Reviews

The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons by Roberta Gregory, Michael Green, Rick Geary, Julian Peters, Seymour Chwast, Ellen Lindner, Michael Stanyer, Omaha Perez, Michael Lagocki, Benjamin Frisch, Valerie Schrag, Peter Kuper, Molly Crabapple, Kent Dixon, Russ Kick, Alice Duke, Tori McKenna, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, Vicky Nerino, Tom Biby, Ryan Dunlavey, Conor Hughes, Hunt Emerson, Robert Crumb, Isabel Greenberg, Sharon Rudahl, Edie Fake, Molly Kiely, Sanya Glisic, Alessandro Bonaccorsi, Coleman Barks, Yeji Yun, Micah Farritor, Lisa Brown, Gareth Hinds, Andrice Arp, Matt Wiegle, Will Eisner, Dayton Edmonds, Caroline Picard, Dave Morice, Fred Van Lente, J.T. Waldman, Kevin Dixon, Shawn Cheng

breebers's review

4.0

A really creative way of giving a brief overview of some of the great classic works. Very global in its content, with a variety of artistic styles and interpretations to keep the stories in this massive tome fresh.
Hoping I can find the other two volumes through the library, too...

abetterjulie's review

2.0

I am the wrong audience for this one. I did learn a few things. I was frustrated by several of the ones that were almost impossible to read due to large swaths of fine print. There were less art styles that I liked than I expected. Again, a noble cause, but I'm the wrong reader.

bibliocharylodis's review

1.0

Not my cup of tea.

lawrenwithaw's review

The most important works of literature in both Western and Eastern culture retold as short graphic interpretations. The concept alone makes want to praise it as a fantastic book, but this suffers seriously from anthology syndrome. Some of these comics are simply not good. There where multiple points where I simply found myself reading the excerpts explaining why each piece was important, and then moving on to the next one. I managed to find Volume 2 for a cheap price, so I'll keep going because I find it educational, but it's not necessarily something I'd recommend unless you are more interested in the academic side of things.