JAMA-EVERETT: I borrowed heavily from Octavia Butler‘s process. What was the process of world-building like for this book? KAPLAN: While the story is based on The Count of Monte Cristo, it’s set in a future world all its own. It is my hope that our adaptation can evoke the same feelings in someone someday. Like many great works of literature, it has become a nostalgic and cherished read for me.
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It wasn’t until years later, when the movie adaptation was released, that I became more interested in the book. ROACH: I was first introduced to the book by one of my secondary school teachers, but as it wasn’t a required read for class, I kept putting it off. So when John came to me with the idea, I got super excited to try and include some of the racial and Military politics from the novel and the father’s historical account in this sci-fi piece. It made me want to do more with the story, but I didn’t know how. A few years ago, I read a book about his father, The Black Count by Tom Reiss, that was amazing. I didn’t learn for years later that Dumas’s father was Black and the basis for many adventures, the Count and The Three Musketeers.
Of course, it was an abridged version but still longer than most. JAMA-EVERETT: Monte Cristo was the first novel that I finished. KAPLAN: What is your personal history with The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas? Once I submitted my portfolio, the team behind the scenes was impressed and enthusiastic about my contribution. As soon as I read the pitch, the idea of being able to participate in world-building for this “solar punk” reimagining of the count, it immediately caught my attention and I eagerly accepted his offer. TRISTAN ROACH: It all started with a message from Jennings, who had me in mind for a new project that he felt would be a great match for my artistic style.
However, I told him I’d be interested in doing The Count of Monte Cristo 200 years in the future, having to deal with climate change. AYIZE JAMA-EVERETT: John Jennings came to me and said “Hey do you want to do a book about the last Count of Monte Cristo and outer space?” I’m sorry, but so much of the outer space fantasy/science fiction that I read looks like escapism.
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