The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (His Dark Materials)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553523716 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kindle Customer said Unique. This graphic novel is unique. It's the same story as the book and the movie, but the artistry sets it apart and makes it unique. It's worth reading and looking at again. It's quality just might surprise you. Good luck.. Scheib said For a graphic novel, the graphics aren't much.. We were really excited for these graphic novels when we heard about them. Quite frankly, though, the art is pretty poor. We won't be buying the rest of the series.. Left me cold Burt Swenson I've read a lot of graphic novels. It's an incredible medium for story telling. The Golden Compass Graphic Novel Volume 1 is a string of illustrations that skip frantically along through the major plot points of the source novel. It left me cold like I'd just flipped through an illustrated Golden Compass Calendar for 2016. The story telling is missing.
VERDICT Whether this is a reader's first experience with the tale or they are already familiar with the story, they should be delighted by this rendition.—Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI . The graphic novel adaptation divides the first book into three volumes, with this first volume following Lyra up until the time that she sails for the North with the gyptians. They will escape from Mrs. The somewhat muted color scheme reinforces the Dickensian feel of the novels. With Lyra, readers will overhear plots in Jordan College; suffer the loss of her friend, Roger; and receive the mys
In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman and hisdarkmaterials. Philip Pullman is the author of many books for young readers, including two volumes related to the His Dark Materials trilogy: Lyra’s Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North. He lives in Oxford, England. PH
But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle—a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, and a mysterious substance known as Dust. The stunning full-color art offers both new and returning readers a chance to experience the story of Lyra, an ordinary girl with an extraordinary role to play in the fates of multiple worlds, in an entirely new way. “Superb all-stops-out thrilling.” —The Washington Post. As she hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win—or to lose—this more-than-mortal battle. The world of Philip Pullman’s internationally bestselling His Dark Materials saga is brought to visual life in book 1 of a three-volume graphic adaptation of The Golden Compass. Lyra Belacqua is conten