Synopses & Reviews
Sci-fi adventure meets love storyand#8212;and East meets Westand#8212;in
Mangaman,an original graphic novel for teens.and#160;
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Ryoko, a manga character from a manga world, falls through the Rip into the "real" worldand#8212;the western worldand#8212;and tries to survive as the ultimate outsider at a typical American high school.
and#160;and#160;and#160; When Ryoko falls in love with Marissa Montaigne, the most beautiful girl in the school, his eyes turn to hearts and comic tension tightens as his way of being drawn and expressing himself clashes with this different Western world in which he is stuck in. "Panel-holed" for being different, Ryoko has to figure out how to get back to his manga world, back through the Rip . . .and#160;all while he has hearts for eyes for a girl from the wrong kind of comic book.
and#160;and#160;and#160; Barry Lyga writes a metafictive masterpiece as manga meets traditional Western comic book style, while Colleen Doran combines manga techniques and conventions with Western comic book storytelling to create a unique seamlessand#8212;though not Riplessand#8212;comic hybrid that is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking.
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"The book makes a gorgeous whole...the long, wordless battles reproduced on glossy, high-quality paper are particularly noteworthy....[T]his offering will have high appeal for many, particularly fans of video games and action movies." Booklist
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"This epic tale is exceptionally well suited to the episodic telling necessary for a successful graphic novel....Hinds's version will make this epic story available to a whole new group of readers." School Library Journal
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"The language of the poem which is quite complex has been contemporized, and the art is gorgeous: Hinds has an extensive knowledge of human anatomy and color, which he puts to good use." KLIATT
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"[F]abulously detailed, action-filled artwork....This blood-drenched, battle-packed story of one of the first superheroes is sure to interest a new generation." VOYA
Synopsis
A powerful, graphic-novel retelling of Britain's oldest epic vividly brings to life a Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf who, after defeating great evils, meets his match in the death-dragon of the deep. Simultaneous.
Synopsis
Told for more than a thousand years, this classic epic is given new life in a graphic novel that honors the spirit of the original tale of the heroic warrior Beowulf and his battle against the monstrous Grendel. Full color. Young adult.
Synopsis
This exhilarating graphic novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers.
The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful illustrations. Grendel's black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero's final, fatal battle against a raging dragon. Speeches filled with courage and sadness, lightning-paced contests of muscle and will, and funeral boats burning on the fjords are all rendered in glorious and gruesome detail. Told for more than a thousand years, Beowulf's heroic saga finds a true home in this graphic novel edition.
Synopsis
Dear gamers and comic book junkies: This is not your average graphic novel! MANGAMAN is superhero's adventure meets love story in a comic book illustrator's ink.
Mangaman, a graphic novel for teenagers in which a manga character is "translated" to the real world and tries to survive as the ultimate outside at a typical American high school. When he falls in love with the most beautiful girl in the school though, things take a turn for the worse as his way of thinking clashes with the real world and he has to figure out how to get back to his manga world.
Well known graphic novel artist Colleen Doran combines manga techniques and conventions with traditional comic book storytelling to create a unique comic hybrid.
About the Author
Gareth Hinds lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Kids Q&A
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