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jadehollow 's review for:
The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Volume 1
by P. Craig Russell, Neil Gaiman
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this graphic novel as an adult and although the content is universal enough to appeal to adults, and certain jokes are only fully entertaining to adults, I feel it was destined for a younger audience (between 8-14). As someone who grew up with comic book heroes but no comic book format, I believe this book would have appealed to me, IF I'd had that experience.
As much as each chapter develops the world and introduces characters that will appear again, there was no sense of excitement or pay off as a singular hero's arc installment provides. It's a book about a young boy of little to no defining characteristics making it in and out of several mini adventures. That is the nature of comic books though, isn't it? Maybe every one isn't a banger, but they all add up to something great?
In that, I will continue to read the series at some point. I'd like to know where it's going as I respect and trust Neil Gaiman more than I particularly care for Bod as a character. Also, I truly believe a younger reader would love this book for its small adventure installments which they may read over and over again and then in turn use the bits of lore they get to learn outside of the book and their real-world references. It was a good book in that, and how universal it was, I just can't give it more than a 3/5 because I personally was not enthralled or motivated to read more after each installment.
Plus, I know Mr. Gaiman is known for allowing other artists to produce his works, but I prefer consistency. It's a nice idea, but in practice, it's jarring for some visual people.
As much as each chapter develops the world and introduces characters that will appear again, there was no sense of excitement or pay off as a singular hero's arc installment provides. It's a book about a young boy of little to no defining characteristics making it in and out of several mini adventures. That is the nature of comic books though, isn't it? Maybe every one isn't a banger, but they all add up to something great?
In that, I will continue to read the series at some point. I'd like to know where it's going as I respect and trust Neil Gaiman more than I particularly care for Bod as a character. Also, I truly believe a younger reader would love this book for its small adventure installments which they may read over and over again and then in turn use the bits of lore they get to learn outside of the book and their real-world references. It was a good book in that, and how universal it was, I just can't give it more than a 3/5 because I personally was not enthralled or motivated to read more after each installment.
Plus, I know Mr. Gaiman is known for allowing other artists to produce his works, but I prefer consistency. It's a nice idea, but in practice, it's jarring for some visual people.