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Good Omens The Graphic Novel
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman began life almost forty years ago as an idea that grew legs (and scales and rapidly wings) and went on to be published in 1990. The story follows the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley as they attempt to avoid the impending Apocalypse on the horizon. There's also the small matter of a missing Antichrist…
186 pages, Hardcover
Published August 1, 2025
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Terry Pratchett
686 books46.3k followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983–2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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August 21, 2025
It sort of felt like a miracle that this book ever actually landed on my doorstep. I'm actually not sure quite how long it's been since I backed the Kickstarter for this graphic novel, but it must've been at least a year, and it had quite flown my mind. That made it rather more fun for it to suddenly appear, very luckily on apparently the very first day they were getting sent out! I will note that there was a bit of discussion surrounding the whole Neil Gaiman Thing, so if it's helpful for you to know, this was produced by Pratchett's estate, and all proceeds went there.
Of course, a lot of this book is still the Good Omens we (probably) already know and love, so on that front it's a little hard to review - I mean Gaiman and Pratchett wrote it 35 years ago and it turns out it's still great, big news. So most of what I'm focusing on here is Colleen Doran's adaptation. I'll discuss it in more detail, but the headline review is that I think she did a pretty great job. This is 200-something pages (no page numbers ??), which is about half the page-count of the ordinary Good Omens, so it's no mean feat to condense a story of that complexity into a graphic novel of this length. If I went through and catalogued scenes in my head, I could probably find some that were missed, but overall it felt like the story I recognised, and it wasn't obviously much-slimmed. The same charm was there, and I enjoyed some of the updated jokes (a note that Pestilence should've waited a few more years before giving up!). Of course a lot of the joy of Good Omens is its humour, so it was especially important to me that this was preserved. I liked the incarnations of the characters we saw on the page, and I appreciated that Doran wasn't too influenced by the TV show. It's nice to have more different versions of the characters portrayed, and I thought they really lit up the page. Anathema is especially charming, I loved her scrappy hair and sometimes boyish clothes. Also she remains my icon - she believes in seals, whales, bicycles, rainforests, whole grain in loaves, recycled paper, white South Africans out of South Africa, and Americans out of practically everywhere down to and including Long Island. I mean come on.
A side funny note about the adaptation is they must have had some discussion about how many gay slurs Aziraphale could still be called in the book. Because let me tell you, the number is less than previously - but not none. Very interesting.
Ok, so the art. It's really gorgeous! I don't know if it's deliberate, but Doran's mix of hard black inks and softly painted colours gives it this stained-glass effect to my eyes, which I thought fit really really well. The entire book is incredible detailed with fully painted shading pretty much throughout, and there's a couple of spreads that pop even more. I also appreciated some of the obvious influences in the designs for angels, as well as the way she mixed those same features into Adam's design, showing his angelic aspects.
Overall, the script was great and just so natural that I barely specifically noticed it. Everything flowed well, and it was a really fun way to experience a book I love. Before I finish this review I will make sure to also mention the lovely Terry Pratchett cameo near the end of the book, it was very sweet to see. And, of course, I must shout out Crowley's incredible kilt right at the end. Fantastic look, his style is everything to me.
Of course, a lot of this book is still the Good Omens we (probably) already know and love, so on that front it's a little hard to review - I mean Gaiman and Pratchett wrote it 35 years ago and it turns out it's still great, big news. So most of what I'm focusing on here is Colleen Doran's adaptation. I'll discuss it in more detail, but the headline review is that I think she did a pretty great job. This is 200-something pages (no page numbers ??), which is about half the page-count of the ordinary Good Omens, so it's no mean feat to condense a story of that complexity into a graphic novel of this length. If I went through and catalogued scenes in my head, I could probably find some that were missed, but overall it felt like the story I recognised, and it wasn't obviously much-slimmed. The same charm was there, and I enjoyed some of the updated jokes (a note that Pestilence should've waited a few more years before giving up!). Of course a lot of the joy of Good Omens is its humour, so it was especially important to me that this was preserved. I liked the incarnations of the characters we saw on the page, and I appreciated that Doran wasn't too influenced by the TV show. It's nice to have more different versions of the characters portrayed, and I thought they really lit up the page. Anathema is especially charming, I loved her scrappy hair and sometimes boyish clothes. Also she remains my icon - she believes in seals, whales, bicycles, rainforests, whole grain in loaves, recycled paper, white South Africans out of South Africa, and Americans out of practically everywhere down to and including Long Island. I mean come on.
A side funny note about the adaptation is they must have had some discussion about how many gay slurs Aziraphale could still be called in the book. Because let me tell you, the number is less than previously - but not none. Very interesting.
Ok, so the art. It's really gorgeous! I don't know if it's deliberate, but Doran's mix of hard black inks and softly painted colours gives it this stained-glass effect to my eyes, which I thought fit really really well. The entire book is incredible detailed with fully painted shading pretty much throughout, and there's a couple of spreads that pop even more. I also appreciated some of the obvious influences in the designs for angels, as well as the way she mixed those same features into Adam's design, showing his angelic aspects.
Overall, the script was great and just so natural that I barely specifically noticed it. Everything flowed well, and it was a really fun way to experience a book I love. Before I finish this review I will make sure to also mention the lovely Terry Pratchett cameo near the end of the book, it was very sweet to see. And, of course, I must shout out Crowley's incredible kilt right at the end. Fantastic look, his style is everything to me.
October 31, 2025
When I heard that Good Omens was being turned into a graphic novel I was very excited. It's a shame that unadulterated joy has been somewhat tarnished by the events surrounding Neil Gaiman. But we'll still always have the book, and I want to emphasise what a good job that Colleen Doran did with this volume. She took a fairly chunky novel and condensed it in such a way that it still flows well and the vast majority of my favourite lines are still there. Some scenes are truncated, as they have to be, but I love that the running joke about tapes left in the car turning into Queen albums is still there.
Mostly this feels like a period piece, set around the same time as the original book, rather than being modernised, like the TV show, which meant that it jarred quite a lot when there was a panel with a bunch of folk taking pictures on their phones. But apart from that, and a stray mention of an iPhone, it had the same late 20th century feel as the book.
The art is lovely. I really like Doran's take on the characters, especially Adam. She really captured the "butter wouldn't melt in his mouth" innocent look I've always imagined him having. Also, there's a cameo of the late, great Terry Pratchett near the end that nearly had me bawling.
A wonderful interpretation of one of my favourite books. Doran has done a great job with both the art and the story here.
Mostly this feels like a period piece, set around the same time as the original book, rather than being modernised, like the TV show, which meant that it jarred quite a lot when there was a panel with a bunch of folk taking pictures on their phones. But apart from that, and a stray mention of an iPhone, it had the same late 20th century feel as the book.
The art is lovely. I really like Doran's take on the characters, especially Adam. She really captured the "butter wouldn't melt in his mouth" innocent look I've always imagined him having. Also, there's a cameo of the late, great Terry Pratchett near the end that nearly had me bawling.
A wonderful interpretation of one of my favourite books. Doran has done a great job with both the art and the story here.
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September 29, 2025I have been looking forward to this graphic novel since I first heard about it, not because of the story, but because of how much I adore Colleen Doran's art. I am thankful that the Kickstarter is entirely the Terry Pratchett estate.
October 14, 2025
The practiced lines and vivid colors still aren’t as vibrant as the masterful prose from the novel.
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December 19, 2025Feels like the lovechild of the original novel and the series. I love Colleen Doran‘s graphic novels and you can tell that a lot of love went into this project. I backed the kickstarter campaign well before the Gaiman story broke but I can’t help but feel like this has been tainted which is a massive shame
September 9, 2025
I can't imagine how hard it was to adapt a novel that is loved by so many people into a graphic novel, and while this adaptation may not be perfect, I can't imagine the illustrator could have done much of a better job with it.
So much of the charm of the original novel is in the humor of the wordplay, and it's very hard to transcribe that to such a primarily visual medium. It forced this adaptation to be rather wordy for a graphic novel, but it was necessary, if not ideal. Take the climactic resolution of the story — there's no epic clash of angels, fallen angels, witches, witch-finders, and horseman of the apocalypse, it's mostly just... a conversation.
But, at the end of the day, I loved revisiting one of my favorite stories in this beautiful new format, and I especially loved the homage it paid to Sir Terry Pratchett in the spirit of how it was done, as well as the little "ineffable" easter egg at the end.
So much of the charm of the original novel is in the humor of the wordplay, and it's very hard to transcribe that to such a primarily visual medium. It forced this adaptation to be rather wordy for a graphic novel, but it was necessary, if not ideal. Take the climactic resolution of the story — there's no epic clash of angels, fallen angels, witches, witch-finders, and horseman of the apocalypse, it's mostly just... a conversation.
But, at the end of the day, I loved revisiting one of my favorite stories in this beautiful new format, and I especially loved the homage it paid to Sir Terry Pratchett in the spirit of how it was done, as well as the little "ineffable" easter egg at the end.
September 28, 2025
Just a little issue with 'of' being used instead of 'have' but otherwise a beautiful, affectionate version of the story. Amazing illustrations.
September 13, 2025
The art in this book is mind blowing! It's extremely gorgeous! The colors are glowing and there's so many details that I noticed new things when I was looking back over it the second time. I think my favorite pages are the ones that are intensely dramatic. Doran is especially good at doing dramatic angles and weather. A lot of the pages are full page complex illustrations, not just panels. They are really beautiful and make the reading really fun and over the top.
My favorite character design was Pepper's; Doran got her tomboy-ness perfect. She wore boy's clothes and had short hair, she slouched or was full of energy shown by her posture. Her clothes might be dirty as you would expect from The Them. I especially loved her freckles. I love the attention to detail that Doran shows, in the book it specifically says Pepper has lots of freckles. I honestly don't know if I have ever seen a female character design like it.
My other favorite character design was Polution because he looks like a romantic poet that would be admiring the scenery and writing about how beautiful it is; the irony is not lost on me.
I also really love the design for War, because in the book I never got why she was written to be sexy. Reading the graphic novel however I think I finally get the metaphor. We make war look glamorous by saying you should protect your country, be a hero, war movies, ect.
I love Madame Tracy's outfits. They are very colorful and playful. It says in the book her idea of what is sexy would be laughed at today so I think her outfits being colorful, fun, but a bit strange makes perfect sense. I think the outfit designs prioritize being over the top and a bit goofy. At one point Madame Tracy wears a pink wig with pigtails and a feather bowa. Good Omens kinda makes fun of everyone and it's good the characters were not taken completely seriously.
I also really love Crowley's androgy. He starts off with long hair and green scales that look like eye shadow. Then he later wears suits, and in one scene a really cool t shirt with a leather jacket. He mostly wears masculine clothes but near the end he wears multiple earrings and one is danglly. At the end he wears a suit with a kilt which looks really cool. And of course he was Nanny Ashtoreth. I think a gender fluid head cannon would make perfect sense for this Crowley.
Azriaphel I thought was adorable, I loved when he would beam and scrunch up his hands. I also really loved that he was wearing a green carnation during the gavot, there's historical details as well as visual ones.
Also there is visual humor added in, which I appreciate. For example, when Shadwell keeps writing "smith" for his fake employees the same face keeps showing up, the facial expressions just keep getting weirder.
The graphic novel format also allows for visual storytelling to be added in. When we are told God never asks Azriaphel about his flamming sword again we see Azriaphel looking really sad about it. In the book this is just a joke, but here we see that Azriaphel feels disappointed that he messed up and lost contact with God. It also turns the line "aren't you going to introduce me to your new body" into an innuendo by having Crowley oggle Madame Tracy. (Unless it was already innuendo and it just completely went over my head. To be fair I didn't realize "discreet gentleman's club" was a gay club at first, I just thought it meant it was really exclusive and booshie about who it let in.)
I liked how the art style could change, for example, Shadwell looks very cartoony where the others don't as much. The character list at the beginning of the book looked like an old brown page from "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch". The part about Saint Barrel looked a bit midevilish and when the 4 horseman ride it's a very dramatic, dark, and gothic scene. It's a good choice I think because it balances both seriousness and silliness. Mostly though I think it's just fun.
My only complaint is that often the summarized wasn't how it was worded in the book, and wasn't as creative.
TLDR: The art is incredible. It's fun, strange, over the top, detailed and stunning! It's a colorful book that will make you happy. What you want in a Good Omens adaptation is a fun, colorful, strange story that balances being funny with being serious and philosophical. I think the art delivers on this front.
My favorite character design was Pepper's; Doran got her tomboy-ness perfect. She wore boy's clothes and had short hair, she slouched or was full of energy shown by her posture. Her clothes might be dirty as you would expect from The Them. I especially loved her freckles. I love the attention to detail that Doran shows, in the book it specifically says Pepper has lots of freckles. I honestly don't know if I have ever seen a female character design like it.
My other favorite character design was Polution because he looks like a romantic poet that would be admiring the scenery and writing about how beautiful it is; the irony is not lost on me.
I also really love the design for War, because in the book I never got why she was written to be sexy. Reading the graphic novel however I think I finally get the metaphor. We make war look glamorous by saying you should protect your country, be a hero, war movies, ect.
I love Madame Tracy's outfits. They are very colorful and playful. It says in the book her idea of what is sexy would be laughed at today so I think her outfits being colorful, fun, but a bit strange makes perfect sense. I think the outfit designs prioritize being over the top and a bit goofy. At one point Madame Tracy wears a pink wig with pigtails and a feather bowa. Good Omens kinda makes fun of everyone and it's good the characters were not taken completely seriously.
I also really love Crowley's androgy. He starts off with long hair and green scales that look like eye shadow. Then he later wears suits, and in one scene a really cool t shirt with a leather jacket. He mostly wears masculine clothes but near the end he wears multiple earrings and one is danglly. At the end he wears a suit with a kilt which looks really cool. And of course he was Nanny Ashtoreth. I think a gender fluid head cannon would make perfect sense for this Crowley.
Azriaphel I thought was adorable, I loved when he would beam and scrunch up his hands. I also really loved that he was wearing a green carnation during the gavot, there's historical details as well as visual ones.
Also there is visual humor added in, which I appreciate. For example, when Shadwell keeps writing "smith" for his fake employees the same face keeps showing up, the facial expressions just keep getting weirder.
The graphic novel format also allows for visual storytelling to be added in. When we are told God never asks Azriaphel about his flamming sword again we see Azriaphel looking really sad about it. In the book this is just a joke, but here we see that Azriaphel feels disappointed that he messed up and lost contact with God. It also turns the line "aren't you going to introduce me to your new body" into an innuendo by having Crowley oggle Madame Tracy. (Unless it was already innuendo and it just completely went over my head. To be fair I didn't realize "discreet gentleman's club" was a gay club at first, I just thought it meant it was really exclusive and booshie about who it let in.)
I liked how the art style could change, for example, Shadwell looks very cartoony where the others don't as much. The character list at the beginning of the book looked like an old brown page from "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch". The part about Saint Barrel looked a bit midevilish and when the 4 horseman ride it's a very dramatic, dark, and gothic scene. It's a good choice I think because it balances both seriousness and silliness. Mostly though I think it's just fun.
My only complaint is that often the summarized wasn't how it was worded in the book, and wasn't as creative.
TLDR: The art is incredible. It's fun, strange, over the top, detailed and stunning! It's a colorful book that will make you happy. What you want in a Good Omens adaptation is a fun, colorful, strange story that balances being funny with being serious and philosophical. I think the art delivers on this front.
December 14, 2025
Beautiful artwork.
November 8, 2025
As a Good Omens super fan seeing this come to life in such a visually beautiful way was so fun. It’ll be a regular reread moving forward.
October 17, 2025
This was possibly the most beautiful graphic novel I've read. The art and the colours were amazing. I spent so long going through each page. This was drawn and adapted by Colleen. She did an incredible job. I have to admit I wasn't a huge fan of the novel, but I really enjoyed this version.
September 9, 2025
Well, and only slightly, condensed with beautiful art from Colleen Doran. A worthy adaptation.
September 15, 2025
I followed this kickstarter a million years ago, and I know it's been a labour of love and hard times for its artist. Glad that it's finally in my hands, and that the profits don't go to NG.
December 28, 2025
Fun adaptation for fans but I can imagine some parts would be confusing if you hadn’t read the source material. A few typos here and there which irked me a bit considering the price and wait time for this graphic novel to be produced. Colleen Doran’s artwork is good but after seeing the behind the scenes lineart at the end I think this would’ve been just as good in black and white. The colours are muddy in places and look poorly airbrushed which takes away from the lovely lineart (there are a few fabulously coloured pages though!) Overall I’m glad I own a copy of this but I probably wouldn’t have bought it if it wasn’t a preorder with no way of seeing the final product.
January 24, 2026
Backaði þessa bók á Kickstarter way back when (áður en kom í ljós að NG er fokkfés) og var eiginlega búin að gleyma henni.
Good Omens hefur verið ein uppáhaldsbókin mín síðan ég var unglingur og man byrjar alltaf fremur efins þegar kemur út ný aðlögun á einhverjun sem man hefur elskað svona lengi.
Þessi bók olli alls ekki vonbrigðum. Þetta er þrusuflott aðlögun, nær kjarna sögunnar nokkuð vel þrátt fyrir að hafa þurft að sleppa ýmsum atriðum, og teikningarnar hennar Coleen Doran fanga persónurnar og umhverfið meistaralega og eru fullar af skemmtilegum smáatriðum.
Mæli með!
(Spillir líka ekki fyrir að Herra Fokkfés var algjörlega köttaður út úr verkefninu og fær ekki krónu fyrir)
Good Omens hefur verið ein uppáhaldsbókin mín síðan ég var unglingur og man byrjar alltaf fremur efins þegar kemur út ný aðlögun á einhverjun sem man hefur elskað svona lengi.
Þessi bók olli alls ekki vonbrigðum. Þetta er þrusuflott aðlögun, nær kjarna sögunnar nokkuð vel þrátt fyrir að hafa þurft að sleppa ýmsum atriðum, og teikningarnar hennar Coleen Doran fanga persónurnar og umhverfið meistaralega og eru fullar af skemmtilegum smáatriðum.
Mæli með!
(Spillir líka ekki fyrir að Herra Fokkfés var algjörlega köttaður út úr verkefninu og fær ekki krónu fyrir)
January 1, 2026
Manifesting earrings + kilt Crowley for s3
January 8, 2026
This was probably the nicest way I could have dipped my toe back into Good Omens, post everything with NG. Colleen Doran has done an excellent job to keep the spirit of the novel alive in her adaptation. It’s lovely to see interpretations of the characters that differ from the tv show, as much as I love that too.
November 22, 2025
The original story is such a masterpiece that adapting it to graphic novel was an impossible task - but if I learned nothing from the tale, it’s that even us imperfect beings can accomplish amazing things. Colleen Doran’s artwork breathes life into the characters and made me fall in love with them all over again.
Is the original text so sacrosanct to be ineffable? No, and this shows that while completely a different art form, the concepts and heart of the story can live again with a fresh perspective and offer a world in darkness just the slightest glimmer of hope that our better angels (and demons) are acting on our behalf…
Is the original text so sacrosanct to be ineffable? No, and this shows that while completely a different art form, the concepts and heart of the story can live again with a fresh perspective and offer a world in darkness just the slightest glimmer of hope that our better angels (and demons) are acting on our behalf…
October 25, 2025
I mean, insofar as I liked this story it's because I already like this story, you know? I'm not really a graphic novel person and every time I read one I'm left with this feeling like I just don't quite know how to engage with the medium. I try to look at the art and notice things about it, and I just... have very little to say? There were certainly some beautiful pages in this novel, and as a physical artifact it is quite lovely and hefty and I love to see it on my shelf.
I found the adaptation of the text kind of wobbly in some spots. There were moments when a scene translation would happen and I would have the thought "if I didn't already know this story pretty well, I might be confused as to what was happening here." Things that can be worked through more gradually in prose work a little less well in this form when we're moving through things so quickly.
Character design-wise, I did like the Four Horsemen quite a lot, some really cool stuff happening there. Crowley and Aziraphale look more or less how I imagined them, although I feel like the TV show has sort of blurred away my original headcanon and it's hard not to see Michael Sheen and David Tennant standing there. I did appreciate that they look younger, as in the books canonically Crowley is supposed to resemble like a 25-year-old. So, different vibe there for sure, and I liked his whole look and the sunglasses stuff.
I guess I don't have a lot more to say: the stuff that works about this is stuff that was in the original novel, and I think it's more successful as a story in prose than in graphic novel form. So much of the witticism of Pratchett's writing is built out of wordplay, and the wordplay is still there, but I'm just not sure how much it's enhanced by adding a visual component, if that makes sense?
I was conflicted about having backed this Kickstarter when the Gaiman news dropped, but he removed himself from the project so at least there's that. I'm glad I have this new version of one of my favorite stories, but I'm not sure I'll be reaching for it for a re-read any time soon.
I found the adaptation of the text kind of wobbly in some spots. There were moments when a scene translation would happen and I would have the thought "if I didn't already know this story pretty well, I might be confused as to what was happening here." Things that can be worked through more gradually in prose work a little less well in this form when we're moving through things so quickly.
Character design-wise, I did like the Four Horsemen quite a lot, some really cool stuff happening there. Crowley and Aziraphale look more or less how I imagined them, although I feel like the TV show has sort of blurred away my original headcanon and it's hard not to see Michael Sheen and David Tennant standing there. I did appreciate that they look younger, as in the books canonically Crowley is supposed to resemble like a 25-year-old. So, different vibe there for sure, and I liked his whole look and the sunglasses stuff.
I guess I don't have a lot more to say: the stuff that works about this is stuff that was in the original novel, and I think it's more successful as a story in prose than in graphic novel form. So much of the witticism of Pratchett's writing is built out of wordplay, and the wordplay is still there, but I'm just not sure how much it's enhanced by adding a visual component, if that makes sense?
I was conflicted about having backed this Kickstarter when the Gaiman news dropped, but he removed himself from the project so at least there's that. I'm glad I have this new version of one of my favorite stories, but I'm not sure I'll be reaching for it for a re-read any time soon.
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September 9, 2025Ugh, there’s a huge Gaiman shaped elephant here, but I had backed the kickstarter for this graphic novel edition long before the revelations about him being a garbage human came out, because Good Omens was always a favorite book. And so when my copy of the graphic novel arrived, I stared at it for about a week, and finally decided to read it. I figured if nothing else, it’s more a Pratchett book, and also this is through Colleen Doran’s lens.
It was still a little ruined by knowledge of Gaiman being garbage, and also I don’t always love Doran’s style, but it’s still a graphic novel version of Good Omens.
It was still a little ruined by knowledge of Gaiman being garbage, and also I don’t always love Doran’s style, but it’s still a graphic novel version of Good Omens.
October 12, 2025
After two years of rewarded patience, it is finally here! I couldn’t be happier with the results, it’s a gorgeous book with great designs that draw both from the original book and the tv show. The merchandising is gorgeous, and I’m in awe with the pins whose quality is above and beyond. I’ll treasure them like a dragon hoarding its loot.
Good Omens is incredibly spot on and timeless while being openly funny. It is the book that made me discover Sir Terry Pratchett and fall in love with his humour. I adore Aziraphale and Crowley, whose depth and complexity while being humanely flawed never fail to seduce me.
Good Omens is incredibly spot on and timeless while being openly funny. It is the book that made me discover Sir Terry Pratchett and fall in love with his humour. I adore Aziraphale and Crowley, whose depth and complexity while being humanely flawed never fail to seduce me.
October 26, 2025
Absolutely amazing!
The art is gorgeous! I love the character designs (especially Crowley), and there are some beautiful back drops on some of the panels.
If you've read the book, you'll love the comic. And if haven't read the book, you'll also love the comic.
It's a fantastic adaption, and I love the insights into the creation process included in the back of the book.
You definitely need to go out and get yourself a copy of this comic!
I'm saying this again because it bears repeating- the art is gorgeous!
The art is gorgeous! I love the character designs (especially Crowley), and there are some beautiful back drops on some of the panels.
If you've read the book, you'll love the comic. And if haven't read the book, you'll also love the comic.
It's a fantastic adaption, and I love the insights into the creation process included in the back of the book.
You definitely need to go out and get yourself a copy of this comic!
I'm saying this again because it bears repeating- the art is gorgeous!
February 1, 2026
Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens is a novel bursting with ideas and jokes about the end of the world and apocalyptic literature. As with Douglas Adams, much of its strength lies in the language itself; the rhythm, the phrasing, the throwaway wit. That makes it a challenging book to translate into another medium.
The attempt made by Amazon a few years ago was ok, but Colleen Doran deserves even more credit for this attempt to turn it into a graphic novel. When the adaptation doesn’t fully succeed, the issue seems to lie primarily with the text rather than the artwork. Doran does a strong job visually; her drawings underline the humor, the drama, and the everyday absurdity very effectively.
Still, the result feels a bit hectic, a bit chaotic. Doran has said she stayed close to the original text, and that may well be the problem, what works brilliantly as prose doesn’t always translate cleanly into panels. There’s also something about the story that now feels faintly dated. It’s very 1990s in spirit, though it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why.
All in all, then, this may not be a flawless adaptation, but it may well be the best possible one. Given how dependent Good Omens is on voice, timing, and linguistic play, it’s hard to imagine a graphic version that could do much better. Doran’s take is intelligent, respectful, and visually expressive, and if the material occasionally resists the medium, that’s less a failure of the adaptation than a reminder of how stubbornly literary the original novel really is.
The attempt made by Amazon a few years ago was ok, but Colleen Doran deserves even more credit for this attempt to turn it into a graphic novel. When the adaptation doesn’t fully succeed, the issue seems to lie primarily with the text rather than the artwork. Doran does a strong job visually; her drawings underline the humor, the drama, and the everyday absurdity very effectively.
Still, the result feels a bit hectic, a bit chaotic. Doran has said she stayed close to the original text, and that may well be the problem, what works brilliantly as prose doesn’t always translate cleanly into panels. There’s also something about the story that now feels faintly dated. It’s very 1990s in spirit, though it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why.
All in all, then, this may not be a flawless adaptation, but it may well be the best possible one. Given how dependent Good Omens is on voice, timing, and linguistic play, it’s hard to imagine a graphic version that could do much better. Doran’s take is intelligent, respectful, and visually expressive, and if the material occasionally resists the medium, that’s less a failure of the adaptation than a reminder of how stubbornly literary the original novel really is.
January 8, 2026
The wait of over two years was worth it to get hold of my copy of the Good Omens graphic novel from the Kickstarter. The artwork is beautiful and I love the Easter eggs (keep an eye out for a few Doctor Who references!). It was especially lovely to see a cameo of Sir Terry Pratchett. Adam's cherubic appearance was true to the original book, and Aziraphale and Crowley looked brilliant. It was interesting to see the amalgamation of content from the book and the TV show.
I appreciate how hard it must have been to condense the content of the book into a graphic novel, but I feel that some scenes were rather rushed and a new reader may not get the full experience of the original story in certain places. However, overall, the book is well worth a read and even multiple re-reads to absorb all the details.
I appreciate how hard it must have been to condense the content of the book into a graphic novel, but I feel that some scenes were rather rushed and a new reader may not get the full experience of the original story in certain places. However, overall, the book is well worth a read and even multiple re-reads to absorb all the details.
January 8, 2026
I’m disappointed in this book. The hype behind it was huge to say the least. It often comes up on book lists as one not to be missed.
The humor fell flat for me in most cases. Mostly I’d guess because as an American I don’t find British jokes and timing funny.
The art felt AI generated to me even though I know it wasn’t. The end of the book was full of sketches and showed how the final art was created. I wish it had more of a hand drawn feel rather than computer polish.
I never bought into the story and found it a chore to read. Hence the many months it took me to read it.
Overall I’m sad that this book didn’t live up to the hype. I backed this project on kickstarter and waited over a year to receive my copy.
I’ve rarely been this letdown by a book.
The humor fell flat for me in most cases. Mostly I’d guess because as an American I don’t find British jokes and timing funny.
The art felt AI generated to me even though I know it wasn’t. The end of the book was full of sketches and showed how the final art was created. I wish it had more of a hand drawn feel rather than computer polish.
I never bought into the story and found it a chore to read. Hence the many months it took me to read it.
Overall I’m sad that this book didn’t live up to the hype. I backed this project on kickstarter and waited over a year to receive my copy.
I’ve rarely been this letdown by a book.
September 17, 2025
Muy buena adaptación del libro original, si bien hay algunos diseños de personajes no me han convencido (por ejemplo, el de Anathema, que me ha parecido demasiado simple) hay otros que me han encantado como el de Aziraphale y Crowley, se nota la esencia de los personajes en ellos y son una fiel representación a su descripción en el libro. (Me encanta el detalle de que Crowley cambie de ropa)
Es cierto que hay algunas escenas que faltan, pero sinceramente no se echan en falta y al fin y al cabo los recortes tienen sentido ya que se trata de adaptar un libro de casi 400 páginas a un cómic de poco menos de la mitad. En conclusión, una muy buena adaptación del libro.
Es cierto que hay algunas escenas que faltan, pero sinceramente no se echan en falta y al fin y al cabo los recortes tienen sentido ya que se trata de adaptar un libro de casi 400 páginas a un cómic de poco menos de la mitad. En conclusión, una muy buena adaptación del libro.
December 30, 2025
I waited very patiently on this for a long time (over 2 years), and was glad when the TPE asked Neil Gaiman to step away from the project in light of what a terrible person he turned out to be (he obliged, and received none of the proceeds of the project). The art of Colleen Doran is marvelous, and the peeks into her process she shared in the Kickstarter updates while everything was coming together were a nice bonus glimpse into the making of such an ambitious graphic novel.
It's been a while since I read Good Omens, but as far as I could tell it remained quite faithful to the original book.
It's been a while since I read Good Omens, but as far as I could tell it remained quite faithful to the original book.
November 1, 2025
Since I pledged to this kickstarter 2 years ago I got divorced and moved three times. I truly does feel like a miracle that this arrived in my mailbox. It was a fun reading experience! I’ve consumed so many versions of this story now between the book, the show, the screenplay, the fanfics, and now the graphic novel and I’m happy to say it still delights me. This is not my favorite iteration of the story just because I don’t think it works as well as a graphic novel, but the artwork was fantastic and I’m happy to add it to my collection!
December 14, 2025
The art is really cool and I like how Colleen Doran imagined most of the characters. I enjoyed the nods to PTerry throughout and the section at the end with more description of her art process. I can tell that she put a lot of care into this project, along with Rob Wilkins and PTerry’s estate.
I know things need to be cut down for a graphic novel, but I did feel it lost a lot of the Pratchetty humor that happens in the narration of the original novel. That was a bit disappointing because I think that writing style was a big part of what made me fall in love with the novel so much initially.
I know things need to be cut down for a graphic novel, but I did feel it lost a lot of the Pratchetty humor that happens in the narration of the original novel. That was a bit disappointing because I think that writing style was a big part of what made me fall in love with the novel so much initially.
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