The first volume of the new CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE series presents graphic novelist Michel Plessix’s lush adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame. The artwork is in aquarelle, with thin, precise, detailed lines. In Wind in the Willows, Plessix breathes life into Mole, Rat, and Toad (of Toad Hall) as they picnic on the riverbank, indulge in Toad's latest fad, and get lost in Wild Wood. The pacing is masterful: each panel lingers just long enough to make you appreciate the simple pleasures of life.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Lovely, but too small,
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This review is from: Classics Illustrated Deluxe #1: The Wind in the Willows (Classics Illustrated Deluxe Graphic Novels) (Hardcover)
Just a quick note: My kids, who just start to read, love the book, and the illustrations are lovely with a lot attention to detail. Given the nature of a comic book, why is the format so small, that you cannot fully enjoy the illustrations?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A full-color graphic novel adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic anthropomorphic fable,
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This review is from: Classics Illustrated Deluxe #1: The Wind in the Willows (Classics Illustrated Deluxe Graphic Novels) (Paperback)
The Wind in the Willows is a full-color graphic novel adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic anthropomorphic fable following the adventures of the humble Mole, the river-loving Water Rat, the gruff yet wise Badger, and the fabulously wealthy yet all-too-easily worked-up Toad. Toad has many foibles, some more endearing than others, but perhaps the most troublesome is his sudden obsession with automobiles - a trait that prompts his downfall when he commits a sudden infraction of grand theft auto out of pure love for reckless driving! Though set in a quasi turn-of-the-century motif, with subtle issues of class and social station, The Wind in the Willows has a timeless grace that makes it a joy to read for adults and children alike. The caricatures of the story's many creatures, as drawn by Michel Plessix, perfectly capture the quirks and enthusiasm of the many woodland denizens. Perhaps most awe-inspiring, though, is Badger's prediction that rings as true today as it ever did: "If this contraption [the automobile] keeps on, people will invade all the beautiful places! You'll have to build roads to go there and buildings to house them, thereby destroying what they came looking for in the first place... And then you'll have to park the cars somewhere. They'll hog the sidewalks and the squares. Children will no longer be able to play in the streets, and the people strolling will disappear because it will become necessary that everything go as fast as that machine. Since people will spend all their time in this rolling cage, they'll lose the habit of speaking to one another and will no longer understand one another. Then they'll hate each other." Highly recommended for readers of all ages.
Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A masterpiece,
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This review is from: Classics Illustrated Deluxe #1: The Wind in the Willows (Classics Illustrated Deluxe Graphic Novels) (Hardcover)
The Wind in the Willows has spoiled me for any other of the Classics Illustrated. Michel Plessix has a rare talent in that his drawings are unusually evocative, creative, detailed, varied from panel to panel, full of humor and sweetness. He draws with love and a deep sensitivity to the natural world, from bugs to birds to trees to the moon on a dark night. Unusual perspectives await you, such as a view of the action from behind Mole's glasses. You want to pore over the exquisite details of Mole's dirty house, Toad's dungeon, Badger's attic and a hundred other details, in order not to miss anything. This book is a rare delight and one I read over and over, with so much pleasure that I feel rested and renewed afterward.
I have ordered other Classics Illustrateds, but there is no comparison. I hope for all our sakes that Plessix will publish again.
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