Redwall: the Graphic Novel

Graphic novel adaptation of Redwall.

Redwall, the home of an order of peaceful mice, is threatened by Cluny, an evil rat who sets his sights upon Redwall Abbey. Young Matthias, an awkward young novitiate, is sent on a quest to recover the lost sword of Martin the Warrior (also a mouse). This sword

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is Redwall's only hope for defeating Cluny and his horde of mercenaries.

Through his quest for the sword, Matthias finds allies in unlikely places and forms bonds of friendship with a wide variety of creatures, each with a distinct personality, who help him to defeat Cluny.

Well done illustration and text that captures the essence of the original novel.

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A fun and entertaining graphic novel! The book has all of the characters, setting and plot of a great action adventure. The black and white illustrations enhanced the story and gave my mind an extra boost of exhilaration. Two thumbs up!

Redwall is a fortified abbey, home to mice who only do good unless provoked by physical attack, which hasn’t happened in hundreds of years. Imagine the surprise of Redwall’s inhabitants when news reaches the abbey that the evil rat Cluny the Scourge has his eye set on Redwall. Cluny plans to

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attack the abbey and mercilessly kill its leaders. It’s up to fumbling novice Matthias to fill the shoes of the legendary mouse Martin the Warrior and save the day. This graphic novel is an adaptation of the children’s fantasy novel of the same name. Having not read the original novel, I cannot say how this one compares. I can say, however, that I think the graphic novel format fit the story well. Redwall has many elements of the traditional fantasy – the prophesied hero, the quest, and the good versus evil theme – without having anything particularly spectacular to make it stand out other than the anthropomorphic animals. For that reason, I wasn’t particularly thrilled with the book, but I think the action and adventure will appeal to young readers, particularly boys.

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When Redwall Abbey is attacked by Cluny the rat's army, Matthias the mouse follows the example of Martin the Warrior and becomes a hero. It has detailed black-and-white drawings capture both the passion and the pathos. Characters on both sides are injured and killed; the violence is realistic but

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not graphic.
The graphic-novel format makes the action accessible to younger readers and the will love it. I liked the Redwall novel and the Graphic novel version is a great version of the book.
In class we can compare and contrast the novel to the graphic novel.

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This is the story of a mouse who becomes a hero to protect his world against the warring rat army. I never read the Redwall series so I don't know how well it compares to it, but I suppose that comparing the two could be a classroom activity. I see this as a good book for a reading unit just

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because it would probably be interesting for most kids especially those who don't like reading very much since there are a lot of entertaining pictures. I liked it alright, but I have read other graphic novels that were probably better suited to the media and more profound. For kids, I'll bet it's very entertaining and inspires one to read more of the series.

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Summary:
Redwall the novel is a story of a meek mouse by the name of Matthias. He will have to defend the Abbey which is the home and safe place for the woodland animals and his home. He has to figure out the answer to riddles that will lead him to the sword of Martin the Warrior who is a legendary

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warrior from the past. With help from others he is able to find the sword and just in time defeat the rat Cluny who is determined to take over the Abbey.

Reaction:
This is a graphic novel which is a much quicker read than the very long original versions. It contains illustrations which are an added feature for students that aren’t quite up to reading the novel in its longer form. This would help students become interested in this series of books and maybe create an interest that would motivate them to read the other books.

Activities:
1. Students could create their own drawings of their favorite part of the book that they might have seen differently.

2. Students can write the author and ask if he liked the graphic novel version of this book. If so, why?

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Redwall the Graphic Novel follows the story of the book in which Matthias embarks on a journey to find an ancient sword o save his home. When the Redwall Abby is attacked by Cluny the villagers rise to defend their lives creating a war in the process. Eventually Matthias saves the day, but not

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without casualties on both sides

The graphic novel pulled me into the Redwall series much more then the book did, perhaps it was because I was really into a completely different genre when I started reading the book.

Overall this would defiantly be a good add to a classroom to help children assimilate the actions of a book such as Redwall. You could do a compare and contrast assignment between the similarities ad what is missing in the graphic novel.

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The picture in this book are extremely detailed. The sketches move the story along at a fast pace. At the text is limited, but sufficient enough when coupled wit the pictures.

A group of rats set out to become the land owners of Redwall Abbey. Because the order monks is peaceful, Redwall finds

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itseelf under attack. An old badger named Constance provides strength and wisdom to the protection of the abbey. Young Matthias, a warrior at heart, overcomes a variety of trials and eventually finds the sword of great mouse warrior from generations as past. Mattias ends up saving the day and brings peace to the inhabitants of Mossflower.

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I read Redwall when I was in middle school, but I had no idea that it also came in graphic novel form. Some things about the graphic novel are better, such as being able to see the story through pictures. This would help a visual learner or someone who struggles when reading longer texts. However,

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being in a graphic novel form eliminates the need for the reader to use their imagination and create the setting themselves. I also thought some of the pictures were a little graphic, especially the ones showing the evil creatures. Overall, I think it is a cool book to read, but I would definitely recommend reading the chapter book first.

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Nice layout of a story in a graphic novel format. Easy to read and a great book for children who enjoy a graphic novel, than a traditional novel. Highly recommended for children in grades 3-5. Some difficult words for children younger than grade 3.

While the classic Redwall series is more complete, this adaptation is sure to delight graphic novel enthusiasts.

Nicely done - a faithful (as far as I recall) replication of the text book. Though there weren't any actual feast scenes, which I suspect is a major excision... Turning descriptions into pictures allowed all (or most) of the action to show up in the relatively slim graphic novel. The pictures were

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well done, and fit with my images of the characters and events. I enjoyed this (and cried at the end, as I always do reading Redwall). I'd like to read more of the series in this format.

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Matthias, a young mouse, must protect Redwall Abbey from the evil rat Cluny the Scourge all while searching for the lost sword of the mythical mouse hero, Martin the Warrior.

I enjoyed this graphic novel. It is an easy read and the graphics do a great job adding to the story line.

Good job switching the story to GN form