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Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel #3
Shadow Kiss: A Graphic Novel
The third book in the series of New York Times best-selling adaptations of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy.
It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose is close to graduation, but since making her first Strigoi kills, things haven't felt quite right. She's having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all ...might be seeing ghosts. Consumed by her forbidden love with her tutor Dimitri and protecting her best friend, the Moroi princess Lissa, Rose is in no state to see the deadly threat that will change her entire world - and make her choose between the two people she loves most.
It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose is close to graduation, but since making her first Strigoi kills, things haven't felt quite right. She's having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all ...might be seeing ghosts. Consumed by her forbidden love with her tutor Dimitri and protecting her best friend, the Moroi princess Lissa, Rose is in no state to see the deadly threat that will change her entire world - and make her choose between the two people she loves most.
160 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 2013
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About the author
Leigh Dragoon
23 books77 followersLeigh Dragoon (born May 6, 1976 in Plattsburgh, New York) is a professional American comics writer and illustrator. She currently lives in Sacramento, California.
Leigh Dragoon’s work first appeared in Girlamatic, publisher of her urban fantasy webcomic By the Wayside, which won the Kim Yale Award for Best New Female Talent in 2006. She contributed art to Sam Kieth’s My Inner Bimbo graphic novel. In 2009 she wrote the script for the three-volume HarperCollins/Tokyopop manga series based on Frewin Jones’ YA fantasy series The Faerie Path. She also contributed a story to the Fraggle Rock Vol. 1 graphic novel published by Archaia Studios Press in 2010. In 2011 she adapted the script for Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy graphic novel, in addition to Frostbite forthcoming in 2012.
Leigh Dragoon’s work first appeared in Girlamatic, publisher of her urban fantasy webcomic By the Wayside, which won the Kim Yale Award for Best New Female Talent in 2006. She contributed art to Sam Kieth’s My Inner Bimbo graphic novel. In 2009 she wrote the script for the three-volume HarperCollins/Tokyopop manga series based on Frewin Jones’ YA fantasy series The Faerie Path. She also contributed a story to the Fraggle Rock Vol. 1 graphic novel published by Archaia Studios Press in 2010. In 2011 she adapted the script for Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy graphic novel, in addition to Frostbite forthcoming in 2012.
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December 26, 2013
RATING: 4 Out Of 5
January 10, 2014
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March 31, 2016
Update #3 10/4/13
It's about time, we finally have a colored cover
and the release date is final! 12/31/13
UPDATE #2 2/18/13
I read the interview Richelle Mead gave HEA? I had to skim the part about The Indigo Spell and such since I haven't read it and don't plan to until the last book comes out. Blah, blah, blah, I'm boring you.
I read that this doesn't come out until the end of this year!
UPDATE #1 1/6/12
D< oh come on!!! Put a release date already!
Original
Can we please have the date this is going to be release? Just so I can put it in my calender the day it comes out I can go get it.
Thanks your loyal fan that will buy this graphic novel and the rest that I hope will come. :D
It's about time, we finally have a colored cover
and the release date is final! 12/31/13
UPDATE #2 2/18/13
I read the interview Richelle Mead gave HEA? I had to skim the part about The Indigo Spell and such since I haven't read it and don't plan to until the last book comes out. Blah, blah, blah, I'm boring you.
I read that this doesn't come out until the end of this year!
UPDATE #1 1/6/12
D< oh come on!!! Put a release date already!
Original
Can we please have the date this is going to be release? Just so I can put it in my calender the day it comes out I can go get it.
Thanks your loyal fan that will buy this graphic novel and the rest that I hope will come. :D
November 25, 2020
I had forgotten how emotional this book was😭😭😭
I freaking loved it! And the art work was incredible!
I am so sad that they didn’t do the next three books graphic novels!!
I freaking loved it! And the art work was incredible!
I am so sad that they didn’t do the next three books graphic novels!!
December 1, 2022
Somehow this instalment of this series adaptation just didn't hit the way that book two did. And honestly I'm not surprised this graphic novel series was kiboshed. Oh well, still want to reread the books if nothing else!
2.5 stars
2.5 stars
Want to read
February 14, 2013Still wavering on the cast choice for Dimitri in the upcoming movie but I love the graphic novel version of the character. If the artist had a person in mind when they were drawing the pics, I'd love to know who it is.
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February 13, 2017
DIMITRIIIIIIIII
February 7, 2017
Ohw fuck... ik was even vergeten hoe het 3e boek eindigde... mn hart brak weer net zo hard al de eerste keer! jammer dat de andere 3 delen niet verder gemaakt zijn. wat een geweldige serie is dit toch ♡
August 31, 2016
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If Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry weren’t the Rose and Lissa you expected, the graphic novel is the next best thing – provided you’ve read the novels already.
The VA graphic novel illustrations are spot on with accurate depictions of the characters as per the novel’s description. Rose is curvy, sexy and fiesty, and Lissa is regal, beautiful and demure. Illustrations are delivered in a bright, colourful format with a serious art style that isn’t too cartoony.
If you haven’t read the series yet, you’d find the graphic novels to be difficult to follow without reading Rose’s perspective on the happenings of St Vladimir Academy. The selection of dialogue was more focused on moving the plot along instead of offering the characters’ thoughts, so it may seem to jump around quite a bit. Much has been truncated in this graphic novel, which seems to be delivered more as a fan service than attracting new readers to the series.
It’s been a few years since I read this series but I remember Shadow Kiss to be the most dramatic of the lot, and the graphic novel bought back the key moments perfectly. Much of what the characters are experiencing is delivered well through their facial expressions, actions and background images, and surprisingly even that hot bedroom scene with our favourite couple is dedicated to a full colour page.
I did have trouble remember who some of the side characters were though, especially when they popped up without an introduction and were only given brief dialogues. It’s clear the writer of the novel expects the reader to have followed the graphic novels from the start.
The VA graphic novels are the perfect way to experience an illustrated version of the series with accurate depictions of the characters and their actions. The art style and dialogue captures the mood of VA perfectly, a witty vampire story set in an Academy with a fiesty dhampir at its core. Although slightly difficult to follow, it’s worth seeing the scenes and characters come to life in this beautiful format.
Thank you to Penguin Australia for sending me this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.
If Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry weren’t the Rose and Lissa you expected, the graphic novel is the next best thing – provided you’ve read the novels already.
The VA graphic novel illustrations are spot on with accurate depictions of the characters as per the novel’s description. Rose is curvy, sexy and fiesty, and Lissa is regal, beautiful and demure. Illustrations are delivered in a bright, colourful format with a serious art style that isn’t too cartoony.
If you haven’t read the series yet, you’d find the graphic novels to be difficult to follow without reading Rose’s perspective on the happenings of St Vladimir Academy. The selection of dialogue was more focused on moving the plot along instead of offering the characters’ thoughts, so it may seem to jump around quite a bit. Much has been truncated in this graphic novel, which seems to be delivered more as a fan service than attracting new readers to the series.
It’s been a few years since I read this series but I remember Shadow Kiss to be the most dramatic of the lot, and the graphic novel bought back the key moments perfectly. Much of what the characters are experiencing is delivered well through their facial expressions, actions and background images, and surprisingly even that hot bedroom scene with our favourite couple is dedicated to a full colour page.
I did have trouble remember who some of the side characters were though, especially when they popped up without an introduction and were only given brief dialogues. It’s clear the writer of the novel expects the reader to have followed the graphic novels from the start.
The VA graphic novels are the perfect way to experience an illustrated version of the series with accurate depictions of the characters and their actions. The art style and dialogue captures the mood of VA perfectly, a witty vampire story set in an Academy with a fiesty dhampir at its core. Although slightly difficult to follow, it’s worth seeing the scenes and characters come to life in this beautiful format.
Thank you to Penguin Australia for sending me this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.
August 14, 2023
This was a good book but the cliffhanger sucks since I know there are no more graphics being published. I guess I will have to read the novels at some point.
April 17, 2016
*SWOONING*
Arghh!! I loved this so much! Again, the drawings are beautiful! It made me want to reread the whole series, because I love the characters SO much!! Why did they stop with the GN? :( These are so good and I would love to have the whole series in graphic novels!
Arghh!! I loved this so much! Again, the drawings are beautiful! It made me want to reread the whole series, because I love the characters SO much!! Why did they stop with the GN? :( These are so good and I would love to have the whole series in graphic novels!
February 1, 2022
Vampire Academy the Graphic Novel is beautiful and fun. The graphic novel follows the third book of the Vampire Academy series and is just as breathtaking as the book. I enjoyed this book as much as I did with the first two and now I am dying for the fourth to come out.
October 27, 2021
On va pas se mentir ce tome était vraiment cool 👀
February 21, 2020
Ok Loving this series soo much.. the characters... Rose and Dimitri ❤️
March 9, 2015
So I enjoyed this graphic novel as well, even though I felt like it was bit more rushed compared to the others, I still enjoyed it.
Of course the illustrations are great, and I feel like the colors were just so much more vibrant than the other two.
They did at least catch the big parts in Shadow Kiss, it's funny I forgot about a couple parts until reading this and I felt like I just refreshed my memory of the whole book.
I do hope they make the 4th one, I'm very interested to see how it turns out!
Of course the illustrations are great, and I feel like the colors were just so much more vibrant than the other two.
They did at least catch the big parts in Shadow Kiss, it's funny I forgot about a couple parts until reading this and I felt like I just refreshed my memory of the whole book.
I do hope they make the 4th one, I'm very interested to see how it turns out!
August 12, 2019
I loved this series, and it was fun to go back to it in comic form.
August 16, 2015
Yet another great graphic novel adaptation by Leigh Dragoon and Emma Vieceli. In this installment we learn a little bit more about Rose's shadow kissed condition and what that means for her. Plus, Rose and Dimitri's relationship picks up and boy is it hot!
I love the work that these two ladies do for Richelle Mead's VA series. Sure, takes a lot out of each book in order to fit it into one graphic novel, but she keeps the heart of the story intact. Not only that, but she still adds some little quirky parts that are in the story. For instance, she included the scene where Dimitri makes hot cocoa for Rose and as he's making it, he explains how using two packets is the secret to delicious hot cocoa. That's something that could have been easily over-looked. I mean, it's not like Rose uses hot cocoa to save the day or anything. However, that was one of those vulnerable moments from Dimitri that always stuck out when reading Shadow Kiss.
Like I've said before, you don't have to read the series in order to read the graphic novels. We get a prologue at the beginning describing the who's who of players and what's going on. So, if you are more of a graphic novel person and don't really want to read the series itself, you don't have to. I think that's one thing that I love about this graphic novel series. It's not dependent on you having read the original series. It can hold it's own.
One of the things that stuck out to me the most was probably the cave scene at the end. I always had such a hard time envisioning it in the novel. So, it was great seeing it illustrated. I think with seeing it illustrated it made it that much more suspenseful.
I can not give this graphic novel series more praise. Leigh Dragoon and Emma Vieceli have taken one of my favorite series and turned it into a graphic novel. A successful graphic novel at that. I really hope the publisher decides to publish the next graphic novel. The last I heard they were waiting to see how the sales from this one did before they approved the next one. This girl will be crossing her fingers. I kind of want to see how Emma Vieceli pulls off the new Dimitri.
I love the work that these two ladies do for Richelle Mead's VA series. Sure, takes a lot out of each book in order to fit it into one graphic novel, but she keeps the heart of the story intact. Not only that, but she still adds some little quirky parts that are in the story. For instance, she included the scene where Dimitri makes hot cocoa for Rose and as he's making it, he explains how using two packets is the secret to delicious hot cocoa. That's something that could have been easily over-looked. I mean, it's not like Rose uses hot cocoa to save the day or anything. However, that was one of those vulnerable moments from Dimitri that always stuck out when reading Shadow Kiss.
Like I've said before, you don't have to read the series in order to read the graphic novels. We get a prologue at the beginning describing the who's who of players and what's going on. So, if you are more of a graphic novel person and don't really want to read the series itself, you don't have to. I think that's one thing that I love about this graphic novel series. It's not dependent on you having read the original series. It can hold it's own.
One of the things that stuck out to me the most was probably the cave scene at the end. I always had such a hard time envisioning it in the novel. So, it was great seeing it illustrated. I think with seeing it illustrated it made it that much more suspenseful.
I can not give this graphic novel series more praise. Leigh Dragoon and Emma Vieceli have taken one of my favorite series and turned it into a graphic novel. A successful graphic novel at that. I really hope the publisher decides to publish the next graphic novel. The last I heard they were waiting to see how the sales from this one did before they approved the next one. This girl will be crossing her fingers. I kind of want to see how Emma Vieceli pulls off the new Dimitri.
July 26, 2019
By far the best installment, unfortuanly since the lack of sails the graphic novels for the rest of the books won't be published, Ive decidid to count this as one of the reading rush challenges (a book that has purple on the cover). The only problem I have in this world is that Moroi ("good vampers") act so helpless to the Strigoi ("bad Vampers") that they are so useless without Dhampir (half human half vamp. In this world guards to the Moroi) even though mostly all of them have powers! Granted the books go more detail with that whole situation, it just still urks me.
February 8, 2017
It's alright,i feel they missed a lot out, which lead to everything feeling a bit too quick without much background, nothing special, wish they'd done it more justice to the book, especially with how emotional it is at times. Yet to find the second graphic novel in a store, I hope they play out the events in Spokane effectively...
February 10, 2015
4.5 Stars
August 24, 2022
love it so amazing to see the story come to life in drawing!
February 24, 2015
Love love LOVE the graphics. Why didn't they do the rest of the books? I need more. I love Vampire Academy.
March 21, 2024
I am so sad we wont get more of these. The story and artstyle is just perfect.
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October 6, 2013The cover, THE COVER! It is magnificent :"""""""""" GIVE IT TO ME
September 23, 2020
Reading this brought me back to when I first read this series! Agh the feels! This series will always be close to my heart and this was my favorite one in the series, so I'm glad I finally picked up the graphic novel. I remember this book destroying me when I read it years ago haha! I wish they would've continued with the rest in graphic novels but I'm glad we got at least three!
August 21, 2018
So. Darn. SAD -cries-
June 9, 2018
Loved it.
February 16, 2019
The illustrations are exactly the same as I have imagined! It's perfect!
June 21, 2022
Stejné jako kniha. Krásné obrázky (hlavně Adriana 👌😁) a zkrácený příběh. V aj a já to přečetla za dva dny takže dost easy.
Celkem stejné hodnocení jako knihy 4,9⭐
Celkem stejné hodnocení jako knihy 4,9⭐
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June 28, 2023the ending still hurts
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