Today was the signing of Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi at Dark Delicacies! The event was attended by Lynne Lugosi Sparks, the granddaughter and CEO of Lugosi Enterprises, also author, Robert Napton, and artist, El Garing, the team that also worked on Mary Shelley’s Franksenstein Starring Boris Karloff. The graphic novel was published in 2020, but any signing were delayed at that time. Dark Delicacies, I was told, is closing in April so I hope everyone can get down to one of the best stores for all things that are horror and fantastic! It will be online sales from that point, but one of the joys is just wandering the shelves.
Dark Delicacies is located at 822 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, a block away from Porto’s Bakery and Cafe. Check out more information, the store, and future signings at: https://www.darkdel.com. Remember to get a 30th anniversary t-shirt! There is a table towards the back of the store and it was great to see again Robert Napton and El Garing. Napton pointed out El Garing’s excellent depiction of wolves in the graphic novel. He also said that the Legendary Comics adaptations are based on novels. The others in the Universal Studios stable are also Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831), The Invisible Man (1897) by H.G. Wells, and The Phantom of the Opera (1910) written by Gaston Leroux.
Lon Chaney played Quasimodo in the 1923 silent film. The Phantom was made into the 1925 silent classic starring Lon Chaney. Claude Rains starred as Dr. Jack Griffin in the 1933 James Whale film. The two Lon Chaney figures are more tragic than horrifying and made into Disney film and musical. Chaney Entertainment Inc. represents the works of Ron Chaney and Ron Chaney, Jr. It was great to talk to Lynne Lugosi Sparks about the powerful eyes that Bela Lugosi brought to the role. She also mentioned that there is no statue or presence of Lugosi at the Dark Universe section of the Epic Universe theme park. There should be a plaque of Lugosi, Karloff, and the other legends that helped make the films and save Universal Studios.
It could be integrated into the park’s story as busts captured by monster hunters, replica handprints, footprints, and signatures like those were at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They could include actors and filmmakers for current films. The graphic novel is a perfect synethsis of Bram Stoker’s novel and the likeness of Bela Lugosi. It features an introduction by Lynne Lugosi Sparks and her father, Bela Lugosi, Jr. The construction of the novel was through letters and newspaper articles.
The graphic novel follows this starting with Jonathan Harker’s letter to Mina Murray. The style is a discovery of pieces of a narrative that was used in the 19th century. There is a shadow of Dracula above Jonathan as he reads the count’s letter. Then, the carriage driver has the unmistakable eyes of Bela Lugosi which is a brilliant addition to the story. Signed copies might be at Dark Delicacies! A must read graphic novel and Dark Delicacies is the store you must visit!
#DarkDelicacies, #BramStokersDraculaStarringBelaLugosi, #LynneLugosiSparks, #RobertNapton, #ElGaring
No comments:
Post a Comment