Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel

Adapted from Jason Reynolds’s acclaimed verse novel, this single-issue graphic novel from Simon and Schuster brings a visceral, visual dimension to a story of grief, revenge, and haunting choices. Artist Danica Novgorodoff translates the book’s spare, rhythmic text into stark, evocative watercolor panels, following a fifteen-year-old boy’s elevator ride through the layers of his past and present. It stands as a powerful, standalone graphic novel adaptation that honors the source material while using the comics medium to deepen its emotional impact.