The Pit and the Pendulum (Graphic Novel)
By (Author) Sean Tulien
Illustrated by J. C. Fabul
Capstone Press
Stone Arch Books
1st January 2013
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
741.5
Paperback
72
Width 168mm, Height 260mm
This title offers graphic novels with different accent colours in the illustrations to help draw out hidden meaning in these Poe classics. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition narrates his story of being tortured. This story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound: swish, swish, swish...Graphic novel format brings these classic stories to life.
[I] was thoroughly and appropriately spooked out by the artwork. I'm adding this to my comic book reading list and will almost definitely add this to my library's collection. After all, what better way to introduce kids to the spookiness of Poe-- "SLJ's Good Comics for Kids blog"
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is famous for his tales of mystery and the macabre. He was one of the first short story writers and is thought to be the inventor of the detective novel.