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Cover: Huxley King & Terrence Boyce

The Graphic Canon #2

Oct 2012 · Seven Stories Press · 34.95 USD; 34.95 CAD
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This second volume in the ambitious Graphic Canon series adapts classic literary works from the Romantic and Victorian eras into comic form. Spanning from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan' through the Brontë sisters to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, the collection features a diverse range of artists reimagining these canonical texts as sequential art.

In "Kubla Khan," Henry David Thoreau contemplates life by Walden Pond, reflecting on simplicity, honesty, and the personal journey of self-discovery. Written and illustrated by John Porcellino, this visually grounded story captures Thoreau’s philosophy with quiet precision. The cover, a collaborative effort by Huxley King and Terrence Boyce, complements the introspective tone of the narrative.

Contains 38 stories
Kubla Khan
4 pp · Fantasy
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6 pp · Drama
Auguries of Innocence
4 pp · Drama
Pride and Prejudice
8 pp · Romance
She Walks in Beauty
4 pp · Drama
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
2 pp · Drama
O Solitude
1 pp · Humor
Frankenstein
10 pp · Horror-Suspense
How Six Made Good in the World
3 pp · Fantasy
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
12 pp · Drama
The Confessions of Nat Turner
5 pp · Non-Fiction, Biography
The Mortal Immortal
14 pp · Drama
Oliver Twist Chapter 9
5 pp · Drama
The Jumblies
2 pp · Humor
The Raven
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Jane Eyre
5 pp · Romance
Wuthering Heights
14 pp · Romance
Walden
17 pp · Nature

In this quiet, reflective tale from The Graphic Canon #2, Henry David Thoreau lives simply in a cabin by Walden Pond, contemplating nature, self-reliance, and the value of a life lived with intention. Through his observations and meditations, he invites readers to consider what it means to live honestly and deliberately—each on their own path.

Leaves of Grass
4 pp · Satire-Parody
The Hasheesh Eater
10 pp · Drama
On the Origin of Species Chapter 4
17 pp · Non-Fiction, Math & Science
The Message from Mount Misery
8 pp · Drama
Les Misérables
29 pp · Drama
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
2 pp · Drama
Dear Master
6 pp · Drama
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
16 pp · Fantasy
Jabberwocky
11 pp · Fantasy
Crime and Punishment
9 pp · Crime
Venus in Furs
7 pp · Drama
The Drunken Boat
7 pp · Drama
Middlemarch
10 pp · Drama
The Hunting of the Snark
8 pp · Fantasy
Anna Karenina
10 pp · Drama
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
10 pp · Adventure
Thus Spake Zarathustra
21 pp · Drama
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
13 pp · Horror-Suspense
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
10 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Picture of Dorian Gray
10 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, colorist, letterer John Porcellino
cover pencils, inks Huxley King
cover pencils, inks Terrence Boyce

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #[nn] (1989), Thoreau at Walden #[nn] (2008), Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation #[nn] (2009)

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