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Unfinished Harvey Kurtzman Christmas Carol Adaptation Now Available On Comixology

Starting today on digital comics platform Comixology, you can purchase Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost, which is not, as the title implies, a graphic novel about a ghost named Marley belonging to deceased legendary comics creator Harvey Kurtzman, but rather a graphic novel called Marley's Ghost by Harvey Kurtzman, an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Well, sort of.

You know what, it's probably easier if we let the press release explain it:

In the 1950s, legendary comics creator Harvey Kurtzman had plans to adapt Charles Dickens's classic story A Christmas Carol into what would become known as a graphic novel. However, the project was never brought to fruition and the pages, thumbnails, and notes that Kurtzman had created remained unfinished. Artist Gideon Kendall and writers Josh O'Neill and Shannon Wheeler– under the supervision of the Kurtzman Estate and book packagers Kitchen, Lind & Associates – teamed up to finish Kurtzman's dream project for comiXology. Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost adapts and expands upon Kurtzman's extensive breakdowns and notes to make his long-lost vision a reality.

Got it? Okay. The book is available now, at a discounted price of $2.99 for the 120-page book (the regular price is $9.99), as part of Comixology's Originals series. In addition to buying it, you can read it for free if you're a subscriber to Comixology Unlimited, or if you sign up for a free trial of the service today.

Comixology big wig Chip Mosher said of the book:

"With Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost, families everywhere can enjoy this retelling of a holiday favorite, while comic aficionados will marvel at this now completed Kurtzman work. Marley's Ghost is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between some of the greatest creative talents of any time. Once you dive in, you'll be hit by the tour-de-force storytelling of Josh O'Neill and Shannon Wheeler, along with Gideon Kendall's finishes on Kurtzman's roughs that delivers Dickens's A Christmas Carol for audiences today."

If that interests you, head over to Comixology and check it out.

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