The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume 1 - by Neil Gaiman & P Craig Russell (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

The first paperback edition of the glorious two-volume, full-color graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book.

Inventive, chilling, and filled with wonder, Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book reaches new heights in this stunning adaptation, now in paperback. Artists Kevin Nowlan, P. Craig Russell, Tony Harris, Scott Hampton, Galen Showman, Jill Thompson, and Stephen B. Scott lend their own signature styles to create an imaginatively diverse and yet cohesive interpretation of Neil Gaiman's luminous novel.

Volume One contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six to the end.

From the Back Cover

It Takes a Graveyard to Raise A Child.

Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy.

He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, wasn't being raised by ghosts, and didn't have a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead.

There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy--an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack--who has already killed Bod's family.

Each chapter in this adaptation by P. Craig Russell is illustrated by a different luminary from the comic book world, showcasing a variety of styles from a breadth of talent. Together, they bring Neil Gaiman's award-winning, nationally bestselling children's novel The Graveyard Book to new life in this gorgeously illustrated two-volume graphic novel adaptation.

Volume One contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six through the end.

Review Quotes

"Russell calls attention to the drama and wit of the language in each sentence...The real achievement of this adaptation is that readers will want to jump back to the novel and then leap back again, time after time." -- Kirkus Reviews

" [A] lovely, lyrical adaptation...Fans of Gaiman's delightfully macabre sensibilities will be elated." -- Booklist (starred review)

"[A] vastly entertaining adaptation...It's a treasure worth having even if the novel is already on the shelf." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This adaptation celebrates friendship, loyalty, and family with similar humor and aplomb." -- School Library Journal

"The delights here are many." -- NPR

"The graphic novel captures and enhances the magic and horror in new and unexpected ways." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)