Rosalynd

Silver

by Stephan Franck

Abram and Sara Van Helsing had always dreamt of a normal life for their young daughters Rosalynd and Bernice, but the family could never escape its mysterious and tormented history. In the winter of 1915, the vampires came with the first snow, and for Rosalynd, nothing would ever be the same.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Horror

244 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Christy Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rosalynd by Stephan Franck is the backstory of Rosalynd Van Helsing from the Silver series. After being instructed by Franck to read volumes 1-3 first, I read Rosalynd next.

The artistry is certainly Franck’s style but he’s played around with it a bit, making the drawing a bit more hazy and childish. It seems more like Rosalynd’s memories or diary. Some pages are worth deeper investigation while others are lacking any coherent details. The story itself is sad and helps to explain the reason Rosalynd is who she is in Silver. It’s a great companion piece to the other four volumes and helps round out the overall story.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This tie-in novel to the Silver series of graphic novels is an amazing work of art. Stephan introduces us to a young Rosalynd Van Helsing in Germany during the early twentieth century. That's right her great great great grandfather was Van Helsing. The vampires didn't forget what her family did and has been chasing them ever since.

The story is slight, maybe a couple words on each page, however it's the art on the pages that tell the whole story. Beautiful black and white painting, charcoal, and pencil mix into a stark and lovely picture of Rosalynd's world. You'll find yourself flipping back and forth through the pages just to look at the work Franck put into the book.

If you've read the Silver series, you'll recognize part of the story, but it's nice to get the full thing.

Overall definitely worth checking out.

[MrsEnginerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

This graphic novel reads like a movie. An enchanting tale about a girl on a quest to survive and uncover the whereabouts of her sister Bernice, taken away in the middle of the night by a devil in a beautiful coat. The black and white artwork flows like a motion picture story board and you can feel and hear the character's emotions in each poem like prose. I very much enjoyed the narrative which was fresh and engaging, even though the concepts presented are not new and tie back to the Silver series. I wish there was more material to enjoy!

[Jared Millet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now this is my kind of vampire story. Less of a graphic novel and more of a "horror picture book," Rosalynd is a companion piece to Stephan Franck's series Silver that examines the backstory of Abraham van Helsing's vampire-hunting granddaughter. The full-page, impressionistic black and white artwork truly captures the horror of vampirism as seen through the eyes of a child much better than traditional, "realistic" comic book art ever would have. Top marks!

[Samantha Beard · Rating 5 out of 5]

The contrasts between Rosalynd and the Silver books is really interesting to me. The art style is much rougher, which suits the subject matter very well. I loved reading about Sledge's history, and I definitely recommend reading Volume 3 of Silver prior to this book. I also recommend reading Dracula prior to starting this series, but that is certainly not required.

[Alexandria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found this book in a free little library and thought I’d give it a try! I see now it’s part of a series, but I thought this little book was well written with some really cool and creepy illustrations.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This very quick read is an illustrated short story that gives a glimpse into the childhood of one of Silver's protagonists, Rosalynd Von Helsing. As always with Stephan Franck, that art is beautiful and tells more of the story than the text.

[H.Friedmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Graphics.

[Mena Banuet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but very intriguing
Excited to read Silver

[Hope Alden · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐️ I’m not familiar with the series this book stems from but regardless I enjoyed the illustrations and the horror elements of the tale