Emma: A Graphic Classic, Based On The Novel By Jane Austen

by Trina Robbins (Adapter), Jane Austen

Graphic Novel (comic book)based on the book Emma.

Genres: Classics

Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Trina Robbins is an American comics artist and writer. She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in underground comix when she started. Her first comics were printed in the East Village Other. She later joined the staff of a feminist underground newspaper It Ain't Me, Babe, with whom she produced the first all-woman comic book titled It Ain't Me Babe. She became increasingly involved in creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists, through projects such as the comics anthology Wimmen's Comix. She was also the penciller on Wonder Woman for a time in the '80s.

Trina has worked on an adaptation of Sax Rohmer's Dope for Eclipse Comics and GoGirl with artist Anne Timmons for Image Comics.

Trina designed Vampirella's costume for Forrest Ackerman and Jim Warren.

In addition to her comics work, Robbins is an author of non-fiction books, including several with an emphasis on the history of women in cartooning.

She is the first of the three "Ladies of the Canyon" in Joni Mitchell's classic song from the album of the same name.

Trina Robbins won a Special Achievement Award from the San Diego Comic Con in 1989 for her work on Strip AIDS U.S.A., a benefit book that she co-edited with Bill Sienkiewicz and Robert Triptow.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau]

Really short synopsis of this classic - art is very good.

[Megan Petty]

Emma set up her sister Isabella and Mr. Weston, and they later married. She's determined to also find someone for Mr. Elton the preacher to marry. When she meets her new friend Harriet, she thinks she's found the perfect match. But love and marriage isn't all that simple. Robert Martin, a mere farmer, asks for Harriet's hand in marriage. At Emma's instance, she refuses him. The love complications continue all throughout the novel. Will Emma ever find her own husband?

This is only the second graphic novel that I've ever read, and I quite enjoyed it. I've seen the movie Emma before and it seemed to drag on, and this novel certainly didn't. It accurately reflects the plot line of Jane Austen's novel.

No content warnings.

[Gilda Roblero]

Emma con't help it she's addicted to playing Cupid.
Emma she gets her sister married of then she start to work on Harriet a young woman who's new in two .But Emma gets it all wrong for Harriet .And she almost forgets about finding love for herself


Based on the novel by Jane Austen,this story has all the twists and turns of a daytime soap opera.You'll see why it inspired the popular movie clueless!

[Rosa]

1/18/08
this book is about a young lady that is looking i boyfriend to her bestfried. But the one that she look for her didt like her friend he waned emma. And when that guy ask emma to marry him emma dosent want to tell her friend because she thinks that shes is goind to fill bad. But when she tells her she says that its ok because she realy likes some other guy.

[Meagan Miles]

it showed how you think you love person you could possibly have feelings for others.

[AHS Library]

This book is mostly about Emma ,Frank, Harriet, George, Mr. Woodhouse. Mr. Woodhouse and Isabella married. She married and her father was sad because she will live so far from their house. Emma met Frank, and they spent a lot of time together. Emma and Frank were dancing. Emma thinks Frank is a good dancer. George went to Emma's house; they saw Frank and Harriet. They looked upset. Harriet said she was walking when she saw two people trying to take Harriet's purse and then frank came and she caught the robbers at the end of the story. Harriet and Frank fall in love and Emma and George married. Antoni L. 9th grade .

[Lorraine]

I didn't like the illustrations. The characters looked bizarre rather than appealing. Also, the author did not use Jane Austen's words to tell the story for the dialogue. Austen's appeal is her superb use of language. In trying to update this classic, the author has created a poor imitation.