Legend: A Graphic Novel

by David Gemmell

Graphic novel adaptation of Legend, with text by Stan Nicholls and artwork by Fangorn.

Genres: Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

94 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Best known for his debut, Legend, Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explores themes in honour, loyalty and redemption. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell worldwide.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good graphic novel that I would recommend, (if you can lay your hands on a copy, as they are pretty rare).

Not a hardcover as Goodreads have it marked as. It is a large-size A4 paperback, though each page is quite thick paper. Beautifully illustrated. The only thing than knocked it down by 1 star was the way some of the text was aligned tricked my eyes into reading one or two sections out of order, but maybe that was just me being dumb, lol!

[Mohammad.Bookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

ترجمه این عزیز دل که تموم شد
آرتای خوبی داشت ولی یه جوریه در حد فقط فهمیدن داستان به صورت گرافیک ناول و کمیک
نصف کتاب نیست لامصب
میشه اینجوری خوندش که بعد برین سراغ کتاب و عشق کنین

[Alex Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Familiar story of David Gemmell's first novel Legend, but with pictures! I'm a huge David Gemmell fan, so I definitely love the story, but the graphic novel felt a bit rushed to me. The artwork itself was great, it seemed to get the tone entirely correct and included lots of blood and gore, but there just didn't appear to be enough panels to tell the story properly. I found it sometimes difficult to follow and that's after having read Legend (the book) twice. I wanted it to include more of the plot details and nuances, but instead it had to rush through due to length. It isn't that this is a short graphic novel, just that there's a lot to condense and obviously things get missed. Definitely enjoyed it, and will probably read again at some point, but can only really recommend to big Legend fans.

[AintGotTimeToRead · Rating 2 out of 5]

Legend, the prose novel, is amazing, this is not. Half the plot is missing, the narrative leaps around without updating the reader as to what is happening; only someone who has read the book will know what and why.

Read the actual novel instead.

P.S. I began reading comics in 2021 and have found issues such as those presented here endemic to the medium. I have a few more left to go on "the pile," but I think my adventures with comic storytelling are coming to am end.

[Paul W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never heard of this or knew it existed. This graphic novel is based on the book by David Gemmell and the adaptation is spot on. The art is gorgeous and the writing is perfect. For a book I'd never heard of, it impressed me. I laughed more than once and finished it in a single sitting.

[Keerthi Vasan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the book. I jumped on this Graphic Novel ASAP. The art was glorious. But the story felt flat. Beside that i think only people who read the book can understand this.. that itself is a disadvantage.

[Barry Clince · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fine adaption of one of Gemmell's greatest books.
I loved the artwork style, characters all looked as I'd pictured them in my head, and while I wished it was a lot longer, fleshing out the story more, this is an excellent companion piece to the novel.

[Fabio Albieri · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's a work of love. I'm so glad I could read this! It has all the power it needs to pay respect to Gemmell's classic, and to fire up memories of that first reading...

[Hrishabh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good adaptation of the book!

[Sam Coley]

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[Rey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great!

[Tom Tancredi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning visuals. Excellent adaptation.

[Booklover69 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably my favourite book by the author just an excellent read all around

[Vader · Rating 4 out of 5]

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

[Fost · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story / ok art.

[Jon Hollis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't realise I'd selected the graphic novel version of this book but I have read it. As graphic novels go, it's good but I'm not a graphic novel fan. Not enough novel in them.