The Witches: the Graphic Novel
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · September 15, 2020
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- Who it’s for
- A darkly funny Dahl tale finds fresh life in full-color graphic-novel form.
- Themes
- Witches threaten children, A boy and his grandmother face danger
- Genres
- Fantasy Comics, Classic Adaptations, Funny Comics
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Roald Dahl's darkly funny masterpiece, The Witches, now available as a graphic novel from Eisner Award-winning artist Pénélope Bagieu! Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world -- and there's nothing they despise more than children.
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When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country!This full-color graphic novel edition of Roald Dahl's The Witches, adapted and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Pénélope Bagieu, is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. Graphic novel readers and Roald Dahl fans alike will relish this dynamic new take on a uniquely funny tale.
Wickedly Visual
A darkly funny Dahl tale finds fresh life in full-color graphic-novel form.
Come here for
- Witchy menace with a playful streak
- A classic story reimagined in comics
Expect
- Full-color adaptation by Pénélope Bagieu
- Dark humor alongside child-sized danger
Where it sits
| Fantasy Comics | 48% |
|---|---|
| Funny Comics | 38% |
| Classic Adaptations | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels
- Classic Adaptations
- Funny Comics
- Authors
- Roald Dahl
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- September 15, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Witches threaten children · A boy and his grandmother face danger
- Reading lane
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels