Customer Reviews

Pride and Prejudice (Marvel Illustrated)

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
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I'm an big Austen fan and so I ordered this graphic novel version of Pride and Prejudice just to see what they'd done with the story. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the result. The author did a good job of abridging the story down enough that it would fit the format of a graphic novel but not so much that the essence of the story was in any way changed. I noticed that most of the dialogue was directly from the original text, although some was created here and there to move the story forward.

The illustrations of the characters and the locations seem like original interpretations to me -- in other words, they're not just illustrations of the various actors and actresses who've appeared in the two recent movie versions of the story. They look like 19th century people for the most part although it's definitely drawn in the rather dramatic style of most graphic novels I've seen. In some cases, the women especially looked a little older and a little harder than I thought they should.

Some people might be appalled to think that literary classics like Pride and Prejudice have been made into graphic novels, but I would disagree. Although Butler's retelling in no way replaces the original, I do think it adds an interesting interpretation. After all, screen writers have created several adaptations of the novel, and this one actually stays closer to the original than the screenplay for the 2005 movie (starring Kiera Knightly). My hope would be that someone who might not otherwise read the original might be inspired to do so after enjoying this version.

When a much-loved novel such as "Pride and Prejudice" is translated into another, more visual medium, the devoted Jane Austen fan cannot help but be nervous at the potential for mixed results. The storyline, with its superb dialogue, is apt to be pruned and compressed, while readers may be reluctant to accept another's visualization of their favorite characters.

This reviewer thinks Marvel Comic's adaption of "P&P" can fairly be called a success. Writer Nancy Butler and artist Hugo Petrus capture the essentials of Miss Jane Austen's classic romance in graphic novel format. Inevitably, the storyline has been compressed, and the dialogue was been slightly modernized, but fans should have no problem recognizing the story of the Bennets, the Bingleys, and Mr. Darcy. The best of the dialogue has been preserved while those readers familar with the 1995 BBC TV presentation or the 2005 movie version will recognize a somewhat similar visual presentation.

"Pride & Prejudice" the graphic novel is very highly recommended to those Jane Austen fans looking for a way to introduce their digital-age children or grandchildren to a classic romance novel in a form that is apt to hold their attention, and perhaps motivate them to read the original.

I absolutely love this book! As a dedicated reader of all things Austen, I purchased this book as part of my collection. Not sure what to expect, I waited...and was thrilled what I saw! This is beautifully illustrated and the writing...ah, I can't say enough. Thank you for the offering, I've even purchased on for a friend that also shares my love for Austen and reading.

I bought this for my 13 yr. old daughter and she loves it! She said it is based more on the movie with Kierra Knightley than the book itself but was very enjoyable. The pictures are great.

This was originally published by Marvel Comics as a five issue mini-series. Pride and Prejudice is one of the greatest English language novels of all time, and this is an excellent adaptation of it. It is abridged, out of necessity, but all the major plots are included and much of the original dialogue is retained. And the artwork is outstanding. This graphic novel might be a good way to get young people interested in reading the original book.

Let me start off by saying that I may be freak among girls. I LOVE Pride and Prejudice and I love comic books. This graphic novel was perfect for me and for many other people I am sure.

The story is abridged nicely. The classic lines that we all remembered reading are there. The illustrations are quite lovely. The Bennet sisters are flat out hot in this version. Even Mary is far more attractive than your normal run-of-the-mill gal. There were a few times when I did get confused on which Bennet sister I was actually looking at though. And Bingley's hair changed from red to blonde every once in awhile. This are all easily forgivable however.

If you are a Pride and Prejudice fan you really should check this graphic novel out. If you havent read the novel and were interested in the story this might be a good jumping off point.

The only question I have is why did it take Marvel so long to think about making this? Younger readers will easily get drawn into more classics if they are presented in this way. Keep on making them!

This is a beautifully drawn rendition of the classic Pride and Prejudice! I won this online and was very excited! It's the same story, but in graphic novel form. There are some slight changes, but overall Nancy Butler keeps the same classic lines and I just can't get enough of the illustrations. I highly recommend it for all you Austen lovers!

I was very pleased with this comic book style version of P&P. It was true to the book and also true to the 2005 movie. I really loved the cover art made to look like a fashion magazine.

I wish I could give it a 4.75 stars because I only had problems with some of the graphics. I am a graphics novel fan and old and new comics. The romance started when I was able to read my first comic book a million years ago. So when I saw a graphic novel of my favorite couple ever, I bought it without hesitation. Now, I must disagree with the negative comments about the rendition of the 5 girls. I think Lizzie, Jane, Mary, Kitty and Lydia look as they should have. They look beautiful and sexy, nothing wrong with that. Emotions where clearly disaplayed adding much to the novel. The story line was faithful to the book, and the clothing was typical of the time period. And what a great way to introduce young minds to classics.. I can tell you that this book is also a great learning tool. Just now, while I live overseas, a young German neighbor has been sitting, for hours, reading it while improving her English and actually enjoying the learning experience for the 1st time.

The one complaint, are the rendering of a few of the characters: 1. COL Fitzwilliam. Not sure how old are the graphics artists, but he was around 33 years old, 6 or 7 years older than Darcy. In here he appears in his late 40's and not dashing at all. 2. Why is the Mrs. Bennet so old looking? She married when she was probably 17 or 18. The oldest girl is Jane, who is 22, that would make her around 40+ years old; In this version of PP she appears around 50 or so. At the same time, Mr. Bennet looks like the grandfather when he was probably in his mid forties. 3. Why does Darcy have so many wrinkles? He was 26 or 27 years and maybe that is old for a 20 year old, but at least I know different; and why is Ann wearing glasses, meaning that if you wear glasses you are a frump?

Besides that I just love this version of PP. I hope there are many more classic graphic novels to come.

I'm a big Austen fan, and I thought the graphic novel would be a lot of fun. The artwork was a big turn off for me. Lots of closeups of very hard, very sultry, very evil looking women. A mostly brown to black palette. I would have liked artwork with more detail, more scenery, more colors, and an overall softer tone. I was interested to see all the positive reviews here. I don't read a lot of comic books, so maybe that's why I was very put off by it.