Captian Blood comic book interview

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Chris Arrant over at NewsaRamma (http://www.newsarama.com) has an interview with writer Matthew Shepherd on his upcoming pirate comic book. It is due out sometime in June. It's been a while since I read the book or saw the movie, I am curious to see just how they translate this masterpiece into a comic book.Dead Eyes Open writer Matthew Shepherd joins artist Mike Shoykhet on this rollicking adventure printed in a unique one-color sepia tone. The writer has invited us on deck to talk more. Newsarama: It's good to talk to you again, Matthew. How would you describe the upcoming Captain Blood miniseries as a whole, without spoiling it? Matthew Shepherd: I'm not sure I can really "spoil" an 87-year-old novel, but Captain Blood is an as-faithful-as-we-could-manage adaptation of Sabatini's book: the story of a proud man of immense skills, a victim of injustice, and finally an odd sort of freedom fighter. It's about as far away from "Yarr Pirates!" as you can get -- Blood is an educated, highly intelligent and fastidious man, more likely to barter than fight, and preferring strong tea to dark rum. His evolution in the book is largely about coming to terms with his own weaknesses as much as exploiting his strengths, and coming to realize that for all his skill and intelligence, he's also a slave to emotion like all of us. NRAMA: What initially got you into doing this adaptation of Rafael Sabatini’s book, Captain Blood: The Legacy? HERE (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/050915-Captain-Blood.html)

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