THE PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA
Graphic Novel Adaptation
Gaston Leroux
ILLUSTRATOR:
Paul Brizzi and Gaetan Brizzi
RELEASE DATE:
April 06, 2027
PUBLISHER:
Abrams ComicArts
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9781419793950
RATING:
2.5
I first discovered The Phantom of the Opera through the
title song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, sung by Susan Brightman and
Michael Crawford. Years later, a friend rekindled my interest in it (she is a
diehard fan). Although I have not read Gaston Leroux’s version, I have read
Susan Kay’s PHANTOM and Frederich Forsyth’s THE PHANTOM OF MANHATTAN. I have
even watched the movie with Gerard Butler. So, I am familiar with the
storyline.
The art style disappointed me. I had expected something
closer to comic book or Disney style. Now the illustrators did a great job with
the background. I just wished the characters had a little more depth and
personality to them. The style used for the people reminds me of newspaper
political cartoons or book illustrations, especially the latter with the black
and white pencil art.
What really threw me off was the dialogue bubbles. I did
not like how they were done. It made it hard to follow the story or dialogue.
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