Rights Information

Currently Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean translations are available for Asian market.

Reviews

According to William B. Jones, Jr., author of Classics Illustrated A Cultural History, “Classics Illustrated was the most successful series of its kind, outdistancing all competitors and successors in terms of print distribution and circulation. It was considered one of the largest children’s publications of any kind in the world.”

“Classics Illustrated gives us yet another way to provide children, parents, and teachers with access to illustrated adaptations of some of the greatest works of Western Civilization,” said Jim Bryant Trajectory’s CEO.

“From the perspective of an educator I foresee limitless potential in bringing Classics Illustrated into the classroom. Probably well known to teachers, parents, and librarians the Classics Illustrated titles are sure to be engaging and exciting comic book stories for an entirely new generation of readers. I highly recommend these titles make their way into your child or student’s hands.” said Dr. Katie Monnin, Professor of Literacy, University of North Florida.

Novelist Anne Rice states in Publishers Weekly, “I remember reading Jane Eyre in the Classics comics and how much I loved the details and seeing the madwoman in the attic in those little panels and seeing the whole novel play out. What always drew me were very detailed, representational drawings, rather than something abstract. I wanted to see a lot of richness and a lot of depth.” Classics Illustrated graphic novels, she said, “Have a freedom that is all their own to create an entire universe in detail fairly inexpensively, compared to a film.”

Author Biography

Recognizing the appeal of early comic books, Russian-born publisher Albert Lewis Kanter (1897–1973) believed he could use the new medium to introduce young and reluctant readers to "great literature". He created Classic Comics in 1941 with its debut issues being The Three Musketeers, followed by Ivanhoe and The Count of Monte Cristo[1]. Classic Comics is marked by varying quality in art and is celebrated today for its often garish but highly collectible line-drawn covers[2].

[1] Classic Illustrated, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics_Illustrated

[2] Classic Illustrated, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics_Illustrated

Copyright Information

The series has been licensed to a number of publishers around the world including Brazil, the UK, Greece and Canada with multiple languages and international editions available in the market. In Asian market, the simplified Chinese version of CI series authorized by Jiang Boyan LLC has been licensed to Chinese publisher and will be published and distributed in China mainland.

The English digital version of Classic Illustrated series has been exclusively distributed globally by Trajectory, an e-publishing technology and distribution vendor owned by James Bryant.