The Island of Misfit Toys

by Brendan Deneen, George Kambadais (Illustrator)

Inspired by the beloved original television classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Two days before Christmas, a terrible snowstorm arrives and Charlie-in-the-Box is lost at sea! King Moonracer quickly puts together a band of Misfit Toys to rescue him. Together with Yukon Cornelius and Bumble, the Abominable Snow Monster, the Misfits embark on their greatest adventure yet! But one question remains- will they say Charlie and return to the island in time for Santa to arrive? Or are the Misfits doomed to spend another Christmas without a little boy or girl to love them?

An original story set in the same universe as the beloved original television classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Two days before Christmas, a terrible snowstorm arrives and Charlie-in-the-Box is lost at sea! King Moonracer quickly puts together a band of Misfit Toys to rescue him. Together with Yukon Cornelius and Bumble, the Abominable Snow Monster, the Misfits embark on their greatest adventure yet! But one question remains -- will they save Charlie and return to the island in time for Santa to arrive? Or are the Misfits doomed to spend another Christmas without a little boy or girl to love them?

Genres: Graphic Novels, Christmas, Holiday

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 2014

Reviews

[Terrence]

Are you a fan of the 1964 animated television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? If you would like to visit that magical world again, you will enjoy this fun little graphic novel (novella?). This tale happens two days before Rudolph's first flight, and tells a tale featuring his friends on The Island of Misfit Toys.
Author Brendan Deneen and illustrator George Kambadais do a wonderful job of bringing these long loved characters to life on a page. I enjoyed reading this story very much, and would love to visit The North Pole for future adventures with Rudolph and his pals.

[Lana]

Really really good so good 
No cursed bits 
Great soundtrack 
High key fever dream 
Ava mentioned

[Stephanie]

I loved this graphic novel version. It's also my favorite movie, so I could be a little bias.

[Megan]

I'm going to go ahead and pretend that never happened.

[Sarah]

Not as delightful as I'd hoped, and I think the hint of romance is rather misplaced.

[Kym Masera Taborn]

What a wonderful read. Not only do we find out how Yukon Cornelius and the Bumble bonded, but also how Polly became a misfit toy and why the elf did not give an umbrella to the bird who could not fly. Lots of unsettling questions answered. I now feel my relationship with the Rankin Bass Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer is complete.

[Sarospice]

A lot of potential in these familiar characters but it ends quickly... Reads like an elsewhere story of what the misfit toys were doing after bumble's fall and before Santa's rescue. The art was fun. Just ended too fast for me.

[Cara]

Meh. Not my favorite graphic novel.

[Maci D]

Another quick little holiday graphic novel! This one is better for kids, but is still very cute.

[Benjamin Palladino]

Didn’t realize this was a sequel. Got it out of nostalgia and enjoy reading a continued adventure of one of my favorite Christmas specials.

[Theresa F.]

I thought it was cute, but I'm partial to just about anything featuring classic Rankin-Bass characters. It was a little juvenile, but I think it was supposed to be.
Did I like it? Yes.
Would I reread it? Maybe.
Would I recommend it? Yes.

[Ex Libris Animus]

Not at all what I had hoped for. I would think that with these characters you couldn't go wrong but they somehow found a way. Fell flat