Description
The concluding volume of the graphic novel adaptation of the book about a boy, raised by the inhabitants of the local graveyard who rally to protect him from a league of villains named Jack that seeks to destroy him.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
9 inches
Publication
HarperAlley (2014), 176 pages
ISBN
0062194836 / 9780062194831
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LibraryThing member AngelaCinVA
Enjoyed this one every bit as much as Volume 1!
LibraryThing member NinaCaramelita
The story continues (chapters 6-8) and Bod would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard. As he grows up, the real world lurks… full of dangers. And it’s only a matter of time before Jack returns, ready to finish his job.
This second volume of Te graveyard book is another work of
This second volume of Te graveyard book is another work of
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LibraryThing member krau0098
This is the second volume in The Graveyard Book graphic novel series. This book was definitely my favorite of the two graphic novels (I enjoyed the second half of The Graveyard Book better as well).
This volumes continues the adventures of Nobody Owens; the boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard in an
I really loved this 2nd volume in The Graveyard Book graphic novel series. There is a lot more adventure and the story is a lot deeper as Bod starts to come of age and question the world he was raised in.
The graphic novel is full of beautifully detailed illustrations that are easy to follow and fun to look at. I really enjoyed the illustration a lot.
I love the story and the history behind Jack and why he was after Bod and his family. I also loved the bittersweet ending to the story. It’s a bit melancholy, but also has a hopeful feel to it as well.
Overall this was a spectacular continuation of The Graveyard Book in graphic novel format. I have absolutely no complaints; I loved the illustration and the story. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of fantasy/supernatural graphic novels.
This volumes continues the adventures of Nobody Owens; the boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard in an
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effort to protect him from the mysterious man named Jack who killed his family. In this book Nobody (Bod) ventures outside the graveyard seeking education and starts to learn how to interact with other people. He also learns a lot more about the mysterious Jack and has to confront this enemy.I really loved this 2nd volume in The Graveyard Book graphic novel series. There is a lot more adventure and the story is a lot deeper as Bod starts to come of age and question the world he was raised in.
The graphic novel is full of beautifully detailed illustrations that are easy to follow and fun to look at. I really enjoyed the illustration a lot.
I love the story and the history behind Jack and why he was after Bod and his family. I also loved the bittersweet ending to the story. It’s a bit melancholy, but also has a hopeful feel to it as well.
Overall this was a spectacular continuation of The Graveyard Book in graphic novel format. I have absolutely no complaints; I loved the illustration and the story. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of fantasy/supernatural graphic novels.
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LibraryThing member krau0098
This is the second volume in The Graveyard Book graphic novel series. This book was definitely my favorite of the two graphic novels (I enjoyed the second half of The Graveyard Book better as well).
This volumes continues the adventures of Nobody Owens; the boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard in an
I really loved this 2nd volume in The Graveyard Book graphic novel series. There is a lot more adventure and the story is a lot deeper as Bod starts to come of age and question the world he was raised in.
The graphic novel is full of beautifully detailed illustrations that are easy to follow and fun to look at. I really enjoyed the illustration a lot.
I love the story and the history behind Jack and why he was after Bod and his family. I also loved the bittersweet ending to the story. It’s a bit melancholy, but also has a hopeful feel to it as well.
Overall this was a spectacular continuation of The Graveyard Book in graphic novel format. I have absolutely no complaints; I loved the illustration and the story. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of fantasy/supernatural graphic novels.
This volumes continues the adventures of Nobody Owens; the boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard in an
Show More
effort to protect him from the mysterious man named Jack who killed his family. In this book Nobody (Bod) ventures outside the graveyard seeking education and starts to learn how to interact with other people. He also learns a lot more about the mysterious Jack and has to confront this enemy.I really loved this 2nd volume in The Graveyard Book graphic novel series. There is a lot more adventure and the story is a lot deeper as Bod starts to come of age and question the world he was raised in.
The graphic novel is full of beautifully detailed illustrations that are easy to follow and fun to look at. I really enjoyed the illustration a lot.
I love the story and the history behind Jack and why he was after Bod and his family. I also loved the bittersweet ending to the story. It’s a bit melancholy, but also has a hopeful feel to it as well.
Overall this was a spectacular continuation of The Graveyard Book in graphic novel format. I have absolutely no complaints; I loved the illustration and the story. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of fantasy/supernatural graphic novels.
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LibraryThing member amandacb
Another teacher recommended the novel "The Graveyard Book," but first I plowed right through this graphic novel version. It is exceedingly well-done and, as it is broken up into two books, covers much of the ground trod in the written version. Highly recommended!
LibraryThing member weird_O
[The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume One] by Neil Gaiman
[The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume Two] by Neil Gaiman
In the dead of night, a family is murdered, one member at a time, by a knife-wielding man. Only one member escapes, a boy child who crawls out the door the killer left standing
Bod grows, of course, and the spirits conscientiously try to educate him. The youngest of the spirits died a century ago, so a great deal is unknown to them. On other hand, Bod learns about the earliest people buried in the graveyard, about people buried in unmarked graves, about the secrets of certain crypts and their guardians—the Indigo Man and Sleer—about ghouls, monsters, night gaunts, and other dangerous…ah…creatures. Silas brings the mysterious Miss Lupescu into Bod's world to be his tutor and life coach. She turns up in a crisis or two to rescue Bod.
Naturally, Bod wants to get out of the graveyard and explore the world of the living. He encounters Scarlett, a live girl of his age, in the cemetery, makes friends, then tries to impress her by introducing her to the sinister underworld. It only terrifies her…and her parents, who interpret Bod—they've never met or even seen him—to be an imaginary friend, not a real boy.
The killer, of course, lurks throughout the story, driven to locate and slay Bod. By story's end, they have their confrontation.
Gaiman has imagined a rich and surprising world, inhabited by the living, the dead, and the in-betweens. The illustrations in the graphic novels are excellent, though I was jarred at a couple of places where one illustrator's work segued into that of a different illustrator. I enjoyed the GN package.
[The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume Two] by Neil Gaiman
In the dead of night, a family is murdered, one member at a time, by a knife-wielding man. Only one member escapes, a boy child who crawls out the door the killer left standing
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open and disappears into the night. The toddler gets into an old graveyard, but the killer is turned away. The Owenses, a long-dead childless couple, commit to be this child's primary caregivers, and so the other spirits consent to allow him to remain. Silas, the only graveyard denizen able to leave the cemetery—he's neither dead nor undead, don't you see?—will be the child's guardian and will bring him food and clothing from the outside world. Because he hasn't learned to talk and doesn't know his name, he's called Bod, short for Nobody.Bod grows, of course, and the spirits conscientiously try to educate him. The youngest of the spirits died a century ago, so a great deal is unknown to them. On other hand, Bod learns about the earliest people buried in the graveyard, about people buried in unmarked graves, about the secrets of certain crypts and their guardians—the Indigo Man and Sleer—about ghouls, monsters, night gaunts, and other dangerous…ah…creatures. Silas brings the mysterious Miss Lupescu into Bod's world to be his tutor and life coach. She turns up in a crisis or two to rescue Bod.
Naturally, Bod wants to get out of the graveyard and explore the world of the living. He encounters Scarlett, a live girl of his age, in the cemetery, makes friends, then tries to impress her by introducing her to the sinister underworld. It only terrifies her…and her parents, who interpret Bod—they've never met or even seen him—to be an imaginary friend, not a real boy.
The killer, of course, lurks throughout the story, driven to locate and slay Bod. By story's end, they have their confrontation.
Gaiman has imagined a rich and surprising world, inhabited by the living, the dead, and the in-betweens. The illustrations in the graphic novels are excellent, though I was jarred at a couple of places where one illustrator's work segued into that of a different illustrator. I enjoyed the GN package.
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LibraryThing member -Eva-
Second volume of the graphic novel version of Gaiman's story about a boy who escapes a murderer and goes to live at a cemetery with ghosts to raise him. Really good version of the story; I wouldn't trade it for the novel-version, but it was enjoyable and the art is great.
LibraryThing member booklover3258
I enjoyed the story and I'm glad he made a second volume to show Bod grown up and wrapped up the story in a nice little package. He finally got revenge on the murderer and got to see his childhood friend. The ending was bittersweet. Good all around.
LibraryThing member LVStrongPuff
Break my heart book. Just tear it out and throw it on the floor. On my goodness
LibraryThing member spiritedstardust
I loved the first book and this wrapped up the series well - although I must admit, it was rather a sad ending.
The story played well with the graphic novel format I must say. Text heavy, but I enjoy that.
The story played well with the graphic novel format I must say. Text heavy, but I enjoy that.