Alice in Wonderland

by Martin Powell

This series features some of the world's best stories retold in a dynamic graphic-novel format. The simple, accessible text and cutting edge illustrations combine to entice struggling or reluctant readers.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, Classics, Fantasy

72 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2010

About the author

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There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This entry is for Martin ^ Powell.


Martin Powell is the author of hundreds of science fiction, mystery, and horror stories. He has worked in the comic book industry since 1986, writing for Marvel, DC, Malibu, Caliber, Moonstone, and Disney, among others, and has been nominated for the coveted Eisner Award. Martin also writes children’s books, and frequently contributes prose for many short story anthologies. He resides in Saint Paul, MN.

Reviews

[Lady Winchester · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alice In Wonderland is one of my favorite stories but I didn't really care for this graphic novel adaption. It was too simplistic and I didn't like the art style that much.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun! Continuing my ALICE IN WONDERLAND research, I quite enjoyed this graphic novel of the classic.

[Reader]

Good writing is good writing even if it is directed towards children.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

i think it was very creative, i love all alice in wonderland stories but the twist was very surprising and i love that they still managed to write the original.

[Shianne McMinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a graphic novel version of Lewis Corroll’s Alice in Wonderland retold by Martin Powell. This book allows readers to experience Alice’s crazy adventure in Wonderland in the form of a graphic novel; through text, word balloons, pictures, and panels. It includes all of the main characters from the original; Alice, the White Rabbit, the evil Queen, the Cheshire-Cat, the Caterpillar, and the Mad Hatter. The plot of book is also very similar to the original (Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and ends up in Wonderland, etc.), but the story also has its own little twist to it.

Alice in Wonderland fits into the fantasy genre due to the magical element present when Alice visits a mystical new world called Wonderland full of talking animals. This book is full of panels of various sizes. Sometimes a single panel will take up the whole page, but more typically the pages consist of 4 or more panels. The gutters (or the spaces between the panels) seems to be the same throughout the entire book. And the gutters don’t seem to reflect significant amounts of time passing between panels. All the word balloons in the story are white circular bubbles with black text. Some word bubbles connect between two or more panels. Sound effects play an important role in the book. There are many sound effects throughout the book, all with different fonts, colors and lettering sizes and arrangements which seem to reflect the sound effect that is present. Overall this book is unique in that it puts its own twist on the story Alice in Wonderland, in the form of a graphic novel and though very detailed and intricate illustrations.

[Callie McCandless · Rating 5 out of 5]

The genre of Alice in Wonderland is Fiction, Fantasy, because it includes elements that are impossible, such as talking animals and magic food that makes you grow/shrink. The target audience is Young Adult (3rd-6th Grade), as this text is a graphic novel so its dialogue can be compared with the pictures to solidify meaning. Also, the pictures teach young readers how to form mental images of stories, including the characters and settings, in their minds. The copyright date is 2014.

Making Connections:
~Text-to-Self: I can relate to the adventure that Alice went through. When I was little I had a dream where I was placed in a magical world. The animals and I had to save the planet by stopping a volcano from erupting. By the end of the dream, we saved the world and the animals became my best friends. They even taught me how to fly.
~Text-to-Text: This novel reminded me of the movie, Narnia. In both stories a little girl finds the passage to a secret world, whether that be through a rabbit hole or the back of a wardrobe. Once the girls get there, they are surrounded by talking animals in a land ruled by either a queen or a witch.
~Text-to-World: This novel can be related to anyone who dreams while they sleep. In a dream anything is possible and are often times filled with fantasy situations that will never happen. Anyone of us could have a dream about going to Wonderland. Also, in life we all have to overcome challenges and fight for what we believe in, just as Alice did.

[Robin McCann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow. I am at a loss here. I never read the novel so I am reading this graphic novel version as many of the young ones would be. I think it is too hard to follow in this format. I know parts of the story but this novel is, in my opinion, too out there to condense this much. Other than the waking up part much of it makes no sense unless you know the story.

[LauraW · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alice in Wonderland has never been one of my favorite stories, so this won't ever be a favorite for me, but it makes almost as much sense as the movie at least.

[Mile Aguayo · Rating 4 out of 5]

good :)

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVE that she's a redhead! Fun to read, quick and witty. Interestingly different illustration for the characters.

[Heydi Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic adaptation of Lewis Carroll's beloved story. Beautiful illustrations.