Dark One (graphic novel)
Dark One is a fantasy graphic novel series created by American author Brandon Sanderson, written by Sanderson, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly with artwork by Nathan C. Gooden. It is the first part of a planned trilogy and the opening volume was published by Vault Comics on May 18, 2021. It is being developed by Sanderson and FremantleMedia North America for a fantasy-drama television series. Development Originally announced as The Dark One, the graphic novel has been in the works since 2013. Despite initially claiming it was not connected to his shared fantasy universe the Cosmere, he went on to say it was in the Cosmere in 2014. It was originally pitched as a television show and novel, though Sanderson opted to go with the graphic novel format: "As I’d paced it, the story didn’t feel like a novel. Not a traditional one, at least. So I began looking for a partnership that would tell the story the way I envisioned." Unlike White Sand, a previous graphic novel series created by Sanderson, Dark One was initially planned to tell its story through the graphic novel medium. Plot Book one Mirandus is a fantastical wasteland where there is a division between