Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore

Classics in Graphics: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

A Graphic Novel
Illustrator: Calle, Juan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: Frankenstein has been adapted from a gothic novel into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Juan Calle. Readers join the dramatic journey of Dr Frankenstein and his creation as it rips across the page and races towards ruin. We invite all who dare to dive in, to join this iconic tale of monstrosity versus humanity, and enjoy it in vivid colour. This series has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand. With dyslexia-friendly design for readers aged 10+; inclusive art so anyone can relate to iconic characters; snappy simplified text; introductory material to set the scene; heaps of material at the back, looking at the themes, language, publication, performance in history, a timeline of gothic horror literature, and more! Classics available: Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Christmas Carol, The Odyssey Praise for Classics in Graphics: "[...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down." - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm
• ISBN-13: 9781445191508
• ISBN-10: 1445191504
• Artikelnr.: 75455307

Autorenporträt

Steve Barlow (Author) As 50% of the Two Steves, Steve Barlow has written over 160 books with Steve Skidmore since their first appeared in 1988. Born in Crewe, he was educated at Crewe Grammar School, Warwick University and Nottingham University before a varied career in teaching, acting, stage management and puppetry. He worked in a village school in Botswana for four years before returning to the UK. The Two Steves have toured extensively in the UK and overseas, and to book festivals including Edinburgh and Hay. Their work for Hachette includes the popular I Hero choose-your-adventure books, and Classics in Graphics. Steve Skidmore (Author) Steve Skidmore writes with Steve Barlow as Britain's most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people - The 2 Steves! Steve Skidmore is shorter than Steve Barlow and less hairy. He was born in Birstall near Leicester in England. He went to Nottingham University to read English, but spent most of his time playing sport and doing a variety of jobs including counting pastry pie lids. He trained as a teacher of Drama, English and Film, before teaming up with Steve Barlow as a full-time author. He lives in Leicester and is a great rugby fan (Come on you Tiiigeeers!). Juan Calle (Illustrator) Juan Calle is a former biologist turned science illustrator from Bogotá, Colombia, who trained on the Science Illustration programme at California State University, Monterey Bay, USA. He worked for field guides of plants and animals of his country of origin, Colombia, and now works in his own art studio, Liberum Donum, creating concept art, storyboarding and his passion, comic books.