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A review by tobin_elliott
Dracula by Georges Bess
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This has got to be the definitive graphic novel adaptation of Stoker's most famous work. Bess's linework here is absolutely stunning, and his adaptation of the work—with minor variations from the original—is incredible.
Bess takes care with every single character, choosing perfect faces for each, while also subverting what we're used to. I will say, I love that he chose to make Renfield look exactly like Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones (in the back of the book, you can see he flirted with both Mick Jagger and Richards, before settling on Richards).
And finally, the 15-page back up of the original opening of the novel, later published as a short story, "Dracula's Guest" is lovely bonus.
I cannot recommend these adaptations enough (his Frankenstein was also very well done), and I'm very much looking forward to his version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Bess takes care with every single character, choosing perfect faces for each, while also subverting what we're used to. I will say, I love that he chose to make Renfield look exactly like Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones (in the back of the book, you can see he flirted with both Mick Jagger and Richards, before settling on Richards).
And finally, the 15-page back up of the original opening of the novel, later published as a short story, "Dracula's Guest" is lovely bonus.
I cannot recommend these adaptations enough (his Frankenstein was also very well done), and I'm very much looking forward to his version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.