Titan Comics is publishing a graphic novel adaptation of the cult 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth that starred David Bowie. The book is written by Dan Watters (Cowboy Bebop) with art by Dev Pramanik (Dune: House Atreides), with authorization from StudioCanal. It is set to be in stores in the fall of 2022.
Based on the classic sci-fi novel by Walter Tevis, The Man Who Fell to Earth tells the story of an extraterrestrial named Thomas Jerome Newton (Bowie) who comes to Earth looking for water to save his planet. Thomas grows rich by using his advanced scientific knowledge on a string of inventions. As he becomes famous, the US government takes notice and starts to investigate him.
“The Man Who Fell to Earth is a masterpiece of a film with an awful lot to say; about men, about the Earth, and lots of things in between,” Watters said. “There are ideas in the film, about climate crises and corporate greed, that are more relevant now than they were when [director] Nicolas Roeg set out to make it. And now here we are. I think it’s high time to look at the world through Thomas Newton’s mismatched eyes all over again. Perhaps he’ll see something we’ve been missing.”
The Man Who Fell to Earth hardcover graphic novel will retail for $29.99.