To Kill a Mockingbird

Oct 12, 2024 12:34 AM

Author:Harper Lee,Fred Fordham

A beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved American classic, voted the #1 Great American Read 2018.

‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’

A haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice, hypocrisy and heroism, tradition and transformation in the Deep South of the 1930s, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird remains as important today as it was upon its initial publication in 1960, during the turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement.

Now, this most beloved and acclaimed novel is reborn for a new age as a gorgeous graphic novel. Scout, Jem, Boo Radley, Atticus Finch and the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, are all captured in vivid and moving illustrations by artist Fred Fordham.

Enduring in vision, Harper Lee’s timeless novel illuminates the complexities of human nature and the depths of the human heart with humour, unwavering honesty and a tender, nostalgic beauty. Lifetime admirers and new readers alike will be touched by this special visual edition.

Reviews

Great graphic novel this. A superhero like none you've seen before. Thrilling but also packs an emotional punch.

—— Ian Rankin

Fans of Steven Appleby’s brilliant cartoons know already of their unique energy… All the same, his first long-form graphic novel, Dragman, will surely bring him massed armies of new admirers. Funny, sweet and emotionally true, it doesn’t so much tip toe on to fraught cultural territory as dance wildly across it. In this sense, at least, it has the added virtue of being at once both wildly transgressive and powerfully reassuring… Appleby has torn up all the rules, and not only those that dictate, at this point in the 21st century, that a person’s identity must be clearly labelled, pinned down like some dead butterfly… It’s all marvellous fun.

—— Rachel Cooke , Observer *Graphic Novel of the Month*

One of the many pleasures of Steven Appleby’s debut graphic novel Dragman is the way it finds a way to refresh the superhero narrative; to use it to discuss masculinity and, in particular, transvestism... Appleby is a cartoonist who is both a capable storyteller and has funny bones… A welcome addition to editorial cartooning in the UK.

—— Teddy Jamieson , Herald Scotland

Both a lively romp and a touching book about coming to terms with yourself, with juicy villains and a funny, likable supporting cast.

—— James Smart , Guardian *Books of the Year*

Super heroes don't come more super than Steven Appleby's transvestite hero, Dragman. Also known as Dolly Marie, Dragman's struggle against evil Black Mist is apocalyptic, neurotic, tender and very funny – and brilliantly drawn in Appleby's nimble, nubbly line.

—— Posy Simmonds

Very amiable in a jovial Quentin Blake sort of way. It’s funny…but its complexity tells you that there is a capable story teller behind the scenes spinning all sorts of plates to fashion a narrative that feels timely and also useful… [Dragman] is a lot of fun with its heart firmly in the right place.

—— Bookmunch

Steven Appleby is one of Britain's leading cartoonists… But in Dragman…he has created something personal… An entertaining thriller.

—— Bleeding Cool

A masterclass in shining an absurdist light on themes ranging from greed and self-doubt to the meaning of life.

—— BN1

Both a lively romp and a touching book about coming to terms with yourself.

—— James Smart , Guardian, *Books of the Year*

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