Reason for Reading: I was introduced to this new imprint of Graphic
Novels out of India and was very impressed with their selection and
often unique titles. They are distributed here in North America
through Random House and I thought I would check them out. This is
from their Classics line. They also have Graphic Novel lines under
Mythology, Biography & Originals.
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol by Scott McCullar. Illustrated by
Naresh Kumar. 72 pgs. 2010. Ages 11+. An extremely well done
graphic adaptation of Dickens' classic. The book is true to the
original, keeping all salient plot points as well as lesser but
defining moments It also pays close attention to developing
Scrooge's character over the course of the evening. In fact, I
found all the characters to be well written, as at times, in other
adaptations some can be over done (Christmas Present, Fezziwig,
Fred, etc.) The illustrations are artistic in style and match the
tone of the book. I'm not too fond of some of the facial elements
but that's just me vs. the artistic style. The facial close-ups are
more appealing to me aesthetically than the mid scene ones. An
impressive read for my first foray into Campfire's line of Graphic
Novels.