The spirits of the Haunted Mansion are being called…to Marvel Comics.
But then I was like, theres no way Icantdo this.
And then to think its something that could introduce this franchise to people, thats really powerful.
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Part of that magic of theDisney Kingdomsline comes from the fact that Marvel works closely with the Disney Imagineers.
All of us involved are storytellers, says Walt Disney Imagineer Josh Shipley.
We have just been telling stories in our different arenas.
We all talk daily, and have such high levels of respect for one another.
With this, my big priority is just doing justice to the story, continues Williamson.
And that was publicly the first mention of the Haunted Mansion.
It wasnt even built for more than 10 years later, but I always like that story.
There were a lot of characters I wanted to include.
What was really important to me is the tone.
In the attraction, they strike this balance between humor and horror, constantly.
I wanted to find ways of doing that in the book, because I think that really stands out.
I want to find ways of mixing and matching both.
As Shipley points out, its that humor aspect that makes Haunted Mansion unique when compared to other properties.
Williamson cant tell usallthe secrets of Haunted Mansion just yet neither can the Imagineers.
But the excitement between both teams is synonymous.
Were incredibly proud of every title in the Disney Kingdoms line and that excitement never goes away.
If youre a fan of the Haunted Mansion, youre going to enjoy this, Williamson promises.
This is an important thing to me.
If I can accomplish that, then I really feel like Ive done something with it.
Or, as Gabriel puts it: Dancing ghosts.
Haunted Mansion #1will be available in March.
