ABLAZE and Comixology Originals are proud to present Harvey Kurtzman's Marley's Ghost. Enjoy this Eisner Award Winning version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol in graphic novel form, in print for the first time!

Marley's Ghost is the posthumous completion of legendary creator Harvey Kurtzman's adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens' novel-A Christmas Carol. Kurztman's ambitious concept for Marley's Ghost began in the 1950s-as an early "graphic novel"-but was never realized. Now, over 70 years later, writers Josh O'Neill and Shannon Wheeler expand upon Kurtzman's extensive adaptation notes while illustrator Gideon Kendall's outstanding artwork utilizes Kurtzman's breakdowns and stylistic choices to make this long-lost vision a reality!

As a bonus, the book also includes a behind-the-scenes backmatter section and the original Charles Dickens prose story!

Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) was the creator of MAD, Playboy's Little Annie Fanny and TRUMP, and Help Magazine. He is considered one of the most influential creators in the history of sequential art with the industry's Harvey Awards named in his honor.

Gideon Kendall is an illustrator and animation designer whose clients include Disney, Cartoon Network, and The New York Times.

Josh O'Neill is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning writer and editor of Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream.

Shannon Wheeler is the Eisner Award-winning creator of the comic Too Much Coffee Man and a contributor to The New Yorker.

Eisner Award WINNER - Best Digital Comic of 2018!

About The Authors

Harvey Kurtzman

Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924 - February 21, 1993) was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and writing the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988. His work is noted for its satire and parody of popular culture, social critique, and attention to detail. Kurtzman's working method has been likened to that of an auteur, and he expected those who illustrated his stories to follow his layouts strictly.

Charles Dickens

About The Illustrators

Harvey Gideon Kendall

Olivier Ledroit

Olivier Ledroit (born 3 June 1969) is a French comic book artist, perhaps best known for his work on the Black Moon Chronicles series. He has also worked on art designs in the Might and Magic franchise. He has also provided the art for Requiem Chevalier Vampire and Sha, both written by Pat Mills.

Product Details

Publisher: ABLAZE (November 6, 2024)
Length: 136 pages
ISBN13: 9781684973538
Ages: 13 - 99

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Raves and Reviews

For fans of great comics, Christmas has come early.. . . Mouth-watering for students and admirers of the craft of cartooning. . . . The finished product is holiday magic, and one page, in particular, catches the eye. It's brilliantly laid out, and made all the more notable because Kurtzman didn't actually do the layout for it, it's a Kendall original that pays tribute to Kurtzman by being so clever that you'd think the legend had created it himself. NEW YORK MAGAZINE/VULTURE A holiday treat."

– SYFY Wire

It's the chance to see Kurtzman's earliest plans for A Christmas Carol finally come to life.

– io9

To me (and many others) Harvey was like a Pied Piper. He would whistle and we would follow him anywhere. Even the rewarding life at Mad that I've had these past sixty years would never have come about if it weren't for its creator, Harvey. Al Jaffee, Mad Magazine As a stylist, as an illustrator, as an innovator of layout, as a storyteller, he made everything that came before inadequate-and everything after transformative."

– Anthony Bourdain on Harvey Kurtzman

Kurtzman was a God!

– Terry Gilliam

Almost all-American satire today follows a formula that Harvey Kurtzman thought up.

– Richard Corlis, Time Magazine