Rex Libris
Encyclopedia
Rex Libris is a science fiction
/ humor comic book
series written and illustrated by James Turner
. It is published quarterly by Slave Labor Graphics
.
A trade paperback, Rex Libris: I, Librarian (ISBN 1593620624), was published in 2007. It collects the first five issues of the series, plus an unpublished short story, "Rex versus the Red Baron!" A second trade paperback, Rex Libris: Book of Monsters, was published in 2009. It collects the last eight issues.
. He is a member of the Ordo Biblioteca, a secret international society of librarians. With the aid of the ancient god Thoth
, who lives beneath the Library, Rex travels to the farthest reaches of the universe to collect late book fees, and to fight the powers of ignorance and darkness.
announced that they had hired Mark Burton
(Madagascar
) to write the script for a film adaptation of Rex Libris. The producer of the film is Mosaic Media.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
/ humor comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series written and illustrated by James Turner
James Turner (illustrator)
James Turner is a Canadian illustrator, comic book writer, and artist. He wrote the series Rex Libris for the Slave Labor Graphics Publishing Company. The comic ran between 2005 and 2008, for a total of 13 issues...
. It is published quarterly by Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...
.
Publication history
Thirteen issues were published from August 2005 to October 2008.- Rex Libris #1 (August 2005): "I, Librarian"
- Rex Libris #2 (November 2005): "Labyrinth of Literature"
- Rex Libris #3 (February 2006): "Leap of Faith"
- Rex Libris #4 (May 2006): "Battle on Benzine!"
- Rex Libris #5 (August 2006): "Tea with Vaglox"
- Rex Libris #6 (November 2006): "Book of Monsters"
- Rex Libris #7 (February 2007): "Monster Merry-go-Round!"
- Rex Libris #8 (May 2007): "Escape From the Book of Monsters"
- Rex Libris #9 (August 2007): "In the Grip of OGPU!"
- Rex Libris #10 "A Cock and Bull Story"
- Rex Libris #11 "R'lyeh Rising"
- Rex Libris #12 "Space Balls... of Evil!"
- Rex Libris #13 (October 2008)
A trade paperback, Rex Libris: I, Librarian (ISBN 1593620624), was published in 2007. It collects the first five issues of the series, plus an unpublished short story, "Rex versus the Red Baron!" A second trade paperback, Rex Libris: Book of Monsters, was published in 2009. It collects the last eight issues.
Series overview
The series follows the adventures of Rex Libris, the Head Librarian at the Middleton Public Library. Unbeknownst to the general public, Rex is actually over a thousand years old, and was the original librarian at the Library of AlexandriaLibrary of Alexandria
The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the...
. He is a member of the Ordo Biblioteca, a secret international society of librarians. With the aid of the ancient god Thoth
Thoth
Thoth was considered one of the more important deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat...
, who lives beneath the Library, Rex travels to the farthest reaches of the universe to collect late book fees, and to fight the powers of ignorance and darkness.
Appearances in other media
In April, 2007, Warner Bros.Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
announced that they had hired Mark Burton
Mark Burton (writer)
Mark Burton is a British screenwriter specialising in comedy.- Early life :Burton grew up in Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire and after attending Langtree School, Woodcote, and The Henley College, Henley-on-Thames, went on to study History at York University, where he was a contemporary of Harry...
(Madagascar
Madagascar (2005 film)
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
) to write the script for a film adaptation of Rex Libris. The producer of the film is Mosaic Media.