El Rey Arturo y los Caballeros de la Mesa Redonda

by Margaret C. Hall (adaptado por), Thomas Malory, C.E. Richards (illustrator)

En un mundo de magos, gigantes y dragones, el Rey Arturo y los Caballeros de la mesa redonda son la única defensa contra las fuerzas del mal que amenazaban al reino de Camelot.

Librando batallas y salvando a los más necesitados, los Caballeros de la Mesa Redonda pueden derrotar a cualquier enemigo, menos a uno ... ¡ellos mismos!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fiction, Classics, Arthurian, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Belen (f.k.a. La Mala ✌)]

¡Esta fanática se encontró con esta joyita! Uno más para el fervor arturiano...

[CD · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good color art and a simple retelling of the story.

[Leanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little reading experience

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent young adult basic introduction to the Arthurian legend. Includes all the original stories in primary form without embellishment. Which unfortunately would make this of less interest to young adults or the general population. Includes a study guide. Might be a good starting point for adults with an interest. Illustrations while drawn fairly well are very dark.

[Enoch · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reason i gave this book a four star was because this book was a good book and it had lots of fighting in it and i kinda like fighting. the reason I didnt give it a five star was beacuse it was kinda comfusing and lots of things was going on at one time and was going very fast.

[Agustina Adine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certainly a good summary of the legend itself, though it missed some elements of Arthurian legend such as Morgana, and short stories of each knights themselves. The art style certainly suits the theme, and the use of colours are simple and pleasing to the eyes of the readers

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Novela gráfica que se lee super rápido, es cortita entretenida y tiene unos colores muy bonitos. Me has gustado esta versión, una de las tantas que andan por allí del Rey Arturo y sus calientes caballeros.

[Zoey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve heard tales of King Arthur and the knights of the round table. It was nice to have some visual to go with the story. I liked the pace of the story and I learned some new things about the legend that I didn’t know before. Not bad for a dollar store comic :)

[Whole And · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent telling of King Arthur's tale in memorable graphic novel style, not too cluttered, an easy read.

[Ami · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great graphic novel telling of King Arthur. It is super easy to read, and I can’t wait for my students to get their hands on it.

[Kristy McRae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another classic tale enjoyed with my son! I have a particular fondness for all things Arthurian, so I particularly like this one.

[F · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know how accurate this version is but the artwork is just okay.

[Erin Reho · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a good book

I don’t like history but I love graphic novels so this was really great for me I enjoyed this book and would recommend it it’s also short which is nice !

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely brief cliff notes sections of myth.

[Cristal · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was too short and it needed more dialogue, but overall i enjoyed it

[wizard · Rating 4 out of 5]

just a quick little one 😊😊

[Morgan Rutherford · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting!

Really good quick read about Arthur’s adventures! But I was disappointed there was no mention of Morgana at all! Over all though very interesting!

[Marcus Latham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice artwork and a condensed version of the legend.

[Alex MacKenzie · Rating 1 out of 5]

For very young readers.

[Hardcover_hardon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing

Lovely retelling for someone like me who wants to know all the stories but struggles with adventure. It was great!

[Lizzie Lashbrook · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good for a beginner reader! A very simple retelling of Arthur.

[Keshav Sharma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is story of King Arthur and how he became king and what happened with knights. Good retelling of things.

[Patrick J. Baier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anything that piques

Any genre that piqued the person's interest in reading, I support. The person can grow their interest in reading.
That is the purpose of these books.

[Abdi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This bood starts off with a war that happened a long time .then a king had a baby but the New people would come after him so he gave her s kid to a man to keep him safe.the kid was dieing so he had a sword put in a rock of magic.he said "the person that can pull this sword out would came come the king.thousands of man could not do it .but a king came out of no where pull out the sword.after everyone said calling him King Arthur of Camelot.the Arthur fight his first war and won where one was celebrating then one day a wizard name merline came and told him he did a stronger sword that would not break he told him about Excalibur,I sword that would not break.they want to a cane to get Excalibur from the lady of the lake.she gave him the sword after that he never lost a war with Excalibur.but then his friend Lancelot got kidnapped they took him to a old place to fight to be free.he fought everyone then get got out and made his way back to King Arthur.he told him the story then a cup came out of no where.people wanted the cup,the lady of the lake him to them and told galaned to come with him to keep the Grail in a new place.after a year a war broke out King Arthur and his man was losing what where the going to do?

[Adil · Rating 4 out of 5]

I decided to read this book because when i was in the library looking for something interesting to read, I found this graphic novel and i told myself to give it a try. I like to read about medival times and so i thought there is no way better other than reading it by pictures to explain the story and i read the book.

This is a Graphic Novel. This category was interesting because the book i was reading was about King Arthur which also is part of history.

" I must leave you Arthur. It is time for you to be on your own." I liked this quote because Merlin is leaving Arthur to rule Britain but they don't tell you where he is going.

I learnt from this graphic novel that when people you love leave you in the time of your need it is very hard to cope in that situation because you have no support.

Lancelot is my favourite charccter because i think he is very brave and a trustworthy person. He is a very risk taking person and has a lot of potential in him.He is also very skilled in arms and chivalry and is the king's champion. This is why i like him a lot.

Review by Adil Imran

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

Graphic novel version of King Arthur that seems to have been designed strictly to market at librarians/teachers. The weak discussion questions in the back and other lacking aids support that theory.

Take everything you know about King Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, Lancelot, Elaine, the Sword in the Stone, Gawain, and the rest of the Legend folk and then try to turn it into a decent graphic novel. It's a big challenge that this book isn't up to. Some solutions would have been to make it a hearty book, turn it into a set of maybe 6, or pick one story and tell it. This book decided to jam it all into 60 pages. That's why it is what it is: bare bones meh.

I wish I could tell you it was awesome. I don't know what I should--or want to--know about King Arthur. This book didn't help with that. So unless Prince Harry wants to stop by with some notes, I'm going to have to find a better source. Same goes for you.

[De Luca Tiziano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho, las ilustraciones son muy buenas, relata muy bien la historia de Arturo y de merlin, y se lee super fácil y rápido.

[Kaycee · Rating 5 out of 5]

King Arthur and his Knights o the Round Table have had there story told in practically every medium available since the 14th Century. Now add graphic novel to that list. The different chapters of ye graphic novel retell the different chapters of king Arthur's story. Nothing is left out and some of the more complex ideas and scenarios are still in the story. For example, Elaine and her father King Pelles still trick Lancelot into having a child with Elaine. In te graphic novel however this is all done in a tactful way that is accessible for children. The artwork in the book is comparable to the style many of the superhero comic books. This is a graphic novel that would really appeal to a younger age group, and with features such as writing prompts and a glossary it was retold with younger age groups in mind. I would recommend this for students in grades 2-4.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter and I are just beginning to cover Europe in her ancient civilizations text book, and this graphic novel version of the King Arthur story was a fun way to start things off. If you have Netflix or can watch Mystery Files: King Arthur, I would recommend previewing that first before reading this or other books about King Arthur. The short documentary discusses the various possible heroes who may have inspired this well-known legend.

As always, I highly praise graphic novels for reluctant readers whom otherwise may pass on the chapter book version. Something is always better than nothing and may also inspire them to check out the larger read if their interests are peaked.

[Nick · Rating 2 out of 5]

A slightly disappointing telling. The writer tried to cram in too many incidents at a breakneck pace, reducing some of them to painful snippets. The entire tale of Lancelot spending years as a wild man in the woods is reduced to 10 panels of story. Better to leave it out and spend the pages enhancing another overly-shortened story, of which there are several.
The artwork is fairly good, in keeping with the grim tone of the selected Arthurian stories, which are primarily the ones focusing on evil, betrayal and other dark emotions. It seems sketchy and rushed in a few cases, though.
Overall, not a horrible version, but it could have been better.