Emily the Strange
Emily the Strange is an illustrated fictional character featured in several comic books, graphic novels and in various merchandise and clothing lines.
The collected edition of the first three comic books (Emily the Strange: Lost, Dark, and Bored) was published in November 2006.
Dark Horse Comics announced the publication of The Art of Emily Volume One,[3] the first collection of images showing the wide and inspired range of artistic styles and mediums that have been used to create the world of Emily the Strange: silk-screened vinyl skateboard stickers to custom rock-and-roll album art, large-scale psychedelic paintings, and intricate Mongolian paper cutting, the fantastic and artful imaginings of Rob Reger, Buzz Parker, and a large number of collaborators.
In October 2007, it was first announced that four young adult novels based on the Emily the Strange character will be published by HarperCollins.
Written in a diary format, it opens with Emily attempting to recover her memory and regain her sense of style.
Co-author Rob Reger says the book maps new territory inside the mind of his popular character.
Black rock On January 30, 2013, Dark Horse Comics and Rob Reger brought Emily and The Strangers #1.
Emily the Strange is collected in trade paperbacks and limited-edition hardcovers, each including extra material from the original publications.
[6] The Emily the Strange franchise has a considerable merchandising catalog, including clothing, stationery, stickers and fashion accessories.
In 2005, the company partnered with British punk rock band The Damned, in the release and artwork for their single Little Miss Disaster.
In July/August 2003 V magazine ran a double page spread of clothing inspired by the character, created by Chanel, Gautier, Helmut Lang, Marc Jacobs, and others.
Rob Reger designed and included the Emily the Strange cartoon in a 12-page foldout booklet for the album BatBox by Miss Kittin in 2008.
In 2005, Fox Animation went to make a live action/animated feature film,[10] with Chris Meledandri and John Cohen producing it.
[13] In September 2010, Universal Studios acquired the rights to the comic, and the actress Chloë Grace Moretz was cast in the role of Emily.
[17] By December 2016, Universal abandoned the project, and Dark Horse Entertainment and Amazon Studios were in negotiations to make an animated film.
Sabbath, the newest cat to join the Strange family, is usually identified by a tear on one of his ears and one bent whisker.
Nee Chee, the thinker of the group (also known as the schemer), is identified by the black and white stripes on his tail caused by a chemical spill, as well as three whiskers.
[21] "Emily the Strange, like Rosamond, is a young girl in a short dress, black tights, and Mary Jane shoes.
Cosmic Debris contended that Emily and Rosamond both drew from a tradition of similar characters including Vampira and Wednesday Addams, and argued that while the text of the initial Emily illustration was nearly identical with Sharmat's text, that illustration had been withdrawn in 1998 and the statute of limitations had therefore run out.
"We recognize that Emily and Rosamond are both unique and original characters, and we are pleased that we were able to resolve this dispute," said Marjorie Sharmat and Marc Simont.
