The comic book news sites have released this announcement so I might as well mention it here: Dark Horse Comics is publishing a 4-issue mini-series of Shrek. Ramon Bachs and Raul Fernandez are handling the artwork and Yours Truly is writing the thing — a task I happily accepted when it was offered, since I really liked the movie. The first issue, which comes out the end of April, is adapted from a short Shrek movie that has been produced for exhibition at theme parks. It takes place on the honeymoon of Shrek and Fiona, as they encounter the ghost of Lord Farquaad. The other three issues will be original, individual stories featuring characters from the film, and that's really all I have to report at the moment. Hope you like it.
Frankly, I'm just as excited about another book Dark Horse is bringing out even though I have nothing to do with it. In May, they'll release a full-color volume of Li'l Abner Sunday pages drawn primarily by Frank Frazetta. Denis Kitchen, who published those wonderful Abner reprint books, is annotating them. I could probably sponge a free copy off the company but, in the hope this sells well enough to warrant more books — including the non-Frazetta Sunday pages — I'm going to pay actual money. You should, too.