Marvel teams up with Game of Thrones writer for comic book series

George R.R. Martin is joining forces with Marvel Comics.

The Game of Thrones author is bringing his ‘Wild Cards’ stories to the hallowed comic imprint, reports The Hollwood Reporter.

Marvel is adapting Martin’s first ‘Wild Cards’ book, which kicked off a long-running anthology series in 1987 with stories by Martin, Howard Waldrop and Roger Zelazny.

“As my fans may already know, the ‘Wild Cards World’ holds a special place in my heart,” Martin said. “So to have the privilege of announcing that an industry titan like Marvel is going to produce the narrative from the beginning as a comic book brings me no end of joy.”

‘The Wild Cards’ series tells the story of an alternate post-World War II history where Earth is home to super-powered individuals. When a human is infected with the alien Wild Card virus, the odds are that they will be killed — referred to as “drawing the black queen.” Of those that survive, the bulk becomes “jokers” — left with some strangely mutated form. A lucky few are “aces,” those gifted with superpowers they can put to use towards heroic goals … or villainous ones.

Marvel’s ‘Wild Cards: The Drawing of the Cards’ no 1 hits stands June 1.