Classics Illustrated: Great Expectations
Charles Dickens, Author, Rick Geary, Illustrator, Rick Geary, Adapted by . NBM/Papercutz $9.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-59707-097-3
Returning to print after more than a decade, this first volume in the relaunch of the Classics Illustrated series presents a handsomely rendered adaptation of the orphaned Pip's first-person narrative of his journey from humble childhood to adulthood as an English gentleman. Though quite involving, this retelling of the Dickens classic registers as a “fast forward” version of the epic tale of one man's evolution and the hard lessons learned from it, but that aspect is a minor quibble shoved aside by Geary's charmingly cartoony art. Long hailed for his unique work in such diverse showcases as the
Reviewed on: 03/31/2008
Release date: 03/01/2008
Genre: Fiction
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