Jim Butcher

The first issue of the Dresden Files graphic novel, Welcome to the Jungle, comes out TOMORROW! Use Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator tool to find the store nearest you!
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #1 (of 4)
Written by Jim Butcher
Pencils Ardian Syaif
Inks by Joe Pimentel (Amazing Spider-Man)
Covers by Ardian Syaif and Chris McGrath

Harry Dresden is on the case again, this time investigating a brutal mauling at the Lincoln Park Zoo that has left a security guard dead… and many questions unanswered. But Dresden isn’t a private detective, looking for a murderer – he’s a wizard, with the ability to interact with the magical world around our own, and to see that there’s much more to this case than a simple animal attack. As Dresden begins to hunt for clues to figure out who is really behind this crime, he finds himself next on the victims list…
Written exclusively for comics by New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle is a brand new story set in the world of the wildly popular sci-fi series of novels, The Dresden Files, that’s sure to enchant readers with a blend of gripping mystery and fantastic adventure!
On sale April 16 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

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And as a bonus, another illustration from Backup:

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HUGE NEWS! Small Favor‘s sales have been extraordinary, and the bestseller lists are taking note. Jim is:
#2 on the New York Times,
#1 at Borders and Barnes & Noble,
#1 on Publishers Weekly, and
#3 on USA Today (which is a list of all books–fiction, nonfiction, children’s, etc–not separated by category)!
Major congratulations to Jim! Discuss this news here.

The Butcher Block is back with a new style of episodes: Butcher ‘Spress, all the news you mortals need to know!
12/04: Captain’s Fury hardcover
12/26: My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, “Heorot”
3/27: Captain’s Fury audio
4/01: Small Favor US hardcover and audio
4/03: Small Favour UK hardcover
4/16: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #1
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5/28: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #2
6/25: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #3
7/30: Chris McGrath Cover Art Calendar
10/21: Blood Lite, “Harry’s Day Off”
10/21: Welcome to the Jungle trade hardcover
10/31: Backup
— cover art
— pre-order Storm Front
11/20: Furies of Calderon, Academ’s Fury, and Cursor’s Fury on audio
11/25: Princeps’ Fury audio
12/02: Princeps’ Fury hardcover
and April 2009 (whoops! we said 2008 in the podcast!): Turn Coat hardcover
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Small Favor, tenth book in The Dresden Files, is here! It hit stores in hardcover, audiobook, and digital formats April 1st. If you haven’t already, you can snag a copy of the book at the Jim-Butcher.com Store. Be sure to check out Jim’s signing tour schedule here and see if he will be coming to a bookstore near you.

We now have the cover art for Backup, plus a status update on their Special Edition of Storm Front! From Subterranean Press:

We’ve completed the design and initial proofing of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files novelette, Backup. All that’s left is for Jim to set pen to the signature pages and take a final proofing tour through the book himself. Mike Mignola (of Hellboy fame) has graced us with the striking cover as well as four black-and-white interior illustrations, making this a rare treat for Jim (and Mike’s) many fans. Printed in two colors throughout, with such great illustrations and a rare glimpse at Harry Dresden’s world through the eyes of his demon brother, Thomas, Backup has turned into a very special project indeed.
Collector’s Note: A reminder that we’re also doing a limited edition of the first Dresden Files novel, Storm Front, which is pre-selling exceptionally well. In the two days since we first announced it for preorder, over half of the print run for Storm Front has been reserved. As we’re only doing 526 copies, you might want to get your order in soon or risk disappointment. We currently have a proposal in with Jim’s main publisher to do more of the Dresden Files novels as limiteds, so now’s your chance to get in on the ground floor.

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