Photo by me, July 2009, LaPush WAI'm back from my spring break adventures and am ready to get back to work. I had a lot of fun in Seattle at the Emerald City Comic Con and got a chance to check out some graphic novel titles for kids, talked to some publishers, editors, and some authors. I was even lucky enough to run into an author I'm fan of and get a book signed complete with a drawing (total embarassing fan girl moment). Very exciting! I also watched Stan Lee walk by, and snickered at the fact that he and Leonard Nimoy are making a living signing sixty dollar autographs.
I've started reading the new Twilight graphic novel, and so far I've found it to be a fairly faithful adaptation of the first third of the first novel. I'm kind of torn about it, I do think some of my readers will finally be able to read the material instead of carrying the book around as a fashion accessory. I do like that Young Kim (the artist and adaptor) was given free reign to create her own visual images for the graphic novel seperate from the familiar faces of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and company.
However, deep in my rebellious little heart I'm kind of cynical about it. Now the publisher will be able to break each novel down into multiple volumes and Stephenie Meyer and company will make even more money. I rather unfairly just had a mental image of her swimming through money like Scrooge McDuck. This is the same reservation I have about the James Patterson Maximum Ride series, rehashing the same materials to make money.
The graphic novel isn't a bad product, at least if you compare it to the body glitter and sparkle candy, and is a good adaptation. I could confidently purchase it before a library from any grade 5th and up and be confident that it would be a popular title.
I've started reading the new Twilight graphic novel, and so far I've found it to be a fairly faithful adaptation of the first third of the first novel. I'm kind of torn about it, I do think some of my readers will finally be able to read the material instead of carrying the book around as a fashion accessory. I do like that Young Kim (the artist and adaptor) was given free reign to create her own visual images for the graphic novel seperate from the familiar faces of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and company.
However, deep in my rebellious little heart I'm kind of cynical about it. Now the publisher will be able to break each novel down into multiple volumes and Stephenie Meyer and company will make even more money. I rather unfairly just had a mental image of her swimming through money like Scrooge McDuck. This is the same reservation I have about the James Patterson Maximum Ride series, rehashing the same materials to make money.
The graphic novel isn't a bad product, at least if you compare it to the body glitter and sparkle candy, and is a good adaptation. I could confidently purchase it before a library from any grade 5th and up and be confident that it would be a popular title.
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