Emma (Marvel Illustrated)

by Nancy Butler

Hardcover, 2011

Status

Available

Genres

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels and Comics

Comics

Publication

Marvel (2011), Edition: First Edition, 120 pages

Description

Marvel continues its bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Jane Austen's classics! Award-winning author Nancy Butler, adapter of Marvel's best-selling Adaptations, Sense And Sensibility and Pride And Prejudice brings you another Jane Austen classic! Joined with the beautiful illustrations of Janet Lee, Butler brings to life Austen's most precocious heroine, Emma Woodhouse. Discover what has made this story so enduring, as it's re-told in the Mighty Marvel manner!.

Rating

½ (24 ratings; 3.9)

User reviews

LibraryThing member AdonisGuilfoyle

I'm not a collector of 'graphic novels', but I couldn't resist this one! Nancy Butler has skillfully adapted Austen's wordy novel to fit Janet Lee's bright and cheerful illustrations, working together to cover all of the memorable scenes from Emma at a fraction of the length. Lee neatly captures

the personality of the eponymous heroine in each frame, whether Emma is beaming at old Mr Woodhouse and Mrs Weston, or frowning at Mr Elton. Emma is given hazel eyes and fair hair, where Harriet is a golden blonde and Jane Fairfax a brunette. The Regency dresses are also beautifully designed, full of vibrant repeat patterns and embroidery, and even the backgrounds are a riot of colour, with rich interiors and autumn scenes. The male characters, particularly Mr Knightley, are not sketched in the same amount of detail, but this is Emma's story after all. I did like Mr Knightley's exclamation of 'Good lord, the man's written a book!', in response to being presented with Frank Churchill's letter, though. A few of my favourite frames include a wide-eyed Harriet earwigging on Robert Martin and his sister in Ford's shop, two montages of the ball and strawberry picking at Donwell, Emma sobbing in her carriage, and of course, Emma and Mr Knightley together at last.

Truly a delightful addition to any Austen collection!

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LibraryThing member ritaer

A well done graphic rendering of "Emma" which illustrates the timelessness of spoiled, clueless teens.

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