BOOM! Studios Announces Launch of House Harkonnen Comic Series
BOOM! Studios officially announced a new 12-issue comic book series adapting the novel Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. As with the previous 12-issue adaptation of Dune: House Atreides, scripts will be written by Brian and Kevin, this time with art by Michael Shelfer (Domino), colorist Patricio Delpeche, and letterer Ed Dukeshire. First issue will be available January 2023. Brian and Kevin have already delivered the first six scripts.
“Speaking for the Frank Herbert family, I am extremely pleased to be able to provide beautifully illustrated comic editions of Dune: House Harkonnen for Dune fans. This is the second novel I wrote with Kevin, and the new series launch brings to my mind the excitement of our national book tours around the turn of the millennium, and the wonderful receptions we received from fans. Our own enthusiasm for Frank Herbert's fantastic Dune series has never waned, and our spirits are constantly buoyed by the incredible support we continue to receive from readers. We hope you enjoy the new series as much as we have enjoyed writing the stories,” said Brian Herbert.
“House Harkonnen is among my favorites of all the Dune novels Brian and I have written—dark and emotionally powerful, with some of the most spectacular scenes in the long history set in Frank Herbert’s universe…and the novel just cried out to be done visually. I am so excited that BOOM! is continuing our ‘Prelude to Dune’ trilogy in comic form,” said Kevin J. Anderson.
“HOUSE HARKONNEN is a force of nature within the Dune universe, at the center of the pivotal moments that have determined the fates of entire planets and civilizations,” said Shantel LaRocque, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Brian and Kevin have done an incredible job of bringing the power of the Harkonnens to life as their machinations begin to entangle them within the lives of the Atreides, leading to the explosive events of Dune.”
