GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATIONS adult fiction

Have you ever wanted to read so-called classic literature but were too intimidated? Do you want to try the graphic novel trend but aren‟t sure where to start? If you answered „yes‟ to either of these questions, then this book list is for you! Each of these graphic novels is based on a familiar favorite or a “must-read” from across the eras. Check one out today!

City of Glass By: Paul Auster, Paul Karasik, David Mazzucchelli 2004—Picador Original by Paul Auster Check our Catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

Ray Bradbury‟s Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation By: Tim Hamilton 2009—Hill and Wang Original by Ray Bradbury Check our Catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

O.Henry By: O. Henry and Tom Pomplun 2005—Eureka Productions Based on fourteen short stories by O. Henry Part of the Graphic Classics series Check our catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

The Metamorphosis By: Franz Kafka, Peter Kuper, Kerstin Hasenpusch 2003—Crown Original by Franz Kafka Check our catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

Bibliography by Chelsea Baker Based on collection of Champaign Public Library GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATIONS adult fiction

In Odd We Trust By: Dean R Koontz and Queenie Chan 2008—Del Ray/Ballantine Books Based on the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz Check our Catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

A Thousand Ships By: Eric Shanower 2001—Image Comics First in the Age of Bronze Series, loosely based on The Illiad Check our Catalog for availability Distributor‟s Description

Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel By: Mary Shelley, script adaptation: Jason Cobley, American English adaptation: Joe Sutliff Sanders, linework: Declan Shalvey, coloring: Jason Cardy & Kat Nicholson, lettering: Terry Wiley 2008—Classical Comics Ltd. Original by Mary Shelley Check our Catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

The Jungle By: Upton Sinclair, Peter Kuper, Emily Russell 2004—NBM ComicsLit Original by Upton Sinclair Check our Catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

The Hunter: A Graphic Novel By: Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Scott Dunbier 2009—IDW Publishing Based on the Parker Series by Donald Westlake (pseudonym Robert Stark) Check our Catalog for availability Publisher‟s Description

Bibliography by Chelsea Baker Based on collection of Champaign Public Library