Graphic Classics Volume 5: Jack London - 1st Edition (GRAPHIC CLASSICS GN) - Softcover

London, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971246459 ISBN 13: 9780971246454

Publisher: Eureka Productions, 2003

Synopsis

Edited by Tom Pomplun
Thirteen stories of adventure, horror, comedy and science fiction! Includes "A Thousand Deaths," "To Kill a Man," and "Told in the Drooling Ward." These and more are adapted and illustrated by Rick Geary, Milton Knight, Onsmith Jeremi, Matt Howarth, John Pierard, Jeff Bonivert, Anne Timmons, Trina Robbins, Antonella Caputo, Nick Miller, Hunt Emerson, Peter Kuper, Kostas Aronis, Lesley Reppeteaux, Mark A. Nelson, Marc Arsenault, and Michael Slack. Cover by Arnold Arre, with a comics biography by Mort Castle and Roger Langridge.
SC, 7x10, 144pg, b&w

About this title

From Booklist:

Gr. 5-8. Millions of children grew up reading Classics Illustrated, the comic series that introduced classic adult fiction. That format is revitalized in Graphic Classics, a series focused on the works of various famous writers. This collection, illustrated by some of comics' biggest names, reminds readers that Jack London's fiction consists of more than sled dogs, snow, and ice. "A Thousand Deaths" is an sf / horror story; "Just Meat" will appeal to crime fiction fans; and the humor in "Jan, the Unrepentant" and "The Handsome Cabin Boy" is a refreshing change from what one expects from London's work. Seventeen artists, whose styles vary considerably, take on the tales; some selections appear in traditional comic-style sequential art; others are text-heavy with only a few illustrations. Whatever the reader's preference, this is a highly entertaining collection, though it may have more appeal in the literature classroom than for fans of graphic novels as an art-literary form. Cathy Buskar
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Review:

If you think of Jack London as "that guy who writes stories about dogs in the wilderness", think again. -- Christos N. Gage, Feoamante.com

Really great stuff illustrated by really great artists. I love it. You'll love it. -- J.l. Comeau, Tomb of Dark Delights

...impressive collection of artistic talent...shows that London was an inventive writer of ironic short tales as well as a novelist. -- Kane S. Latranz, Alibi.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Eureka Productions
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0971246459
• ISBN 13: 9780971246454
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144