The Mortal Instruments Series could be made into Comic Books

Th3rd World is starting to look like the "Little Publisher that Could."

Not only did Th3rd World Publishing recently land a deal with Del Rey/Random House to collect its new The Stuff of Legend comic book, but now comes word that the company will adapt the bestselling novel series, The Mortal Instruments, which could bring a whole new audience to comic books.

"There is a little bit of everything in there," DeVito said, "and I think unlike a lot of what is available in the comic format, it appeals to both male and female readers pretty equally, which was something I found really interesting. There is action, mystery, romance, you name it. Fans of everything from Star Wars to Harry Potter to Twilight to horror movies should find something here to like and then some."

DeVito isn't just throwing that Twilight reference in there for attention – The Mortal Instruments books are endorsed by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer and have an enthusiastic reading audience among female readers, particularly young readers, since the novels are classified as young adult fiction.

"I know some people will dismiss this as another vampire type book who are unfamiliar with the property, but it's definitely not. Cassandra has done a really unique job of bringing something different to the mythology for this series," DeVito said. "Her growing fan base is definitely a testament to that. Not only has it spawned a prequel trilogy and sequel, but it was also just announced that the film rights have been optioned."

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