A review by thebooklovingpanda
The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by P. Craig Russell, Neil Gaiman

4.0

4.95 stars

The art in this is s t u n n i n g and I especially loved that it's a new artist (or two!) for each chapter! It was one of the reasons I picked it up because I love to see a wide range of art styles. Among my favourite scenes were The Sleer (p.55-6 by P. Craig Russell), Mrs Lupescu's shadow (p.71, by Tony Harris I believe) and Liza's flashback (p.118-9 by Galen Showman) - and big shoutout to each chapter's opening page! So, so striking.

The conversion of the book itself into graphic novel format worked very well.The The illustrative narration lends it some extra dynamism (though the original novel was fantastic already) yet it retains the timeless soul that made the original so unforgettable. It was fairly obvious from the moment I turned to the incredibly vivid page 2 that I was in for a treat! I was trapped in the throes of a reading slump, and this definitely got me flipping through till the end (or 'Interlude', rather) all in one sitting. I'm bummed that the library doesn't have Volume 2 but I'll have to have a look round. The only snaggle I picked up on was Bod's eye colour. In the illustrations, Bod's eyes invariably seem to be coloured brown...yet in Chapter Two he's described in the text as having "sober grey eyes". Not sure what's going on with that.

Definitely recommend, especially if you enjoyed the original novel!