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A review by macbean221b
The Shrinking Man (Richard Matheson's the Shrinking Man) by Ted Adams, Richard Matheson
2.0
I received THE SHRINKING MAN as an ARC from NetGalley.com.
It's possible that I'm biased because I love Richard Matheson, but I really feel that this story loses something in its adaptation to a comic/graphic novel. Perhaps my issue with it stems from the fact that the art wasn't anything special. Certainly it was better than anything I could do myself but nothing about it stands out for me compared to other comics I read. As a matter of fact, the most outstanding thing about it might be how mediocre it is in comparison. It didn't do the job of replacing prose well enough to make the story come alive for me.
It's possible that I'm biased because I love Richard Matheson, but I really feel that this story loses something in its adaptation to a comic/graphic novel. Perhaps my issue with it stems from the fact that the art wasn't anything special. Certainly it was better than anything I could do myself but nothing about it stands out for me compared to other comics I read. As a matter of fact, the most outstanding thing about it might be how mediocre it is in comparison. It didn't do the job of replacing prose well enough to make the story come alive for me.