The Three Musketeers

by Russell Punter (Adapter), Matteo Pincelli (Illustrator), Mike Collins (Illustrator)

Follow the adventures of young D'Artagnan as he travels to Paris to join the legendary King’s Musketeers. Almost immediately, he finds himself caught up in a dangerous world of espionage, treachery and murder. The thrills never stop in this action-packed picture strip adaptation of the classic swashbuckling adventure story. Matteo Pincelli’s colourful, dynamic illustrations bring the classic story to life. Ideal for reluctant readers, especially boys in the 7 to 11 age range. A map of 17th century France and its capital city, plus a background feature on the original novel give added value.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Classics, Adventure, Comics, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

104 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2019

About the author

Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. From an early age he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He trained as a graphic designer at art college in West Sussex before entering the world of publishing. He has written over one hundred books for children of all ages, ranging from original stories to adaptations of classic novels.

Reviews

[Brooklynn]

Great story.

[Stephen Rose]

This will serve as a great introduction to the classic. I personally benefit from having some sort of visual to think back to when approaching a story with an old and foreign setting, and names that I’m not accustomed to. This book serves well for that, and in a bright clean art style. I’ve read a few Usborne graphic novels and this one has a bit more of an anime feel to the characters.
⚠️ Parental Warning ⚠️
The sword fighting violence is not portrayed graphically.
There is a quick scene/cell in which a female character says that a man wanted her to be his lover, and then abused her for rejecting him.

[Luke Charlton]

This was actually my first graphic novel. It felt strange and not something I’d rush to do again. Tbh if you like this story then read the Dumas version.

[Julia Smith]

True to the original story, thank goodness, and a good introduction to the classic.

[Jenan]

Beautiful art and a nice story! Might be one of my favourite historical fictions! 😍

[Isaac]

isaac/dad read in 2015ish

[Kas]

A delightful graphic novel adaption of the story, lovely drawings and well written

[Athinaïs]

So Constance dies and everyone goes back to adventuring just like that? And D' Artagnan is laughing five pages later?

Okay

[Vanessa]

Good way to learn the story of the 3 musketeers without having to read the whole book - also helpful to know all the musketeers' names for crossword puzzle purposes! Not sure if I want to go ahead and read the actual book now or not, unlike with the Sea Wolf where the graphic novel really excited me to read the real thing.

[Annie]

50/50 Book Quest category: Classic (because I will not read the actual book of this classic novel, ha ha).

This was a nice version of The Three Musketeers written for a junior audience. Easy to read and understand and not too nefarious. :) And I'm glad it gave me a good foundation of the story because I do not think I could ever bring myself to read the actual novel. :)

[Paige]

Not a bad read. Strange because they (of course) had to cut a lot of stuff out, but overall not bad.

[Maria Longley]

A nice retelling of the classic novel and an introduction to it (that is not nearly as long as the original:). Matteo Pincelli's illustrations are simple and lively and there's plenty of action.