I hate the Classics but I want to Read them Challenge - hosted by jones_aybee

Read a Classic That's Been Adapted into a Graphic Novel or Comic
Graphic novels and comics are a unique way of retelling classic stories. Choose a classic novel that has been adapted into a graphic novel or comic, and see how the visuals can enhance your understanding of the story.

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard
  • The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, adapted by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, adapted by Gris Grimly
  • Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, adapted by Catherine Anyango
  • Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano
  • "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, adapted by Ian Edginton and Robert Deas
  • "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, adapted by Fred Fordham
  • "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard
  • "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, adapted by Wally Wood
All books added
The Complete Works, Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

The Complete Works, Volume 1

Edgar Allan Poe

44 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 1846 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror poetry dark tense medium-paced
Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola, Mike Mignola, Roy Thomas

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Francis Ford Coppola, Mike Mignola, Roy Thomas

120 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction graphic novel horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2

Douglas Adams

6 hours • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #2

Lewis Carroll

74 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens

3 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 1838 (editions) user-added

fiction classics adventurous dark sad slow-paced
The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum

The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection

L. Frank Baum

70 hours, 29 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction childrens medium-paced
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

86 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

290 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

15 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1

Lewis Carroll

3 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1865 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced