The History Of The Runestaff/Hawkmoon/Hawkmoon: The History Of The Runestaff
Three-volume graphic adaptation by James Cawthorn. Volume 1, The Jewel in the Skull, first appeared in 1978 (October 26th). It disappeared shortly thereafter, when it was discovered that the printers had misbound all copies, resulting in double-spreads on opposite sides of the same page instead of on facing pages. All were supposed to have been pulped, but it is suspected that this did not happen (at least not entirely) as misbound versions still surface on occasion to this day. A correctly bound edition came out finally in 1979 — see below — and is dated for that year, allowing it to be distinguished from its wayward predecessor…
The Jewel In The Skull;
London/Manchester: Big O/Savoy, 1979 (April) outsized paperback;
original price: £2·95;
79 pages (1978 edition: 80pp.);
includes ‘James Cawthorn: Interviewed By David Britton’ (pp. 74–79 [pp. 75–80]);
I.S.B.N.: 0-86130-006-8;
cover artist: James Cawthorn;
illustrated by Cawthorn.
OMNIBUS: London: Titan Comics hardcover (as The Chronicles Of Hawkmoon: The History Of The Runestaff – Volume One: The Jewel In The Skull & The Crystal And The Amulet), 2019 (January 9th);
part of the Michael Moorcock Library;
original price: £35·99;
192 pages;
includes ‘James Cawthorn: An Introduction By Burne Hogarth’ (pp. 5–13);
also includes ‘James Cawthorn: Interviewed By David Britton’ (pp. 184–189);
I.S.B.N.: 9781785864223;
cover artist: James Cawthorn;
illustrated by Cawthorn.
The Crystal And The Amulet;
Manchester: Savoy, 1986 (June 24th) outsized paperback;
original price: £2·95;
107 pages;
includes ‘James Cawthorn: An Introduction By Burne Hogarth’ (pp. 1–9);
I.S.B.N.: 0-86130-070-X;
cover artist: James Cawthorn;
illustrated by Cawthorn.
The Chronicles Of Hawkmoon: The History Of The Runestaff – Volume Two: The Sword And The Runestaff;
London: Titan Comics hardcover, 2020 (February 4th);
dated “January” on copyright page;
part of the Michael Moorcock Library;
original price: £35·99;
161 pages;
includes ‘Foreword’ (non-fiction) by Liam Sharp (p 4);
also includes ‘The Sword And The Runestaff: The Making Of A Classic’ (non-fiction) by John Davey (pp. 72–79);
also includes ‘The Hawkmoon Archive’ (artwork) (pp. 147–161);
I.S.B.N.: 9781785864230;
cover artist: James Cawthorn;
illustrated by Cawthorn.
(For other graphic adaptations, see individual titles’ entries: The Jewel In The Skull, The Mad God’s Amulet, The Sword Of The Dawn and The Runestaff.)
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