Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous and beloved stories ever written, but it's safe to say you've never experienced that story quite like it's being told in the new graphic novel Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure. This bold reimagining is hitting stores just in time for World Shakespeare Day, and IGN has an exclusive preview.Check out the slideshow gallery below for a closer look at Romeo vs. Juliet:Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure - Exclusive Preview GalleryRomeo vs. Juliet is written by Anthony Del Col and illustrated by Stefan Tosheff and is published by Gemstone Publishing. The book acts as a loose sort of sequel to the original Shakespeare play, though it takes quite a few liberties with the source material as it reimagiens the two characters (and other Shakespeare icons) for a fantasy Western setting.Here's Gemstone's official description of the book:In this Shakespearean Western, warrior-for-hire (and pregnant) Juliet Capulet is hired to protect a border town nunnery from the evil forces led by her ex Romeo. As they prepare, she reluctantly reunites with her old allies, including Hamlet, Othello, Puck (a “Magnificent Shakespeare Seven”) but they soon discover something rotten in the state of the nunnery and a magical force that dreams are made on… all while Juliet must determine if the father of her child is Hamlet… or the man she must kill, Romeo.“No matter where someone’s from, or what language they speak, they know Romeo and Juliet as the world’s greatest lovers. Well, Romeo vs. Juliet provides the ultimate twist to that story,” said Del Col in a statment. “In our 'Shakespearean Western' they find themselves on opposite ends of a cause, forcing them to become rivals and culminating in a high noon-style showdown between the two.”Del Col continued, “I enjoy the process of playing with well-known characters, peeling them and their stories down to their very core and then building upon that.” Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure will be released on April 22, 2025. You can preorder the book on Amazon.PlayThis isn't the only comic that'll be remixing and reimagining Shakespeare for a modern audience in 2025. We recently got an early look at Disciple, a Hamlet-inspired series that will be the first release from Joe Quesada's Amazing Comics.Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket byfollowing @jschedeen on BlueSky.