Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is an epic story of adventure, friendship, murder and revenge! In 2007, Edinburgh UNESCO City Of Literature Trust chose this exciting tale as their ‘One Book – One Edinburgh’ reading project, and a graphic novel was commissioned. Waverley Books’ Kidnapped Graphic Novel – adapted by world-famous comicbook veterans Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy – colourfully brings to life the thrilling story of David Balfour’s dramatic journey across Scotland to claim his rightful inheritance.

This two-volume slipcased edition containing the titles Kidnapped, and Creating the Graphic Novel is a beautiful set produced as a limited print run of 500 copies. Volume 1 is a new hardback edition of the Kidnapped graphic novel which was first published in 2007. This special edition has a frontispiece numbered and signed by Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy, printed endpapers, a ribbon marker and is quarter-bound in cloth. Volume 2 – a hardback specially created for this set – Creating the Graphic Novel, is illustrated throughout, and reveals the process of the creation of Grant and Kennedy’s Kidnapped, with interviews and commentary from this dream team of world class writer and illustrator. It shows pencil drawings, preparatory sketches, and detailed studies of individual elements. Alan Grant reveals how he approaches a story, and how he painstakingly distilled Stevenson’s classic tale into just 64 pages. This volume also illustrates how Cam Kennedy works, from his first visions of a scene, experiments with colour, historical and costume research and first pencil sketches, through to final inking and colouring. You’ll also find exclusive pictures and never-before-seen material in this desirable collectors’ edition.

Alan Grant’s work includes Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Robo-Hunter, and Ace Trucking Co. for 2000AD; Doomlord, Joe Soap Private Eye, and Computer Warrior for The Eagle; The Outsiders for DC Comics; plus Nightbreed and The Last American for Epic Comics; Detective Comics, Shadow of the Bat, Lobo, L.E.G.I.O.N. ’89, Legends of the Dark Knight, and The Demon.

Cam Kennedy is known across the world for his graphic novels – his artwork includes Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper for 2000AD; Daredevil and Punisher for Marvel; Spectre, Lobo and Batman for DC Comics; and Star Wars: Dark Empire and Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 (for Dark Horse), the two series that virtually relaunched the Star Wars franchise in comics.