The graphic version of the celebrated 1960 novel will be drawn and adapted by artist Fred Fordham, who most recently illustrated Philip Pullman's graphic novel, "The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship", reported Entertainment Weekly.
"Adapting a story that means so much to so many, and finding the appropriate art style to give it life in a long- form visual medium, is a great honour and responsibility, and, mercifully, also a great pleasure," said Fordham.
The novel, told through a young girl, Scout, is about her growing up years in the racially-divided 1930s Maycomb, Alabama, with her brother Jem and laywer father, Atticus Finch.
Translated in more than 40 languages, the American classic was adapted into an Oscar-winning film with Gregory Peck playing the role of Atticus.
Lee's estate has given a green signal to the graphic adaptation, saying, "The Estate is very happy to be working with Fred Fordham on this wonderful project. Fred's work has a quality that surpasses time, just like the novel he will bring to life in a new way. We can't wait to hear the reaction from old and new fans."
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