(3) YA Adapted by Gris Grimly. Illustrated by Gris Grimly. This graphic novel adaptation abridges Shelley's tale while staying true to its spirit. The inventive illustrations, in a muted palette punctuated by black, pinks, purples, and bilious green, are a mix of modern, nineteenth-century, and steampunk sensibilities. Grimly makes excellent use of format with dynamic shapes, sizes, and pacing of panels; the epistolary sections have an elegant (if difficult to read) handwritten look.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013

(3) YA Steampunk series. Illustrated by Zdenko Basic & Manuel Sumberac. Stark illustrations featuring shadowed landscapes, silhouetted figures, roiling clouds, eerie mists, and, of course, omnipresent gears give a new steampunk flavor to this unabridged version of Shelley's gothic tale. Precise detail and sharply contrasting tones help make the illustrations mysteriously chilling. The elegant design and high-quality production values will help increase the appeal of this classic story to new readers.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Classic Graphic Novel Collection series. Adapted by Brigit Viney. These graphic novel retellings of classic tales present dialogue in modern-day English; there's some awkwardness in the conversions. The books are accessible, though, and could serve as introductions to the original texts. Jane Eyre is illustrated in staid period style, and the other volumes' pictures may appeal to readers accustomed to glossy motion-picture animation. Glos. Review covers these Classic Graphic Novel Collection titles: Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, Henry V, Macbeth, and Frankenstein.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Scott McKowen. These classic stories are presented in unabridged formats. A handful of scratchboard illustrations in addition to a repeating chapter heading spot illustration accompany each story. A ribbon bookmark is attached. The books conclude with some generic open-ended questions. Review includes these titles: The Jungle Book, Frankenstein, Gulliver's Travels, and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Whole Story series. Illustrated by Philippe Munch. Copious notes about Shelley and about people, places, and things mentioned in the story fill the margins of this edition of the classic tale. Some of the information may help readers better understand the novel, but most of the annotations are superfluous and distracting. The volume is heavily illustrated with reproductions and original watercolors.

Reviewer: Anne St. John