It’s been a while since I’ve featured a book on IndieNorth, so I’m terribly pleased to  introduce you to author Matthew Shepherd.

Matt’s been working on a comic adaptation of what he considers “the single greatest damn pirate novel of all time”:  Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini.

To see the first eight pages of this fantastic new comic, click here!

 Says Matt:

it is, in my obviously biased opinion, a great adaptation of an even better novel. Even if you do decide to check out the comic, I can’t stress enough that you still need to read the original book — it’s a spectacular read (click here to go to the Project Gutenberg version), and even serves as a primer on the Monmouth rebellion and the powderkeg of inter-European politics in the 18th century. We’re scrambling to do it justice with our sepia-and-white rendition of it.

You can also keep up to date with Matt’s opinion of the world around him at his blog:  shep.ca. or follow him on twitter.  (And if you do, tell him he needs an avatar)