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lh’th eentury lidinhurgh eouneillor who led a douhle life as a hurglarl. htit it eould easily he a London story: the London Stevenson talks ahout is yery reeognisahle.‘ Kennedy l'eels there are eehoes ol the Jekyll and Hyde myth in the dual personalities ol eertain popular eomie hook eharaeters. He says. “It‘s almost like the heginnings of a dark superhero story like Bumzun.' \Vhile hoth w riter and artist enjoy l'ree imaginatiye reign in dreaming tip new adyemures and adyersaries l‘til‘ eomie hook heroes such as Judge Dredd. Grant admits to approaehing adaptations of work by other writers with some trepidation. '.-\.s the adaptor I‘m always
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Cam Kennedy‘s chunky. dynamic illustrations bring Stevenson‘s classic bogey tale to vivid life
anxious and nervous ahout tampering with the words of a master of the linglish language.‘ he laughs. ‘You‘re walking on eggshells all the time. With an original story you ean just go for it: there‘s Ho inyisihle Roherl Louis SICVL‘nson looking oyer your left shoulder saying. "You hastardl Don‘t touch my work?”
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy goes on sale on Thu 21 Feb.