- Available Rights:
- Print – foreign
- Digital – worldwide
- Recommended for ages 12 to adult
- 144 pages
- Black & White
Featuring comics adaptations of the work of “The Father of American Literature”, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as Mark Twain:
• Tom Sawyer Abroad — Mark Twain’s sequel to “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in a first-time-ever graphic novel adaptation illustrated by George Sellas
• The Mysterious Stranger – a celestial visitor befriends three young friends in an adaptation by Rick Geary
• The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut – Mark Twain confronts his conscience in comics by Antonella Caputo and Nick Miller
• Is He Living or Is He Dead?- a tale of artistic capitalism adapted by Simon Gane
• A Dog’s Tale – an allegory stylishly adapted by Lance Tooks
• The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County – Twain’s famous fable, in comics by Kevin Atkinson
• A Curious Pleasure Excursion – a science fiction travelogue by William L. Brown
• Plus Mark Twain’s Advice for Little Girls, illustrated by Shary Flenniken, Mary Fleener, Kirsten Ulve, Annie Owens, Lesley Reppeteaux, Toni Pawlowsky and Florence Cestac, with a new addition by Lisa K. Weber
“Twain is, in my opinion, the greatest American writer and his storytelling prowess is beautifully adapted with this series. What better piece of traditional literature to have in graphic novel format? If any piece of comic literature is suited for the high school literature class, this is it.”
— Chris Wilson, The Graphic Classroom
“This graphic novel will entertain long-time fans with clever adaptations of familiar works, while providing second language learners and low-level readers with accessible adaptations of Twain’s best known stories.”
— Philip Charles Crawford, Library Media Connection
“Rick Geary’s expansive adaptation of “The Mysterious Stranger,” turns Twain’s tale of witch-hunting and Satanic interference in the 1590s into a spare, haunting meditation on God’s indifference. It’s a fantastic piece of work, by one of the medium’s underappreciated masters.”
— Noel Murray, AV Club
“Rick Geary’s expansive adaptation of ‘The Mysterious Stranger,’ turns Twain’s tale of witch-hunting and Satanic interference in the 1590s into a spare, haunting meditation on God’s indifference. It’s a fantastic piece of work, by one of the medium’s underappreciated masters.”
— Noel Murray, AV Club