A Song of Ice and Fire comic book adaptation

[Farseer]

I was pretty amused when Robin Hobb made a blog post recently about cutting down her internet time to allow her more quality time to write and someone posted a comment 'send a copy of this post to GRRM! Stat!'

There is no WAY I am starting ASOIAF until the next one's done! Possibly he is secretly quite close to releasing it and all of these other projects are just to gain a suspenseful interest, new audience and escalated momentum in preparation for it hitting the shops soon? A bit of self-marketing?

Hmm...I see on Pat's Fantasy Hotlist that they are also releasing a new HBO/TV tie-in edition of A Game of Thrones (I might add an image link for it in the covers thread and continue a cover art-specific discussion there?) so maybe the plan really is to generate even more interest in the GRRM name now, and the whole ASOIAF series, so sales for the next installment will sky-rocket to unheard of heights...? After all, it is to also be the last installment in the series isn't it? Please correct me if I'm wrong in that...I just thought I had read something somewhere that alluded to that?

If it is, given its popularity, this is kind of the last chance then to wrangle as much out of the series as can be managed, I suppose? Either that, or it all serves as a distraction until the book is eventually released...and therefore buying further time (though, of course, it would no doubt also serve to further frustration and impatience in most long-time fans?)? In saying that, what is the position with GRRM's publishers etc? Surely the extended wait and commitment to so many other projects would be making them rather impatient as well?

I'd guess that you've all seen this but I have just found it on Wikipedia:

Martin has been criticized by many fans for the long delay between books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, most recently the many-year gap before the next volume, A Dance with Dragons, which has led the author to respond, accusing angry fans of unfairly demanding he devote all his time to the series.

I'm not sure how long ago this was added but what say all of you? Apologies if you have all discussed this on the ASOIAF thread...I try to avoid it!!

Crikey, 'thul...nine years?! I guess I had to wait about sixteen years until Star Wars I, II and III were released but at least I'd known the ending for all that time! I'm not sure if I could wait that long for the next RH book...okay, yes, I could!!