Kim

by Lewis Helfand (Adapter), Rudyard Kipling, Rakesh Kumar (Illustrator)

Kimball O'Hara was a child, like many others, living on the streets of India in the early 1900s. That was, until he befriended a Buddhist lama and became his disciple.

The story of Kim follows our cheeky, fun-loving hero as he journeys across northern India - from Lahore to the vast beauty of the Himalayan mountains - in the company of the lama. The two of them have different goals, but the physical paths they follow are very similar.

Before leaving Lahore, Kim is entrusted by one of his father's friends to deliver a very special message. Through this he meets a member of the British Secret Service and discovers secrets he couldn't have imagined. As the story progresses and his journey continues, Kim begins to learn more and more about what is known as the Great Game.

As we follow Kim, we see him transformed from a simple vagabond into a sharpened operative in the dangerous world of politics, betrayal and death. All the excitement of Kim's adventures takes place in the backdrop of a beautiful country full of amazing sights, incredible sounds and an extremely rich culture.

In what is considered by many to be Kipling's finest work, he draws on his own experiences of living in India to tell an unforgettable and action-packed story within a vivid and accurate setting.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comics, Classics, Historical Fiction

75 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 7, 2011

About the author

The creator and writer of Wasted Minute and 4320, Lewis Helfand is a freelance writer whose comic book credits include the graphic novels Kim, A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, and The Time Machine for Campfire Comics and the monthly mini-comic The Adventures of Roxy Riley for East Coast Biker Magazine.

His past credits include weekly columns for AskMen.com and InsideHoops.com, as well as monthly features for Exposed Magazine and Rockstar Magazine. Other recent clips include articles for American Health & Fitness, Renaissance Magazine, Computer Bits Magazine, Vicious Magazine, The Funny Papers of Philadelphia, ClubPlanet.com, Food-Writing.com, and Modvox.com.

Reviews

[Apratim Mukherjee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the pictorial version of Rudyard Kipling's 'masterpiece'- Kim.The book almost covers every aspect of the novel (and would be useful for readers who want to read the whole text).Only the length of the book was disappointing as I would have liked a 'fatter' book,covering even more facets of the original novel . But,no review is complete without knowing Rudyard Kipling.Kim is a reflection of Kipling only .He supports the British rule,considering British as superior to the natives.Kim does this service for the gain of the British Empire,just like Kipling's White man's burden. It says a lot about Kipling,who was a Churchill in disguise of Corbett.

[Mery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Membaca novel grafis memang tak selengkap membaca novel full tulisan. Namun, novel grafis biasanya menggambarkan bagaimana reaksi atau ekspresi tokoh dengan seharusnya. Sayangnya, aku tak menemukan itu di sini.

Aku belum pernah membaca Kim, jadi beberapa hal aku bingung, kenapa ekspresi beberapa tokoh dengan ucapannya berbeda? Cukup bintang tiga. Habis ini mau baca novelnya saja. ^^

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the novel "Kim" on a Kindle, and I felt that the vibrancy of the story was lost in the dullness of the device. This is a much nicer way to read the story. Sure, it loses some of the detail, but the artwork is lovely.

[Niranjan Kamath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations make this graphic novel a page-turner read. The author's creative narration adds various dimensions to the story. An engaging book.

[Mickey Bits · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was glad to originally read this in adapted form. The story is so involved and complicated, it's quite hard to follow. Nevertheless, it's a good mix of Indian and English culture, something quite unknown to a modern American reader such as myself.

[Indian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Graphic re-production of this classic 1890's English novel is a boon for lesser mortals like me, the style of Kipling being a bit difficult in the fiction novel.
The pictures also attempts to capture the vision of India (Lahore) as the author might have truly imagined, making one visualize British India 100+ years ago.
A recommended read!

[خفآيآ الروووح · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the graphic on the novel
Kim in his way to find river with Lama find himself in Britich secrit servies .
lama find himself in help Kim .
Kim made different relationship between other in his way .It was amazing .,

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have never read the full book, just this graphic novel version; the graphic novel made me want to read the classic. I've enjoyed what I've read of Kipling's classics (particularly Stalky & Co. and Puck of Pook's Hill); would I like this, too?

[Peacegal · Rating 1 out of 5]

This wasn't one of Kipling's strongest stories. In fact, I found it rather boring.