Midwest Book Review
June 2009
The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: A Literature Through Art Novel
Lewis Carroll, author
Adapted and illustrated by Glenn Diddit
Davenport Creative Group, LLC
1441400850 $34.95 www.createspace.com
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the full-color, graphic novel adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic, fantastic adventure of a young girl who follows a white rabbit and becomes lost in a topsy-turvy magical world. Faithful to the original novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland perfectly captures the sharp-edged wit and wisecracking of the original. Best of all, dialogue of the original novel is completely unabridged - readers can enjoy the full literary experience! A treasure for all ages, and a "must-have" for any collection featuring graphic novels adaptations of works that have stood the test of time. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is also available in a more inexpensive black-and-white version (9781441422897, $19.95).
Astro Boy Movie Prequel Underground #1
IDW Publishing
5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109
MAR094306, $3.99, www.idwpublishing.com
One of the first Japanese animation superheroes, Astro Boy is basically an intelligent, self-aware robot in the form and shape of a young boy who fights to protect people from a wide assortment of villains. Now this anime character is coming to the big screen this summer. Paving the way for this much anticipated film by legions of Astro Boy fans, is a four-part comic book from IDW Publishing that will serve as a prequel to the forthcoming movie. The creation of writer/artist Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy searches for his lost father (the scientist who made him) in an exotic underground kingdom. This four-part series is deftly written by Scott Tipton and superbly illustrated by Diego Jourdan with the first issue graced by the cover art of Ashely Wood. A 'must' for all dedicated Astro Boy fans, "Astro Boy: The Movie" will admirably serve to introduce a new generation of readers to one of the most popular and enduring of Japanese anime characters -- Astro Boy!
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