Rex Libris

Rex Libris is a science fiction / humor comic book series written and illustrated by James Turner. It was published quarterly from 2005–2008 by Slave Labor Graphics.

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Publication history

Thirteen issues were published from August 2005 to October 2008.Rex Libris #1 : "I, Librarian"Rex Libris #2 : "Labyrinth of Literature"Rex Libris #3 : "Leap of Faith"Rex Libris #4 : "Battle on Benzine!"Rex Libris #5 : "Tea with Vaglox"Rex Libris #6 : "Book of Monsters"Rex Libris #7 : "Monster Merry-go-Round!"Rex Libris #8 : "Escape From the Book of Monsters"Rex Libris #9 : "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 : "Convergence of Chaos"
A trade paperback, Rex Libris: I, Librarian, 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 It collects the first five issues of the series, plus an unpublished short story, "Rex versus the Red Baron!"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 Alexandria. 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.

Film adaptation

In April 2007, Warner Bros. announced that they had hired Mark Burton to write the script for a film adaptation of Rex Libris. The producer of the film is Mosaic Media. In 2012, Walden Media acquired the rights and hired Ben Zazove to write the script.