Publishers Weekly is reporting that Papercutz “has reached an agreement to produce a series of graphic novels based on Disney Fairies, a series of bestselling prose chapter books drawn from the novels of Gail Carson Levine and constructed around the well-known Disney fairy character Tinker Bell.”
“Papercutz publisher Terry Nantier said the house will produce four novels a year in both paperback ($7.99) and hardcover ($12.99) based on Disney Fairies; the first titles will appear in April 2010. Nantier said ‘the graphic novels are all-new stories, not adaptations of existing ones,’ and said this will be the first time the prose series has been turned into book format comics. ‘Eighty-seven percent of girls aged 6-11 are familiar with Tinker Bell and 45% say she’s a favorite,’ he said.”
Papercutz is a New York City-based graphic novel publisher focused on teen readers.