Alice In Wonderland

by Classics Illustrated (Adaptor), Lewis Carroll, Classics Illustrated

Lewis Carroll's tale of Alice and her adventures down the rabbit hole, where she meets the most eccentric characters including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts.Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Lewis Carroll, two poems by Carroll and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.The Classics Illustrated comic book series began life in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas "The Three Musketeers," and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. This new edition is specifically tailored to engage and educate young readers with some of the greatest works ever written, while still thrilling older readers who have loving memories of this series of old. Each book contains dedicated theme discussions and study questions to further develop the reader s understanding and enjoyment of the work at hand."

Genres: Comics, Classics, Graphic Novels, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy

48 pages, Paperback

Published January 19, 2016

About the author

Classics Illustrated is an American comic book/magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Les Miserables, Moby-Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1969, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles. Since then, the Classics Illustrated brand has been used to create new comic book adaptations.

Reviews

[Ashwani Mahoour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty much the same what the original book is except a few dialogues are abridged.

[dejah_thoris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is really 2.5 stars and only 3 stars when you factor in accuracy because I'll grant that it is very faithful to the book. However, the first half of this version Alice's face is drawn in such a way that she looks either pissed or smug the entire time. Yes, I know she's humbled by her journey and learns not to think she's better than everyone else but her expressions just made me want to slap her! And the reduction of the original text doesn't help because she often comes off sounding more curt and know-it-all than in the original. (Maybe the English manners obscured that for me.) Regardless, it's not a bad adaptation but trying to keep the drawings similar to the original without copying them is very difficult so kudos to Alex Blum, the illustrator, for nearly making it work.

[James Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are many books published with this title (or Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass or just Through the Looking Glass.) The books vary almost entirely by who did the artwork.

Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorites and that is why I have been getting so many versions of this book.