The witches The graphic novel

Pénélope Bagieu

Book - 2020

"A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice."--Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Genres
Graphic novels
Graphic novel adaptations
Paranormal comics
Humorous comics
Published
New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc 2020.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Pénélope Bagieu (author)
Other Authors
Roald Dahl (-), Montana Kane (translator), John Martz, 1978- (letterer)
Edition
[English edition]
Item Description
Originally published: France : Gallimard Bande Dessinée, 2020, under title: Sacrées Sorcières.
Physical Description
296 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781338677430
9781338677447
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Even being transformed into a mouse doesn't keep an 8-year-old orphan boy from turning the tables on a convention of child-hating witches in this graphic makeover of the classic novel from 1983. Generous use of wordless panels and close-up, exaggerated reaction shots lends both speedy pacing and cinematic flair to this version--though so deliciously terrifying is the Grand High Witch once she takes off her disguise that viewers may be compelled to linger over every hideous detail. The disgusting witchly potion concocted to turn all of Britain's children into mice, plus blood-splashed scenes of the unnamed young hero getting his tail chopped off and the Grand High Witch--herself transformed into a (fantastically feral-looking) mouse and smashed to smithereens--are showstoppers too. The plot remains unchanged overall except that Bruno Jenkins, the unsuspecting lad the witches use as their test subject, is switched for an unnamed and more competent girl and the protagonist's cigar-smoking, purple-haired Grandmamma has both her thumbs. But unlike the 1990 film, here our protagonist remains a mouse as he and his new mouse friend charge off at the end to serve just deserts to all the witches of the world. The boy and his elderly caregiver are brown-skinned, and the witches are ethnically diverse. A helter-skelter take on Dahl's gleefully gross rodentine ruckus. (Graphic fantasy. 7-10) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.