The Great Gatsby: The Essential Graphic Novel

by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ted Adams (Adapted by), Jorge Coelho (Artist)

Overview

An all-new faithful and beautifully illustrated graphic novel adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby. Adapted by Ted Adams (The Island of Doctor Moreau) and illustrated by Jorge Coelho (Loki, Rocket Raccoon). Whether you already love the book or are experiencing it for the first time, we’ve got you covered. It’s all here, the roaring ‘20s in all its glory —the decadent parties, the gangsters, the car crashes, the love triangle, and so much more. Young and old can appreciate the dedication of veteran comic creators, Adams and Coelho, as they adapt this American classic story into the classic American art form of comics. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951038748
Publisher:	Clover Press
Publication date:	09/12/2023
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	191,481
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 10.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Author of the widely lauded novel The Great Gatsby, as well as This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, and Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for chronicling the excesses and tribulations of the Jazz Age. One of the leading authors of the post-World War I "Lost Generation," Fitzgerald often invokes themes of youth, beauty, and despair in his books and short stories. He was also known for his hard-partying lifestyle, as well as his marriage to the beautiful yet troubled Zelda Fitzgerald.

Date of Birth:

September 24, 1896

Date of Death:

December 21, 1940

Place of Birth:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Education:

Princeton University

Editorial Reviews

At first I wanted to celebrate this new Gatsby in the same vein as Classics illustrated, but it's actually better than that. It's not just a retelling of Gatsby or an overview, but a very strong representation of the original story with sprinkling of the films as well. A home run adaptation!” — Brian Michael Bendis, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Powers, Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man

 

Brian Michael Bendis

"Adams and Coelho’s The Great Gatsby is a richly illustrated and beautifully presented body of work. Using all the advantages of the medium, with meticulous linework and colour by Coelho, it’s one of the most elegantly adapted graphic novels I’ve ever read."
Declan Shalvey -Old Dog, Alien, Time Before Time

Declan Shalvey

“Captivating and visually stunning—a fresh take on the timeless classic.” —Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Creatures & Teen Titans: Raven

Kami Garcia

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/07/the-great-gatsby-the-essential-graphic-novel-review/

"Where many adaptations of classic literature may fail to capture the inner light of its source, this adaptation somehow finds a way to distill that light, to capture just the right moments and just the right smirking humor without capsizing under the novel’s whole."

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