A review by guinness74
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From Kubla Khan to the Bronte Sisters to the Picture of Dorian Gray by Russ Kick

3.0

I enjoyed this, much like I enjoy art museums. There's stuff I like, and there's stuff I don't like. This series (of which this is the first book I've read) is certainly an immense undertaking, and I would imagine that there are tons of literary gems that were passed over in the editing process. But, the heart of this project is the art associated with the literature. Most of it is great, a few were so-so, only a couple did I find not to my taste. Some are comic in form, others have their roots in art forms that you would typically see in a museum, and others are, in my opinion, groundbreaking in graphic art. If you enjoy literature, I recommend this as a new "look." If you're a graphic artist or a comic book aficionado, this is probably just your sort of thing.