standardman's review
5.0
An impressive adaptation coming decades later than it could have but the years don't show. One wonders what this would have done for comics had publishers been more forward thinking.
lady_nett's review
4.0
A classic tale that never gets old, and this time it’s accompanied by some beautiful graphics. A must read for any ‘Christmas Carol” fan!
potato_d's review
5.0
Read with my wife, I really enjoyed this comic version, I found the art very suitable to the time period and general nature of the the story.
I’d recommend this to anyone that enjoys period pieces.
I’d recommend this to anyone that enjoys period pieces.
mmarques's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Who doesn't love A Christmas Story? This graphic novel is well done, true to the original story, yet bringing something fresh. After the story were fascinating bonus materials about Harvey Kurtzman (from Mad Magazine) and his attempts in 1957 to get this commissioned as a "coffee table comic".
dizie_lizie's review
5.0
What a delightful way to consume one of the world’s most famous holiday stories. Beautiful artwork, I especially love the stylings of both Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past. My only complaint is that this is only available digitally. I would love an actual print graphic novel to enjoy every year!
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
4.0
This adaption of a Christmas Carol is well done. There are wonderful little in jokes in some of the illustrations.
booksuperpower's review
2.0
Marley’s Ghost- Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens- Adapted by Harvey Kurtzman is a 2017 publication.
This is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ which has finally been published in graphic novel format from Harvey Kurtzman’s vision. His project never came to fruition in his lifetime.
Josh O'Neill, Shannon Wheeler, and Gideon Kendall took his plans and brought them to life.
My review, to be clear, is on the graphic novel adaptation and not of the original classic by Charles Dickens. Be aware that the cover does clearly state the novel is only BASED on the original.
Therefore, one should not expect this graphic novel to be hundred percent faithful the Dicken’s classic.
That said, this is the first graphic novel adaptation of a classic novel I’ve read that was not completely true to the original. Leaving Tiny Tim’s struggles out of the novel was not a great move in my opinion and diminished my enjoyment of the novel significantly.
However, I could deal with omission, but ADDING new scenes is certainly a bold move. Again, I might have given it some latitude except for the fact that those additions were in direct contradiction to the message the book conveys, added nothing significant to the story, and was completely unnecessary, thus making this one a real disappointment for me.
The illustrations, however, are outstanding! The color is so rich and vivid and captures many of the similar or familiar images fans of the movie adaptations will enjoy immensely.
I enjoyed the inclusion of the some of the original drawings from decades past, and the history of how this graphic novel finally came to be, which is very interesting.
Overall, however, this was let down for me. I felt the authors failed to understand the underlying message of the original story or if they did get it, they did a very poor job of translating that message to the graphic novel format. However, if you just want the bare basics of the classic and would like to see how the story was illustrated, it is definitely worth taking a look at.
2.5 stars
This is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ which has finally been published in graphic novel format from Harvey Kurtzman’s vision. His project never came to fruition in his lifetime.
Josh O'Neill, Shannon Wheeler, and Gideon Kendall took his plans and brought them to life.
My review, to be clear, is on the graphic novel adaptation and not of the original classic by Charles Dickens. Be aware that the cover does clearly state the novel is only BASED on the original.
Therefore, one should not expect this graphic novel to be hundred percent faithful the Dicken’s classic.
That said, this is the first graphic novel adaptation of a classic novel I’ve read that was not completely true to the original. Leaving Tiny Tim’s struggles out of the novel was not a great move in my opinion and diminished my enjoyment of the novel significantly.
However, I could deal with omission, but ADDING new scenes is certainly a bold move. Again, I might have given it some latitude except for the fact that those additions were in direct contradiction to the message the book conveys, added nothing significant to the story, and was completely unnecessary, thus making this one a real disappointment for me.
The illustrations, however, are outstanding! The color is so rich and vivid and captures many of the similar or familiar images fans of the movie adaptations will enjoy immensely.
I enjoyed the inclusion of the some of the original drawings from decades past, and the history of how this graphic novel finally came to be, which is very interesting.
Overall, however, this was let down for me. I felt the authors failed to understand the underlying message of the original story or if they did get it, they did a very poor job of translating that message to the graphic novel format. However, if you just want the bare basics of the classic and would like to see how the story was illustrated, it is definitely worth taking a look at.
2.5 stars
missjackieoh's review
2.0
Kind of an odd ode to a brilliant classic. There were points where it felt ad libbed with modernity. Still not too bad. Definitely missed it’s potential in my opinion.