magazine, BBC Studios, Cutaway Comics). The style moves away from Martin's signature muscular action work. It sits closer to the fun and whimsy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Martin reckons: "It's fantastic to be working on something as varied and imaginative as Share and Enjoy. From the jungles of Madagascar to 80's London and everything in-between, I'm already loving immersing myself into Mark's wildly entertaining and inventive biopic of this fascinating, funny and complex human being!"
Launching a Kickstarter supporting the title, Cutaway Comics Commissioning Editor Gareth Kavanagh comments: "Like Douglas' well documented extended writing of So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, I sometimes feel we've been working on Share and Enjoy forever! Douglas and his brand of creativity is so missed. He had so much to give, and I think he would become the next Sir David Attenborough had we not so suddenly lost him in 2001. The phrase 'unique talent' is too often bandied around, but Douglas truly deserves the epithet. I think his life story is arguably as interesting as any of his fictional creations. It's a thrill to be telling his story in a completely fresh and visually arresting style".
Archive Interviews and New Commentaries
Once more, the Cutaway team have put together a bonus DVD for qualifying tiers, packed with Douglas-infused goodies. SEAN MASON oversees the disc, with generous assistance from Hitchhiker's royalty KEVIN DAVIES. Planned treats include a 50-minute archive Douglas Adams interview from the 80s and further audio interviews. New commentaries on the BBC's 1981 Hitchhiker's Guide adaptation are also intended, with more to be announced.
The Kickstarter launched on 2nd October at midday GMT. Backers can secure early copies of the graphic novel. Exclusive perks include tea towels, postcards of the cover art, prints, t-shirts and deluxe editions.
You can find a link to the Kickstarter here.
Support Us
Enjoyed this article?
Supporting us on Ko-fi helps keep Comic Book News UK running and lets us continue championing indie comic creators across the UK. Every contribution makes a real difference.
100% goes towards supporting indie creators
