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Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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Good and evil, right and wrong. Both are seen through the eyes of John Utterson, a lawyer and friend of the scientist Dr. Jekyll. After hearing the alarming account of the horrendous trampling of a small girl “like some damned juggernaut” by a violent man named Mr. Hyde, who also holds a connection to the lawyer’s dear friend, Utterson’s curiosity gets the better of him and he begins to investigate. As he probes further into the events and the hidden life of Mr. Hyde, Utterson slowly uncovers a terrifying and ghastly story.

This graphic novel adaptation of RL Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde brings together the creative comic “dream team” of Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy and is a follow-up to their first collaboration, Kidnapped — The Graphic Novel.

48 pages, Paperback

First published February 21, 2008

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Alan Grant

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Alan Grant was a Scottish comic book writer known for writing Judge Dredd in 2000 AD as well as various Batman titles during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also the creator of the character Anarky.

Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he became an editor for D.C. Thomson before moving to London from Dundee in 1970 to work for IPC on various romance magazines. After going back to college and having a series of jobs, Grant found himself back in Dundee and living on Social Security. He then met John Wagner, another former D.C. Thompson editor, who was helping put together a new science fiction comic for IPC, 2000 A.D., and was unable to complete his other work. Wagner asked Grant if he could help him write the Tarzan comic he was working on; so began the Wagner/Grant writing partnership.

The pair eventually co-wrote Judge Dredd. They would work on other popular strips for the comic, including Robo-Hunter and Strontium Dog using the pseudonym T.B. Grover. Grant also worked on other people's stories, changing and adding dialogue, most notably Harry Twenty on the High Rock, written by Gerry Finley-Day. Judge Dredd would be Grant's main concern for much of the 1980s. Grant and Wagner had developed the strip into the most popular in 2000AD as well as creating lengthy epic storylines such as The Apocalypse War. Grant also wrote for other IPC comics such as the revamped Eagle.

By the late 1980s, Grant and Wagner were about to move into the American comic market. Their first title was a 12-issue miniseries called Outcasts for DC Comics. Although it wasn't a success, it paved the way for the pair to write Batman stories in Detective Comics from issue 583, largely with Norm Breyfogle on art duties across the various Batman titles Grant moved to. After a dozen issues, Wagner left Grant as sole writer. Grant was one of the main Batman writers until the late 1990s. The pair also created a four issue series for Epic Comics called The Last American. This series, as well as the Chopper storyline in Judge Dredd, is blamed for the breakup of the Wagner/Grant partnership. The pair split strips, with Wagner keeping Judge Dredd and Grant keeping Strontium Dog and Judge Anderson. Grant and Wagner continue to work together on special projects such as the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham. During the late 1980s, Grant experienced a philosophical transformation and declared himself an anarchist. The creation of the supervillain Anarky was initially intended as a vehicle for exploring his political opinions through the comic medium. In the following years, he would continue to utilize the character in a similar fashion as his philosophy evolved.

Grant's projects at the start of the 90s included writing Detective Comics and Strontium Dog, but two projects in particular are especially notable. The first is The Bogie Man, a series co-written by Wagner which was the pair's first venture into independent publishing. The second is Lobo, a character created by Keith Giffen as a supporting character in The Omega Men. Lobo gained his own four issue mini series in 1990 which was drawn by Simon Bisley. This was a parody of the 'dark, gritty' comics of the time and proved hugely popular. After several other miniseries (all written by Grant, sometimes with Giffen as co-writer), Lobo received his own ongoing series. Grant was also writing L.E.G.I.O.N. (a Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off) and The Demon (a revival of Jack Kirby's charac

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Profile Image for Michael.
423 reviews57 followers
May 16, 2011
Judge Dredd creative duo Alan Grant (writer) and Cam Kennedy (artist) turn their hand to adapting another of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic stories to the graphic novel medium. Previously the pair had adapted Kidnapped. The results are a faithful abridgement of the book, thankfully retaining the original structure and point of view that made the original work so unique, rather than the direct chronology and horror treatment that nearly all the screen versions have preferred. The text is also given a tweak, ironing out some of the nineteenth century syntax and vocabulary to make it slightly more accessible to modern readers. I'd recommend this more as a companion piece to the novel as although the philosophical and psychological aspects are still very much broadly intact, the subtlety and finer points of the original work are only sketchily included.
Profile Image for Jen Eidsvoog.
16 reviews1 follower
September 6, 2024
Impressed with this graphic novel version and how well they did with staying true to the original text. A great version for struggling or young readers.
Profile Image for WIZE FOoL.
292 reviews25 followers
May 13, 2020
It didn't do it for me.
The original book just gives you so much more insight into the darker nature of humanity.
Yet as much as this comic covers the story, it left me wanting.
But the pictures are well done.
enjoy
Profile Image for Analía Dayhanna.
79 reviews1 follower
June 2, 2021
Dr jekyll and mr hyde es un libro de misterio en el cual no podemos salir, leí el libro por lectura complementaria, y fue buenísimo.
4.8⭐/5.0⭐
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1,417 reviews41 followers
May 15, 2021
"I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly. "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way!"

One of Tania's teaching aids, this graphic novelisation of the classic Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde is an interesting take on the classic tale.

At only 40 pages long it has to race through the story and some of the subtleties are unfortunately lost. You certainly don't get a real feel for the inner conflict that Dr. Jekyll suffers or for the horror that Mr. Hyde leaves in his wake.

That said, it is an enjoyable read and gets 3 stars from me!
8 reviews23 followers
June 5, 2017
First time around, I'd say I understood maybe 75% of this fully, with about 25% that I didn't have to look up. However, for being the first book I've ever read in Gaidhlig, I don't think I did too bad!
199 reviews1 follower
September 14, 2020
Written in the Scots tongue this graphic novel version of the RLS classic is a most enjoyable, if difficult, read. A knowledge of Scots is helpful, but a small glossary exists to help the reader over some of the more obscure words.
The artwork by Cam Kennedy is excellent.
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603 reviews3 followers
August 12, 2021
Meh. It's a classic, but I couldn't help but think of an inside family story here that was distracting. I have never read the book or material about this- and so getting it in graphic form is great. I fear I just can't appreciate this classic. But the question of duality is worth it.
Profile Image for Patrick Meaney.
53 reviews
October 17, 2025
3.5 stars.

I haven't read the actual novella itself, only this Graphic Novel edition. Story was a little hard to follow at times, but again not sure if it's just the medium. I did like the illustrations a lot, they were done very well.
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124 reviews
July 22, 2018
Hm perhaps I should a read the normal book first. I am familiar with the general story of Mr jekyll and Mr Hyde but the graphic novel was not very clear or did it entertain me much..
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293 reviews24 followers
April 17, 2022
I haven’t read this story in a few years, so it was good to refresh my memory with a short graphic novel. The illustrations were great too!

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Profile Image for Thuraya Batterjee.
Author 16 books303 followers
October 29, 2008
أحدى الكلاسيكس من الادب الانجليزي
أعيد كتابتها و رسمها عل شكل جرافيك نوفل لتناسب فئة الناشئه
تولى المجلس السكوتلندي الثقافي تكاليف و أعباء اصدارها في 11 طبعه جديدة عام 2007
كل طبعه كتبت بلغة مختلفه(انجليزيه أدبية- انجليزيه مطورة- انجليزيه سلانج- انجليزيه بلكنه سكوتلاندية....)ليجد كل قارئ طبعه تناسبه وطبعت منها نسخ الكترونية كذلك
Profile Image for Kerry.
849 reviews
February 19, 2009
This was a pretty good retelling of Jekyll and Hyde. It maintaned the spirit of how people spoke in the 19th century which I really enjoyed. It may prove to be a challange for some teens, but I think that it is a good alternative for someone who can't muddle through the original book (like me!)
3 reviews
February 5, 2014
found a copy on the sidewalk. just began! i read it when i was little/don't really remember much.
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114 reviews8 followers
December 30, 2015
An enjoyable quick read with great illustrations.
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142 reviews30 followers
June 6, 2017
I enjoyed reading this graphic novel version of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. Extremely short-read it in a couple of hours!
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30 reviews
April 28, 2017
Read the book and this graphic novel version is true to the book but from the point of view of one of Jeckyll's doctor friends.
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