Dracula & Frankenstein: Two Dover Graphic Novel Classics
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Paperback, 48 pages
Published November 19th 2014 by Dover Publications
Recommended for ages 8 and up this is a small graphic adaptation of the great vampire novel illustrated with black and white drawings which the introduction suggests be coloured. Of course reducing Dracula to a 50 page graphic novel leaves out many details of the story but the author does a very good job of putting the basic framework together while keeping the story exciting and not missing any major plot points. There are better versions out there but for $3.99 it's certainly worthwhile.
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Paperback, 48 pages
Published November 19th 2014 by Dover Publications
Recommended for ages 8 and up this is a small graphic adaptation of the famous novel illustrated with black and white drawings which the introduction suggests be coloured. This fell flat for me and I wouldn't recommend it as a first introduction to the story. The author fails to capture the obsession of Victor Frankenstien; in the novel he truly becomes the quintessential "mad scientist". He makes the monster not necessarily bad from the beginning but certainly frightening who then turns bad. This is how the story goes in the original but again the author fails to capture the essence of how wicked and *in*-human the monster actually is, except in man's most vile characteristics. Also the monster's object is to kill everyone that is close to Frankenstein to make him suffer through their losses, the deaths do occur here, but monster's intentions are never made clear. The basic plot outline of the original is here, but this graphic novel fails to capture any of the emotions, themes or frightening conclusions it makes about mankind
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