It has recently been republished by Walker Books (2010) in collaboration with Faber & Faber and features the drawings of Laura Carlin, which integrate artwork with the text in a far more compelling and resonant way than in the first edition. The Iron Man was first published by Faber & Faber in 1968, and illustrated by Andrew Davidson. In 1999 Warner Brothers released an animated film, The Iron Giant, based on the novel, directed by Brad Bird and with Townshend credited as executive producer. In America the title was changed to The Iron Giant so as to avoid confusion with Marvel Comics’ character Iron Man. Later in 1989 Pete Townshend, from The Who, released a musical rock adaptation: The Iron Man: A Musical, although critical reaction to the record and sales were mostly negative. Perhaps his best known novel is The Iron Man: A Children’s Story in Five Nights, written as a bedtime story for his own children.
Ted Hughes is primarily known as Poet Laureate and one of the best poets of the last century, but he was also a prolifically creative writer for children. Lorraine Kerslake (University of Alicante) explores Hughes's popular children's story Prose by Ted Hughes The Iron Man (London: Faber and Faber, 1968)
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