Graphic Classics: Mark Twain
Eureka Publications
Creators: various
139 pgs. and $11.95
www.graphicclassics.com.
This collection adapts several of the lesser works of American novelist, Mark Twain, and lesser is meant as a pejorative.
“Tom Sawyer Abroad” was written when Twain was in financial straits, and decided to cash in on the fame of one of his best known character. It is the longest piece offered, features the best art, and reads almost like an Indiana Jones adventure as Sawyer sails to exotic locals in a hybrid boat/balloon. But Abroad lacks the deep characterization that made Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn artistically and commercially successful, and is only mildly entertaining.
“The Mysterious Stranger” was a barely disguised, controversial discussion of religion, and Twain wasn’t much of a philosopher. The art is exceptional, but the theology is silly.
This collection is recommended only for hardcore Mark Twain fans.
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