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finfortess's review
4.0
A beautiful visual interpretation of Neverwhere. It moves much faster than the book did, for obvious reasons, and I think some things were lost in translation, but as someone who read the novel, the comic book is a great way to see the story.
belle_fiction's review
5.0
Ahhhhhhhhhh...
This graphic novel adaptation of the wonderful world of London Below is beautifully captured. Yes, Carey has made quite a few changes along the way but he outlines these in the introduction and Gaiman was consulted on these so it does have the author's seal of approval.
I wouldn't go as far as to say the illustrations are pretty but they are magnificently drawn - especially the Marquis de Carabas, Door, Hunter (who was exactly how I imagined her) and Islington, and perfectly captured the essence of London Below. I loved the atmosphere of the floating market and the meetings with the Rat Speaker and the Earl of Earl's Court. Old Bailey was hilarious and Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar were bone-chilling villains you wouldn't want to encounter day or night. *shudders* Richard was loveable (as always) and his fiance Jessica was still the haughty nightmare we met in the original novel.
If you loved the novel, I would guess you would love this adaptation too. Overall, it's very faithful to the original story and an absolute delight to read. It now sits beside Gaiman's novel on my ridiculously crowded shelves but I shall treasure it always.
This graphic novel adaptation of the wonderful world of London Below is beautifully captured. Yes, Carey has made quite a few changes along the way but he outlines these in the introduction and Gaiman was consulted on these so it does have the author's seal of approval.
I wouldn't go as far as to say the illustrations are pretty but they are magnificently drawn - especially the Marquis de Carabas, Door, Hunter (who was exactly how I imagined her) and Islington, and perfectly captured the essence of London Below. I loved the atmosphere of the floating market and the meetings with the Rat Speaker and the Earl of Earl's Court. Old Bailey was hilarious and Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar were bone-chilling villains you wouldn't want to encounter day or night. *shudders* Richard was loveable (as always) and his fiance Jessica was still the haughty nightmare we met in the original novel.
If you loved the novel, I would guess you would love this adaptation too. Overall, it's very faithful to the original story and an absolute delight to read. It now sits beside Gaiman's novel on my ridiculously crowded shelves but I shall treasure it always.
heregrim's review
5.0
I missed this book, so when I spotted the graphic novel I jumped at it. The story was very similar to my memory from forever ago and so I now need to reread it to see what had changed! The artwork is great and the adaptation well done.
ppetropoulakis's review
5.0
Neverwhere is an adventure of Neil Gaiman’s vivid imagination. It is Taking place in London and the mystical places beneath the city. A group of unlikely heroes take vengeance and redemption against twisted evil. The graphic novel is masterfully executed.
kaylecorey's review
5.0
Gorgeous. Every fan of Gaiman should give it a read. Perfectly adapted and beautifully illustrated!
nickleby_shepherd's review
2.0
I remembering really really enjoying the prose years ago,
but idk I did not enjoy much of this adaptation.
Really did not like the art for some reason. The choice to use Richard Mayhew as the narrator, though explained in the introduction, was annoying; probably because Mayhew was annoying. And because of the pacing, and the art, the gravity of certain events felt lessened. Nothing felt organic.
but idk I did not enjoy much of this adaptation.
Really did not like the art for some reason. The choice to use Richard Mayhew as the narrator, though explained in the introduction, was annoying; probably because Mayhew was annoying. And because of the pacing, and the art, the gravity of certain events felt lessened. Nothing felt organic.
plusrich's review
3.0
The story was intriguing but felt sparse in this format.
I'll eventually read the novel and see if that feels more full-bodied.
The art style didn't work for me.
I'll eventually read the novel and see if that feels more full-bodied.
The art style didn't work for me.
3dmelg's review
I did not finish - or even really start - reading this, which is a shame. It looks beautifully drawn, although the characters seemed really '80s and did not 'match' the images in my head. I got the audiobook to go thru at the same time, and the graphic novel is reimagined enough that I couldn't follow along in the same way. I still think this graphic novel looks like a brillant adaptation, and I hope to come back to it someday.
caitcoy's review
2.0
Neverwhere is in my top five favorite stories ever so I was excited to read the graphic novel version of it. Now that I have, I have to admit I'm a little disappointed. It's not bad exactly, but it skips over parts of the story for no reason that I could understand and the artistic choices with the characters are really strange. And the characters...let's just say someone made some really weird choices there. In the show and in the book Door is this young waif-like girl but in the graphic novel she's made out to be this badass with weird make-up and a skimpy outfit. The change is so strange and unnecessary that I just don't get it. And De Carabas is damn near a crime. Instead of being dark skinned, he is made out to be some weird caricature of a black shadow with no visible facial features besides his eyes and lips. It's really, really weird. Overall, the story's not bad and it was fun to see a different interpretation of the story but I really wish they hadn't made some of the artistic choices that they did.
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The angel Islington comes off as cartoonishly villainous instead of actually intimidating and his story is smoothed over and strange explanations are made concerning the journey to get to him. Why they decided to make Richard and Door's first visit one not on the physical plane is something I just didn't get at all.rebeccacider's review
3.0
Gooh art, good story. Generally a fun read.
It was difficult to say how good of an adaptation of the Neverwhere novel this was, since it's been years since I read it. So, unfairly, I kept comparing it to the miniseries, which was to some extent disappointing, because I love the miniseries actors so much. However, the charms of the comic rendition grew as I read on. Still, I don't know how much it ultimately added to the world of Neverwhere. There were definitely things it did much better than the miniseries, like the Beast of London, but to some extent I'd just as soon reread the book and use my imagination.
Near the end, though, there were a few themes/concepts that I don't remember from the novel, and which were quite clever, so that was cool.
As far as the art went, generally I really liked it, but did they really have to give Door comic book babe proportions and absurdly skimpy clothing? Otherwise she was very true to the original, but her look just did not seem to fit her character.
Now there's renewed talk of a Neverwhere film, which will bring the number of Neverwhere versions up to four.... I'm excited, but can anyone replace the BBC Marquis de Carabas? Unlikely....
It was difficult to say how good of an adaptation of the Neverwhere novel this was, since it's been years since I read it. So, unfairly, I kept comparing it to the miniseries, which was to some extent disappointing, because I love the miniseries actors so much. However, the charms of the comic rendition grew as I read on. Still, I don't know how much it ultimately added to the world of Neverwhere. There were definitely things it did much better than the miniseries, like the Beast of London, but to some extent I'd just as soon reread the book and use my imagination.
Near the end, though, there were a few themes/concepts that I don't remember from the novel, and which were quite clever, so that was cool.
As far as the art went, generally I really liked it, but did they really have to give Door comic book babe proportions and absurdly skimpy clothing? Otherwise she was very true to the original, but her look just did not seem to fit her character.
Now there's renewed talk of a Neverwhere film, which will bring the number of Neverwhere versions up to four.... I'm excited, but can anyone replace the BBC Marquis de Carabas? Unlikely....