Twilight: The Graphic Novel: v. 1

This novel is fiction. The novel begins with a young girl moving to Forks to live with her father. Upon arriving, her father surprises Bella with an old truck that he had bought from Billy Black. On her first day of school, she was already popular. Everyone at school knew her name and who she was.

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She made friends very quickly. She was introduced to the Cullens. As the school year passed on, she began to fall for Edward Cullen. He informed her that he was very dangerous; he was very attracted to her in a bad way. Bella made him feel crazy. He was different, for he fed on animals rather than humans because he was not human. Later, Bella met Jacob, Billy's son. Jacob was the one who told Bella about the cold ones. Come to find out, Jacob was not human either; he was a werewolf. Bella grew closer to Edward, and the novel ends with them kissing.

The book was not one that I would normally read. I have not even watched the movie. I am not a big fan of vampires and werewolves. However, the book was not as bad as i thought it would be; I actually enjoyed it. I am now considering watching the movie. I would probably not recommend the graphic novel; the actual novel may be a better choice of reading.

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1. Volume one of Twilight describes the initial experiences of teenager Bella Swan after her moving to Forks, Washington, to live with her father. Forks, a gloomy town with nearly year-round dreary weather, produces a budding romance for Bella with a very unexpected individual. Edward Cullen is a

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vampire who becomes infatuated with Bella, despite his intense attraction for her “variety” of blood. Though this is a dangerous relationship, the pair are exploring the forbidden love between their human and undead realities. Edward, who can hear other people’s thoughts, for some reason cannot hear what Bella is thinking. This adds to the mysterious quality of their relationship, fueling the intrigue surrounding the passion the two feel for each other. At the end of volume one, Edward has shown Bella how his skin appears in the sun, and it is obvious the relationship is to become quickly serious.
2. This book could be used to introduce struggling readers to contemporary literature. This way, they could get the general storyline without reading the actual text. Classes could view clips from the movie adaption and compare how the illustrations in the graphic novel relate. For students who have read the actual novel by Stephanie Myer, writing assignments could discuss how efficiently they think that the graphic novel portrays the plot. Vampires coupled with romance is not a typical genre. Discussions on the entrance of this new wave of literature could be held, as well as an introduction to other movies and books following this new fad. What do students think about the quality of this literature? How does it compare to the classics they have read?
3. Since I am admittedly not a fan of graphic novels or melodramatic teen fiction, it was hard for me to take this book seriously. However, the illustrated quality of this form of the story by Stephanie Meyer was highly impressive. Glossy pages and a mixture of color with monochromatic illustrations favored the fairytale-ish yet mysterious style of this romantic vampire saga. I can see how students who cannot comprehend the actual novel’s narrative would be drawn in by the emotionally stimulating pictures. Every facial expression and body language movement is just as easily understood as if the movie was playing for the reader. Kudos to Young Kim for the artistically extraordinary illustrations in this graphic novel.

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Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 tells the first half of the original book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. It is a story about a 17 year old girl named Bella who moves in with her dad in the small town of Forks. She finds herself strangely attracted to a boy named Edward Cullen. Edward acts very

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peculiar around Bella, and she finds out the reason for this is because he is a vampire. Despite this obstactly, Bella is unconditionally in love with Edward.

I think the graphic novel would be a great alternative to reading the actual book for those students who are behind on reading. The pictures are absolutely amazing and really help get a visual when reading. The more advanced students could read the actual Twilight book, and the slower readers could read the graphic version so they would be able to keep up with the other students in class.

I am a huge Twilight fan to begin with, so I loved reading the graphic novel as well. The pictures were so detailed and made the story so enjoyable to read. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone from 6-12 grade.

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Twilight: The Graphic Novel Volume 1 is a fictional, graphic novel written by Stephenie Meyer and illustrated by Young Kim. This book takes place in the small town of Forks, Washington. Bella Swan has just moved to Forks to live with her father, leaving her mother and stepfather behind in Phoenix,

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Arizona. She is looking for a new start, but little does she know…she’s in for a lot more than just that.

The book focuses on Bella Swan and her move from Phoenix to Forks to live with her father. Her relationship with her father is slightly awkward, and they don’t really share very much interaction during this book. On her first day at her new high school, she makes some new friends, but only one person really catches her eye. From the moment she lays eyes on Edward Cullen, he is all that she can think about. The book goes on to talk about her awkward interactions with boys, her shopping trip with the girls, then to her trip to the beach with all of her friends. It is here that she rekindles her old friendship with Jacob Black, son of Billy Black, her father’s best friend. The Cullen family is brought up during conversation which instantly sparks Bella’s curiosity. She persuades Jacob to tell her what he knows about the Cullen family, and she finds out the truth. From then on, Bella and Edward spend lots of time together, and they wait to see where their chosen path will take them.

Surprisingly, I really did like this book. Of course, I am familiar with the story, and I enjoy it, but the shocking part was that I didn’t mind how it was written. Normally, I do not like books such as illustrated novels or graphic novels that are written in such a format, but I really didn’t mind this one. It was nice to be able to look at the pictures and see the emotion being expressed by the characters written clearly on their faces. Also, since I have read the real Twilight novel, it was interesting to be able to compare and contrast the original with the graphic novel. I think the book portrays a typical day in the life of a high school student. Bella makes friends, has boys trying to flirt with her, has to deal with all of the typical classes, and falls in love. When most people “fall in love” in high school, nobody takes it seriously, but in this case I think that the level of intensity expressed by Bella and Edward proves that this is the real deal. Despite what Bella knows about Edward and his family, she still loves him and wants to be with him. I guess this really just proves that you can’t help who you fall in love with. Other authors, such as J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series, have represented teenage love in their books as well, but no one has even come close to describing the love shared between Bella and Edward.

I really don’t think that this book would be beneficial in any way to use in my classroom. It is a super-natural, graphic novel that doesn’t relate to any issues that need to be stressed to high school students. Actually, the only way that I could see it affecting any high school student academically, would be to make them think that it’s “cool” to skip class like Edward does throughout the book. However, I do recommend this book as an outside reading, strictly for enjoyment.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I am about to start reading Twilight: The Graphic Novel Volume 2 to finish the story and found out what happens. As I mentioned earlier, this is a very interesting and exciting book that emphasizes the love of two teenagers and the struggle that they go through to continue their unnaturally strong relationship. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is middle school age or older. The concepts of fantasy and realism combined together make this book one that you wouldn’t want to miss out on.

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It only took me about 10-15 minutes to read so this is going to be a short review.

I was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed it as I'm not the biggest Twilight fan to begin with. I have never read a graphic novel before either, though I have been meaning to for awhile.

Young Kim did an amazing

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job and every page is absolutely gorgeous. The only problem I had with it was that it came to an end so abruptly. I wish it was a little bit longer.

In the end would I recommend it to my friends? Yes, I would. It's a fast, beautiful read. I may even take a few minutes later this week and read it again.

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I really liked the way Bella was drawn, especially her hair. I wasn't as into how Edward was drawn- he wasn't as cute as I would have liked. Overall, this manga stayed very true to the novel, and was very well done. I'm excited to see volume two!

This graphic novel was a very quick read, but I suppose that comes with having read the novel already. I didn’t care for the art very much and there were a lot of parts that stood out as anatomically incorrect. Charlie’s hand comes from out of nowhere in one shot, Bella’s mom (whose name

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escapes me at the moment) had crazy long fingers, Bella’s man hands, Edward would look like he had a different facial structure from shot to shot.

The lines in the book were changed somewhat as well, which bothered me a lot. I would prefer to have the same exact lines as the book. The whole point of having a graphic novel come out as a graphic version of the book is so fans can relive the story they have come to love. I focused in on the discrepancies of the storyline more than anything else.

Unless you are a die hard fan of Twilight and must own anything Twilight orientated, I would skip this book. It wasn’t worth the 40 minutes it took to read it.

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In this graphic novel adaption of New York Times bestselling novel, Twilight, Young Kim illustrates the meeting of Edward Cullen and Bella Swam. And by now YA book readers have probably know something about this series from movies or just friends so there is no point behind writing summaries.

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However, if you have not yet read the series (or watched the movie) and only know the general gist do not start with the graphic novel. There are scenes that will not make any sense because some of the inner monologue is missing. Even then the tension, anguish and self-doubt will not be as prominent as it was in the book (and for some that might be a positive aspect). I do feel that the graphic novel will get more people interested in Twilight since I already managed to get about two people to read the graphic novel. (Though when they finished I asked if they would like to continue the [graphic] novel to which they replied ‘no’.) The Twilight: the Graphic Novel is something you might read to pass the time that does not add much to the series.

While visually pretty, the artist Kim seems to favor stoic features on faces. There is nothing dynamic that compels the reader to stay interested. I wanted Kim to ‘ugly’ the faces up with more emotions—exaggerate the face—that does not seem to say ‘look I’m so pretty; I’m pretty from this and that angle’ and not seem so monotone (without relying so much on the thick effect lines). I would like to mention that I love the color pages. Amazon has a example of this with the scene where Edward sparkles (several of my friends laughed when they saw that picture).

For the price of the graphic novel—a whopping twenty dollars—and the chapters covered, around 14 chapters based off the original novel which is about halfway through the book, I feel like it is not worth it. The graphic novel reads and looks more like an American comic than a manwha* and the fact that it is first published as a hardback instead of a typical paperback shocks me. It is not a very thick comic and can easily be read under an hour. If you are a huge die-hard Twilight fan I would say go for it because it is a stunning piece of artwork, but if you are just curious about it, it’s not worth buying (at least until the paperback version releases).

*A Korean comic/“manga”

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In all fairness, someone who enjoyed Twilight would probably enjoy this graphic novel.

I absolutely loved it. The artist, Young Kim, is one talented lady, and she has breathed new life into a classic vampire series. She captures the quiet beauty of Bella Swan, making her look lovely, but in an unadorned way that we have always pictured, but have never seen. She combines her own

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artistry with live shots, and the results are stunning. You feel as if you are truly stepping into the wet and slippery world of Forks, Washington, immersing yourself in a world where humans, werewolves and vampires co-exist unwittingly. What made this graphic novel such a easy page-turner is not just the knock-out drawings, but the layout as well, which is key to the enjoyment of any graphic novel. Kim has been able to give a face to all our favorite characters, and where she resoundingly succeeds is in her depiction of Edward. No slight to the handsome Robert Pattinson, but this is the way I had imagined Edward Cullen to look like - gorgeous and other-worldly in his male beauty.

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Bella's mother has just remarried, it is a new start for her with a new husband and Bella doesn't want to be in the way. And so Bella has made the noble gesture to trade her erratic, loving mother and sunny Phoenix for her father, Police Chief Swan and the gloomy, cloud covered town of Forks.

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new girl in town Bella is just trying to fit in, but not all is simple in this quiet little town. Bella soon discovers a mystery in the form of the beautiful and dangerous Edward Cullen. Edward knows the secrets of everyone about him but has never had his secrets revealed, that is until Bella.

Bella and Edward have found in each other someone with whom they can be themselves with, someone with whom they can love. But a love like there's will not come easily, there are a number of complications to over come, not least of all is that Edward is a vampire. As their love grows so too does the danger, but for now they are together at the beginnings of their relationship.

Twilight has been given a fresh new twist that captures and conveys the heart of this story using very few words but many skilful images. The medium of graphic novel is extremely successful in projecting Bella and Edward's story, artfully detailing each character as they might have been imagined when they were still only characters on a page. This first volume is all about how they meet and how they fell in love; in essence it is simply a love story.

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I got this graphic novel at full list price at NB Trinoma, imagine my irritation when I discovered the next day that they cut the price by half, yes by half... arggghhh - well, lesson learned wait for a few weeks before buying books which NB sells at full list price. Hmpf.

Well everybody knows or at

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least has a vague idea of the Twilight Saga brouhaha. It's either your lambasting it to pulp or wallowing on its syrupy mushiness. For me I just like it period.

Stephanie Meyer teamed up with up-and-coming Korean artist Young Kim to adapt the saga into a visual feast. Graphic adaptation of teen novel is a current hot trend with the release of Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl and Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books.

Judgement. The drawings were exquisitely done. Characters were rendered the way I hope they would look, the vampires were sensuous, captivating, and mysterious. Pivotal points of the story were elevated through dramatic use of colored pages as highlight. The condensation of the novel was smooth and satisfying. However, I became really annoyed on the treatment of speech balloons. Bubbles were often times misplaced covering faces of characters, not to mention that the Times New Roman font used in it feels so wrong. They should have hired an experienced manga or comics lay-out editor. All in all i give it 3 out of 5 stars I would have given it higher but the lay-out and the 2 volume division is such a pain.

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This book is a beautifully illustrated book of the story of young love and immortality. Bella is a high school student who moves to the dark and gloomy town of Forks to live with her father. Bella who is pursued by every boy in school falls for the mysterious Edward Cullen who has a dark secret.

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This story takes the reader through them falling and love in spite of the fact that Edward is a vampire and the challenges that both face because of his family secret.

I loved this story in spite of the fact that I had no desire to read it. was a great story and I think the graphic novel was a great illustration and actually more of how I pictured the characters of the book than the movies depicted.

One extension would be after reading this graphic novel would be to have the students choose another of their favorite stories and create a graphic novel of that story. In spite of what there artistic ability may be I would ask them to try and illustrate at least one part of the story that was their favorite using Twilight as an example.

Another extension would be for the students to choose one page of the illustrated book and ask them to write a story based on the pictures they see on that page.

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I was very excited when I learned there would be a graphic novel for Twilight, and it didn't disappoint. The artwork was gorgeous. I loved that it stayed true to the book. It will make a great addition to any Twilight fan's bookshelf.

This is the Twilight book that is adapted by Young kim into a graphic novel. The story of Bella and Edward meeting and falling in love. Then she finds out that he is a vampire. They decide to try and make it work. Then James, an bad vampire, tries to kill Bella and Edward is comes to her rescue.

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After reading the original Twilight series I wanted more. I looked for anything to do with Twilight and then I found this book. It was neat to see each of the scenes played out in the pictures. My two daughters enjoyed it more than I did, maybe.
I would use this book in the classroom to arrouse interest in reading. The kids want to read graphic novels so we could start with this and then move on to the real book. Maybe compare the likenesses and differences between the two.

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So.. I've read all of Twilight, and I've seen the first movie. Somehow it kept me reading, even though I hate the whole idea of it. So she must be doing _something_ right.Originally we thought maybe we'd review the graphic novel for Triple Take, but we've decided against it. Still, reading this did

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satisfy my curiosity.So, basically, it's the story of Twilight, told in graphic novel form. If you're looking for something new, or a new creator's take on things, you're not going to get it here.It's very pretty though. Especially the cover image. The artists uses the color scheme from the movies. All sort of dark greys and things, and then bright splashes of red (blood) or other bits of color where it's striking. Wolfy browns, for instance.If you want to know the story of Twilight without having to read the original, and without having to sit through a 2 hour movie, this is the way to do it.Unfortunately, this is only volume 1. So if you want the complete story, you'll have to wait for the next one. Hopefully it's only 2 volumes. Though of course they very well might go on and on with the next books and the 'novella' if they'd like to cash in some more.In short: If you must read Twilight, this is the way to do it. The pretty won't overcome the bad plot and bad everything else though.

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You know the story. This is the graphic novel version. I confess I was a little leery about reading this one, but my friend insisted. I haven't always been impressed with the results that come with the translation of one form to the other (take Laurel K. Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures, for example).

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Artist and adapter Young Kim did an amazing job, however. The artwork is beautiful. The story holds true to the original book for the most part, with minor changes here and there for the sake of brevity. Dare I say I liked the graphic novel a bit more than I liked the original version? Volume 1 is the first of three that will retell the story in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight.

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Graphic Novels are fantastic when they bring the characters to life, making them vibrant. Works like The Sandman series have splendid art and the story is splendid as well. This Twilight graphic novel was just ok. Certainly, just another way to take advantage of the series commercial boom. The art

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was nice, the story adaptation so-so. Bella looked kind of pathetic in her depiction, some scenes showed her almost begging to Edward, her codependency taking complete form. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed reading the Twilight Saga, but the graphic novel fell short.

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Even though I am a fan of the Twilight Saga, I really had no intention of reading the graphic novel. After all, I have NEVER read a graphic novel before, so what would I know about good or bad?

Let me start off by saying, I loved it. Why? I am no expert in this area, so let me bullet point it for

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you:

1. The drawings were beautiful. It was mostly black and white with a few color thrown in at important moments. I can't draw a straight line, but this is Twilight, so I had some expectations. I was blown away by Young Kim's art.

2. The vampire characters were drawn exactly how I imagined them - although Rosalie looked exactly like the actress in the movie, which is fine, because her look was right. Bella in the graphic novel was gorgeous. Almost too pretty for how I pictured here in the book, but believably attractive for snagging the two hottest males within a 100 miles radius. It was so nice to have the visuals of these characters, yet have their voice be the voices I imagined in my head.

3. The graphic novel had a lot of the elements that were missing from the movie I especially liked to see the struggle that Edward had in wanting to be near Bella, but controlling his urge to kill her at the same time. I found the movie missed the mark on this element to their relationship, so it was nice to have that back.

4. FYI - It was only Volume One, so it wasn't the whole book. It was short, but fulfilling. I read the entire thing in one sitting (less than an hour).

All in all, I really enjoyed it, and think it's a must-have for any Twilight fan. I'm looking forward to Volume 2.

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It only took me about 10-15 minutes to read so this is going to be a short review.

I was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed it as I'm not the biggest Twilight fan to begin with. I have never read a graphic novel before either, though I have been meaning to for awhile.

Young Kim did an amazing

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job and every page is absolutely gorgeous. The only problem I had with it was that it came to an end so abruptly. I wish it was a little bit longer.

In the end would I recommend it to my friends? Yes, I would. It's a fast, beautiful read. I may even take a few minutes later this week and read it again.

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The art in the twilight graphic novel was absolutely fabulous. The story was lovely too.

Stays pretty true to the original story, with absolutely gorgeous graphics. Very anime in feel,and beautifully done.

After reading Twilight for many times, it was very nice to 'read' the story in a different way.

This book is like the original book Twilight only it is put into a graphic novel. It's about a human girl and a vampire falling in love. The story follows the Twilight book but it has a some scenes that are not in the original book. For instance, Bella fainted when the teacher was showing the class

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about different types of blood and when someone had their finger pricked, she fainted from the smell of the blood. Edward came by and helped her home. Also at the end, Bella and Edward kiss in an open field in the woods and Edward takes her for a ride on his back. In book, both of these scenes happened later.

I enjoyed this book for many reasons. Twilight is one of my favorite books and I enjoy reading comic books. So both together were enjoyable. I also enjoyed how they put in new scenes to not make it exactly like the book. The artwork is well done. It reminds me of anime in a very professional way.

This is a good book to read to older kids that are in the 5th grade. It would be a bit scary for young children. This is a good book to read during Halloween or when you are discussing about monsters like vampires.

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