Graphic novels brought comics into the world of legitimate literature, and books like this are partly why. Macbeth The Graphic Novel – Original Text (4/5 stars, currently priced at $7.49) Shakespeare’s entire unabridged play as a graphic novel ebook – with panel magnification. Ideal for purists, students and readers who will appreciate the unaltered text. … Read more
Comics icon Richard Corben adapts classic Poe stories in the Edgar Allan Poe’s Spirits of the Dead graphic novel series from Dark Horse. Each title in the series is currently available for $1.99 in Kindle format. Edgar Allan Poe’s The Conqueror Worm #0 A horrifying adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic by comics legend, … Read more
It can be hard for beginning readers to make the transition from picture books to chapter books, and the Thea Stilton series of graphic novels for gradeschoolers can help. Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #1: The Secret of Whale Island (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99) Geronimo isn’t the only world-famous adventuring journalist from New Mouse … Read more
With its glamorous vampires and historical sweep, Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire seems like a natural for the graphic novel treatment. To date, there’s only one: Claudia’s Story. Interview with the Vampire: Claudia’s Story (4/5 stars, currently priced at $9.99) A richly-illustrated graphic novel adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, told … Read more
Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic Horror Western series, The Dark Tower, is a huge hit the world over. Now it’s available in graphic novel format. Here’s the series, in reading order: Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.99) Collects Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born (2007) #1-7. The man in black fled across … Read more
In the kid-friendly, funny Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue series of graphic novels, the zoo animals escape their cages at night to stage the works of Shakespeare. Written and illustrated with kids aged 7 – 10 in mind. The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth (5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.22) The Stratford Zoo … Read more
Steven Moffat’s Sherlock has been a huge hit on TV, and now it’s available in graphic novel form! Sherlock: A Study in Pink #1 (5/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99) The Japanese SHERLOCK Manga comes to the USA and UK for the first time ever! Adapting the episodes of the smash-hit BBC America/Hartswood … Read more
A funny, action-packed graphic novel series for tweens featuring a young Cleopatra — yes, THAT Cleopatra — who’s transported to the future and learns it’s up to her to save the galaxy! Target Practice – Cleopatra in Space #1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $7.99) When a young Cleopatra (yes, THAT Cleopatra) finds a mysterious … Read more