Charlaine Harris: A Female Force To Be Reckoned With

In exciting news for fans of HBO's "True Blood" and the Sookie Stackhouse series on which it is based, author Charlaine Harris will be featured in Bluewater Productions' Female Force comic book biography series.  This follows hot on the heels of the news that Charlaine's Harper Connelly series is to be published in graphic format. Bluewater Productions is a publishing company that specializes in comic book, graphic novel and multimedia stories of classic myths, science fiction and superheroes.  They have also recently begun to publish the biography comic series FEMALE FORCE and POLITICAL POWER.  According to the Bluewater Productions, Charlaine is the first subject of a graphic format biography to agree to participate in its production and spent considerable time with the comic's writer, Kim Sherman. Female Force: Charlaine Harris will trace the writer's career from the publication of the lighthearted Aurora Teargarden mysteries to the phenomenon of her vampire-infused Sookie Stackhouse stories. Here is the Official Press release:

Bluewater brings to life the story of Sookie Stackhouse's and "TRUE BLOOD" creator It's the rare author who achieves superstar status. Stephen King, Anne Rice, Tom Clancy, John Grisham and J.K. Rowling may be household names. But for every one of them, there are hundreds of struggling writers who watch as their masterpieces never make it anywhere near the New York Times' bestseller list. For most of the more than 20 years that Charlaine Harris has spent writing mysteries, she fit squarely into that later category. She had her fans, but she was nowhere near a household name. Then she created a character called Sookie Stackhouse, and everything changed. Sookie Stackhouse is now the featured character on HBO's hit southern gothic vampire series True Blood. And Harris, who will release her 10th Sookie Stackhouse book this summer, is finally one of those household names. This May, Harris will also star in her first comic book, as the subject of Bluewater Productions' latest entry in its popular Female Force line of biographical comics. Harris herself participated in Female Force: Charlaine Harris, granting extensive interviews to writer Kim Sherman. This marks an important first for Bluewater: Harris is the first celebrity to be interviewed for the Female Force series. "Gathering first-hand information and feeling the strength that Harris exudes, both personally and professionally, immensely contributes to the originality and authenticity of this Female Force book," said writer Sherman. Nathanlie Ooten provided the interior art for Female Force: Charlaine Harris, while artist Patricio Carbajal provided the cover. Female Force: Charlaine Harris will trace the writer's career from the publication of the lighthearted Aurora Teargarden mysteries to the phenomenon of her vampire-infused Sookie Stackhouse stories. This book is an especially appropriate one for Sherman. Earlier, Sherman wrote Bluewater's Fame: Robert Pattison, profiling the actor who stars as the vampire with a conscience in the hit Twilight movies. In profiling Harris, Sherman is again exploring the world of literary vampires. For Bluewater president Darren G. Davis, the Harris biography provides another chance to introduce new readers to the world of comic books. "With our Female Force, Fame and Political Power biography comics, we've introduced countless new readers to the joy of sequential storytelling," Davis said. "These comics have proven to be exceptionally popular. We expect Charlaine Harris' story to attract even new readers to the graphic format." Female Force: Charlaine Harris will retail for $3.99, and will include 32 pages. "Charlaine Harris is an inspiration to young writers everywhere," Davis added. "Harris never quit on her dreams to become a published writer. And she kept writing until she reached the explosive success that her Sookie Stackhouse books now enjoy. I'm thrilled to present this talented writer's story to the fans who only know Stackhouse from True Blood."

Way to go Charlaine! SOURCE: MTV Splash Page Bluewater Productions (Photo credit: Patricio Carbajal via Bluewater Productions)

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