THE GRAPHIC NOVEL...
THE FIRST STEP: By adapting the existing screenplay into a Graphic Novel using art and designs from pre-production, King Features and the Hearst Corporation (for the price of one writer, one artist, and in-house publishing) can launch this new incarnation of their world-famous character, beginning with virtually no risk the process of increasing product visibility and consumer demand to the point of expanding into the more lucrative markets for related toys, books, videogames and DVD's.