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"Here" is a 6-page comic strip by Richard McGuire published in Raw Volume 2 #1 in 1989. In 2010, McGuire announced a graphic novel version Here (expanded to 300 pages, full-color). It was published by Pantheon Books in December 2014.^[1]

Overview

The first panel of "Here" shows an unadorned corner of a room in a house. The 35 panels that follow all show the location in space depicted in the first panel at different points in time, ranging from the year 500,957,406,073 BC to the year 2033 AD. The panels are not ordered chronologically, and most of the panels are subdivided into multiple panes to show different points in time within the same panel. Various people, animals, and furnishings are shown passing through the space, including several recurring characters, such as a woman shown cleaning the room in 1973, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. The corner of the room itself is the most enduring presence in the story; panels show the house being constructed in 1902 and sheltering several generations of occupants before burning in a fire in 2029 and being demolished in 2030. The space is shown to be a barnyard in the 19th century before the house is built, and the site of open-air band concerts after the house has been razed.

"Here" has been recognized as a groundbreaking experiment with the formal properties of comics. Douglas Wolk wrote that its "influence has echoed through art comics for decades."^[2] Its influence is particularly notable in the work of Chris Ware, who wrote a lengthy essay on it in the magazine Comic Art #8. "Here" was reprinted for the first time in that issue. It has been frequently anthologized since its original publication.

2014 graphic novel

In 2014, a graphic novel version was published by Pantheon Books, still written and drawn by McGuire, which expanded the concept to 304 pages in color, showing views of the same place from 3,000,500,000 B.C. to A.D. 22,175, though most of the action is in the 20th and 21st centuries when this view covers the living room of a house built in 1907.^[1]^[3]

Film adaptations

In 1991, a six-minute short film adaptation of the original six-page 1989 comic was produced at RIT's Department of Film and Video by students Timothy Masick and Bill Trainor for their senior thesis project.^[4]

An immersive VR film based on the 2014 graphic novel version was conceived and created by British design and production company Fifty Nine Productions under the direction of Lysander Ashton with original music by Anna Meredith, which opened at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. The performances were filmed at Intel Studios in Los Angeles using volumetric capture technology.^[5]^[6]

A film adaptation began development in 2022 with Robert Zemeckis directing and co-writing with Eric Roth, and Tom Hanks starring; Robin Wright joined the cast reuniting the four for the first time in thirty years after Forrest Gump in 1994. Zemeckis and Hanks' studios ImageMovers and Playtone will produce.^[7] Miramax came on board as financier and international sales agent, and Sony Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film before the Cannes Film Market.^[8] The film is set to be released on November 1, 2024.^[9]

Citations

^ ^a ^b Sante, Luc (2015-10-12). "Richard McGuire's 'Here'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
^ Wolk, Douglas. Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2007), 84.
^ Ware, Chris (2014-12-07). "Chris Ware on Here by Richard McGuire – a game-changing graphic novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
^ Here (1991). Retrieved 2024-04-29 – via www.youtube.com.
^ "Here VR". 59 Productions. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "Here VR Uses Volumetric Capture To Build A Home Unlike Any Other". UploadVR. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 17, 2022). "Hot Package: 'Forrest Gump' Trio Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth Team For Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Here'". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (11 May 2022). "Sony Pictures Lands U.S. Rights To Miramax's 'Here'; Robin Wright Joins Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth In 'Forrest Gump' Reteam — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ Grobar, Matt (21 June 2024). "Sony Sets Wide November Release For Robert Zemeckis' 'Here'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

External links

"Here" at Entrecomics (larger GIFs)
"Here" at Rutgers University (smaller JPEGs, via Archive.org)
"Here" (interactive edition)

[sante-1] Sante, Luc (2015-10-12). "Richard McGuire's 'Here'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[2] Wolk, Douglas. Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2007), 84.

[ware-3] Ware, Chris (2014-12-07). "Chris Ware on Here by Richard McGuire – a game-changing graphic novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[4] Here (1991). Retrieved 2024-04-29 – via www.youtube.com.

[5] "Here VR". 59 Productions. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

[6] "Here VR Uses Volumetric Capture To Build A Home Unlike Any Other". UploadVR. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

[7] Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 17, 2022). "Hot Package: 'Forrest Gump' Trio Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth Team For Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Here'". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[8] Fleming, Mike Jr. (11 May 2022). "Sony Pictures Lands U.S. Rights To Miramax's 'Here'; Robin Wright Joins Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth In 'Forrest Gump' Reteam — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[9] Grobar, Matt (21 June 2024). "Sony Sets Wide November Release For Robert Zemeckis' 'Here'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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 In 1991, a six-minute [[short film]] adaptation of the original six-page 1989 comic was produced at [[Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT]]'s Department of Film and Video by students Timothy Masick and Bill Trainor for their senior thesis project.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57hR44mB5u0 |title=Here (1991) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-29 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
-An immersive VR film based on the 2014 graphic novel version was conceived and created by British design and production company [[Fifty Nine Productions]] under the direction of Lysander Ashton with original music by [[Anna Meredith]], which opened at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. The performances were filmed at Intel Studios in Los Angeles using [[volumetric capture]] technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here VR |url=https://59productions.co.uk/project/here/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=59 Productions |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-28 |title=Here VR Uses Volumetric Capture To Build A Home Unlike Any Other |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/here-vr/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=UploadVR |language=en}}</ref>
+An immersive VR film based on the 2014 graphic novel version was conceived and created by British design and production company Fifty Nine Productions under the direction of Lysander Ashton with original music by [[Anna Meredith]], which opened at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. The performances were filmed at Intel Studios in Los Angeles using [[volumetric capture]] technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here VR |url=https://59productions.co.uk/project/here/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=59 Productions |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-28 |title=Here VR Uses Volumetric Capture To Build A Home Unlike Any Other |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/here-vr/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=UploadVR |language=en}}</ref>
 A [[Here (2024 film)|film adaptation]] began development in 2022 with [[Robert Zemeckis]] directing and co-writing with [[Eric Roth]], and [[Tom Hanks]] starring; [[Robin Wright]] joined the cast reuniting the four for the first time in thirty years after ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' in 1994. Zemeckis and Hanks' studios [[ImageMovers]] and [[Playtone]] will produce.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://deadline.com/2022/02/forrest-gump-trio-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-eric-roth-team-on-here-graphic-novel-adaptation-1234956407/|title= Hot Package: 'Forrest Gump' Trio Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth Team For Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Here'|date= February 17, 2022|access-date= February 17, 2022|first= Mike Jr.|last= Fleming|work= Deadline}}</ref> [[Miramax]] came on board as financier and international sales agent, and [[Sony Pictures]] acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film before the [[Marché du Film|Cannes Film Market]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sony Pictures Lands U.S. Rights To Miramax's 'Here'; Robin Wright Joins Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth In 'Forrest Gump' Reteam — Cannes Market|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=11 May 2022|access-date=13 May 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/robin-wright-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-eric-roth-forest-gump-reteam-sony-pictures-miramax-1235021582/}}</ref> The film is set to be released on November 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sony Sets Wide November Release For Robert Zemeckis' 'Here'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=21 June 2024|access-date=22 June 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/robert-zemeckis-here-sets-wide-november-release-sony-1235980699/}}</ref>