A Christmas Carol

by Stephen L. Stern, Douglas A. Sirois (Illustrator), Charles Dickens ( Original Story)

From Stephen L. Stern, writer of Markosia’s masterful Beowulf Graphic Novel, and acclaimed artist Douglas A. Sirois, comes this superb full-color adaptation of Dickens’ timeless classic. Sacrificing none of Dickens’ rich language and filled with cinematic artwork, A Christmas Carol is a wonderfully faithful adaptation of the quintessential Christmas story.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Christmas, Classics, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy

69 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Stephen L. Stern is best known as the writer/creator of the independent comic-book, 'Zen Intergalactic Ninja', which has sold over 3 million copies and spawned two videogames, a line of action figures and many other licensed items. He is also the author of the 'Beowulf', 'A Christmas Carol' and 'War of the Worlds' graphic novels, as well as the author of the official comic-book adaptation of the animated classic, 'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.' His current projects include 'Frickin' Butt-Kickin' Zombie Ants' and 'Serving Supes', and his autobiographical graphic novel, 'Majestic Comics', is scheduled for release in 2017. Stern is also the founder of Storyboard Graphic Novels.

Reviews

[Zachary · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the artwork feels a little bland and slightly dated in some places, this is a fun rendition of the classic story and was a delight to read. I’m sure I’ve consumed A Christmas Carol in a dozen different ways over the years through various mediums, but it’s always fun to find a new retelling to put you in the Christmas Spirit.

[Joe Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pleasant graphical retelling of the classic Christmas story. The words were mostly condensed Dickens while the artwork was appropriate to the story. The work felt like it was more of an effort of graphical design than an average comics book. The style and colors were generally muted and more artistic than the fluid lines and action of the Kirby style.
The only negative was that there seemed to be a white line around many of the characters. I though this might almost be a cut and paste effect, but it seemed to cut through clothing and other things that would have been inside the cut. I never did figure out the purpose, but it was somewhat distracting.

[Susana · Rating 4 out of 5]

«El rumbo de la vida de un hombre presagia cierto final que se producirá si el hombre persevera, dijo Scrooge. «Pero si se modifica el rumbo, el final cambiará»

como todo buen clásico deja un excelente mensaje, sin embargo aveces la lectura se volvía lenta y me desesperaba que hiciera tantas descripciones, aun así es un buen libro

[BB · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story always slaps

[Sophie Bowns · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great idea for students who are struggling with the story. I love graphic novels!

[Dann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is re-envisioned by Markosia as a young adult graphic novel. The story follows an elderly miser who is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve in an attempt to get him to change his selfish, greedy ways toward and save him from a dyer fate. Unfortunately it fails in the cover’s claim not to sacrifice “Dickens’ rich language,” as writer Stephen L. Stern seems to dumb down the novel for young readers and skips or condensed a number of screens. However, Douglas A. Sirius’ artwork lives up to the “cinematic” cover description, having a beautiful and rich aesthetic. Overall, A Christmas Carol is a weak adaptation that captures some of the spirit and vision of the novel, but is rather watered down.

[Kaleigh Langlan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars! This was a nice holiday read! Nicely done adaptation. It followed the general storyline but some lines weren't exactly like the novel or movie. It starts kind of in the middle of the story. Overall it had the same gist though and I really enjoyed the art for it!

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for your middle reader 2nd to 8th that is in to graphic novels. Short and quick read great for this time of year.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a super condensed version of the original.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fine rendition, but nothing can top the original. The artwork is excellent

[Crim · Rating 3 out of 5]

a normal for a christmas carol. I did enjoy the illustrations and the quick easy to read format.

[Megan Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter wanted to know the story of Scrooge and tiny Tim so I decided the graphic novel would be the best route to go. We enjoyed it but the pictures were a little much for her. “God bless us everyone”

[Nick Lugo · Rating 2 out of 5]

crappy art

[Julie Kirby · Rating 2 out of 5]

My least favorite telling.