Dark Horse gets the Indy movie adaptation

[Tim Simmons]

http://weblogs.variety.com/bags_and_boards/2008/01/dh-adapts-new-i.html

Indiana Jones isn't a comicbook hero (in fact, his success in comicbook form has been decidedly mixed). But with so little known about the upcoming sequel, I'm willing to make a small exception and offer this quick look at the description and cover art for Dark Horse's upcoming adaptation of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

Indiana4 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull TPB

http://weblogs.variety.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/08/indiana4.jpg

Writer: George Lucas, David Koepp, John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Luke Ross
Inker: Fabio Laguna
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Genre: Action/Adventure

The most anticipated movie event of the summer comes to comics in this adaptation of the fourth Indiana Jones film!

The intrepid Doctor Henry Jones Jr. is back in his biggest adventure yet! This time, the world-renowned archaeologist finds himself caught in a series of events that all point to a discovery unlike any other. But will his rivals in pursuit of this priceless treasure seize his quarry from right under his nose? Not if he, and a few unexpected companions, have anything to say about it!

The thrill and the humor, the action and the romance, the hat and the whip--everything you love about Indy is here! This is a tale sure to please longtime fans as well as foster a whole generation of new ones!

Adapting the most anticipated movie event of the year!

Publication Date: May 22, 2008
Format: Full color, 96 pages, TPB, 7" x 10"
Price: $12.95

[The Dean]

They must have had this for some time to get the book out for the movie release...

[DanLTaylor]

Yeah, they've been sitting on the Indiana Jones license for awhile and doing nothing with it. Shame really, that there hasn't been more Indiana Jones comics out during the hiatus between films. I know they were hit or miss, but if the right team had come along they could've been a lot of fun.

[Cth]

In other news, water is wet.

[Cth]

Yeah, those DH Presents/Dark Horse Comics Indy stories were great.

Was it Chris Warner on art? Dorman did most of their movie license covers.

[Simps]

I read in the back of the most recent Knights of the Old Republic that the SW line's editor is going to be moving over to focus on Indy, so it looks like the film adaptation will just be the start of things.