The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Volume 2
It Takes a Graveyard to Raise a Child.Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead.There are adventures in the graveyard for a...
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It Takes a Graveyard to Raise a Child.Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead.There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy--an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack--who has already killed Bod's family.Each chapter in this adaptation by P. Craig Russell is illustrated by a different luminary from the comic book world, showcasing a variety of styles from a breadth of talent. Together, they bring Neil Gaiman's award-winning, nationally bestselling novel The Graveyard Book to new life in this gorgeously illustrated two-volume graphic novel adaptation.Volume One contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six to the end.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780062312563 (0062312561)
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Paranormal,
Horror,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Supernatural,
Ghosts,
Fiction
Few books are more illustrated in my imagination when converted to a graphic form. Most of them suffer a loss at the hands of illustrators and hard edits. This story did not, the graphics added to the experience for me adding a feeling that had me dwelling on the pages admiring the details. I want m...
Wow. I didn't think this could best the first volume...but I was wrong. This volumes contains only three chapters but they pack a punch. We see Nobody attempts at school outside the the graveyard where he learns a greatdeal but calls far too much attention to himself. Then comes the great extravagan...
2nd volume was as strong as the first (except I don't like the cover)