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The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Volume 1
by P. Craig Russell, Neil Gaiman
The story an orphan who lived in a graveyard, raised by ghosts, and protected by a vampire. This is story of Nobody Owens, who learns his alphabets from ghosts older than History, learns Latin from a dead Roman, roams around the graveyard, oblivious to the dangers of the cabal that murdered his family and wants to kill him. With young age also comes fearlessness, and when you are raised by creatures of dead you don't give two penny thought to the sleer or the purple creature at bottom of stoney cave.
I have read the story multiple times now, I couldn't resist myself from buying the first volume of the graphic novel adaptation. The book has been illustrated by six artist, designed and adapted to panels by P. Craig Russell. Each chapter is drawn in different style yet the core structure, panels and lettering were similar.
The colour schemes is definitely vibrant, but there is sense of balance which often is lost in many comic narrative. Some panels are scary, when Nobody is kidnapped by the ghouls and he is peeping out of the sack, that was beautiful and scary.
Kevin Nowlan had the most realistic sketches and grim usage of colours. I found Craig's chapter the most beautiful and balanced, the world of graveyard and the outer world had lovely contrast.
Tony Harris and Scott Hampton played with the expressions and bold borders and lining, it was creepy like the narrative. I loved the Ghuleim and hellhound that they drew.
Galen Showman drew my favourite chapter from the book, The Witch's Headstone, the colouring was evenly, what impressed me how smartly Liza Hempstock's past life panels and the conversation in present were placed. Here also we see Bod venturing out into the real world for first time, the reader too are awestruck by this like Bod is.
Jill Thompson pulled a Corpse Brideesque in the Dance of the Macabre! The panel when the dance gets over, and the town square is covered with tiny white flowers is so soothing.
And we have super realistic interlude by Stephen B. Scott which introduces us to the cabal.
I do not want to type again about all the similarities with batman and how Neil gags the trope of chosen one who are always orphaned. I simply enjoyed the story I love, with a refreshing art that made it more intriguing. I need volume II now.
I have read the story multiple times now, I couldn't resist myself from buying the first volume of the graphic novel adaptation. The book has been illustrated by six artist, designed and adapted to panels by P. Craig Russell. Each chapter is drawn in different style yet the core structure, panels and lettering were similar.
The colour schemes is definitely vibrant, but there is sense of balance which often is lost in many comic narrative. Some panels are scary, when Nobody is kidnapped by the ghouls and he is peeping out of the sack, that was beautiful and scary.
Kevin Nowlan had the most realistic sketches and grim usage of colours. I found Craig's chapter the most beautiful and balanced, the world of graveyard and the outer world had lovely contrast.
Tony Harris and Scott Hampton played with the expressions and bold borders and lining, it was creepy like the narrative. I loved the Ghuleim and hellhound that they drew.
Galen Showman drew my favourite chapter from the book, The Witch's Headstone, the colouring was evenly, what impressed me how smartly Liza Hempstock's past life panels and the conversation in present were placed. Here also we see Bod venturing out into the real world for first time, the reader too are awestruck by this like Bod is.
Jill Thompson pulled a Corpse Brideesque in the Dance of the Macabre! The panel when the dance gets over, and the town square is covered with tiny white flowers is so soothing.
And we have super realistic interlude by Stephen B. Scott which introduces us to the cabal.
I do not want to type again about all the similarities with batman and how Neil gags the trope of chosen one who are always orphaned. I simply enjoyed the story I love, with a refreshing art that made it more intriguing. I need volume II now.