Marvel Illustrated: Picture of Dorian Gray

In 2008, Marvel launched its "Marvel Illustrated" line with this faithful six-issue adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic novel, scripted by veteran writer Roy Thomas. With lush, painterly art by Gerald Parel, the series translates the gothic tale of beauty, corruption, and a portrait that ages instead of its subject into a vivid comic format. It stands as a key entry in Marvel's effort to bring literary masterpieces to a comics audience.