The Graveyard Book (graphic novel)

The Graveyard Book, Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Having read The Graveyard Book, I was curious to see how it might be turned into a graphic novel. I re-read the book simultaneously and found that very little is left out. Each chapter is drawn by a different graphic artist and it was interesting to see the different styles. I liked some artist's renderings better, and admired others for their ability to lay out the panels in an intuitive way. It was also interesting to see how the action/characters were interpreted, and which parts were changed to thoughts/spoken words vs. straight narration. I will say that the book still stands supreme in my estimation, if only because the opening lines. "There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife." just cannot compare with a actual image of the hand and knife. (Also, Silas is much more handsome in my mind...)

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