Moby Dick - Hardcover

Melville, Herman; Eisner, Will

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561632937 ISBN 13: 9781561632930

Publisher: Nbm Pub Co, 2003

Synopsis

Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him, in a story told in comic book format.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-7-Eisner's Moby Dick is simplistic, the whalebone without the whale. Melville's subtleties sink under the comic-book format, and while the cartoonist does a creditable job of conveying the basic story of Ishmael, Queequeg, and Ahab, drama is inevitably sacrificed. Because of the way the panels are divided, it is difficult to know which one to read next, resulting in some confusion about plot sequence. That said, Eisner's cartoons are charged with atmosphere, their sea tones and moody contrasts well suited to their subject. While younger readers may stumble over some of the sentence structure ("Who first sights him shall have this gold!"), the book may appeal to comic-book fans and reluctant readers.

Susan Weitz, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Comic book aficionados will appreciate master Will Eisner's latest adaptation, Moby Dick. It may not begin, "Call me Ishmael," but the story otherwise remains true to Herman Melville's classic, with Queequeg, Ahab and the great white whale all making their entrances on cue. The cartoon panels that chronicle the final showdown between the captain and the giant fish are particularly spectacular.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nbm Pub Co
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1561632937
• ISBN 13: 9781561632930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32