The Invisible Man

by Sean Taylor (Adapter), H.G. Wells, Bhupendra Singh Ahluwalia (Illustrator)

'The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow.'

When the residents of Iping first see him, he is wearing an overcoat and goggles, and is covered from head to toe with bandages. His hidden identity and mysterious behavior causes the locals to start asking questions. At first they assume he must have been involved in some kind of horrific accident. But the truth is far more alarming than that.

As the reality of the situation starts to become clear, only one thing is certain; the stranger is a troubled soul and can only deal with his personal fear by terrorizing the people around him.

Genres: Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics, Horror

72 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2010

About the author

Sean Taylor is a "genre-defying literary chameleon." That just means he writes stuff. All kinds of stuff. Lit stuff. Pulp stuff. Horror stuff. Sci-fi stuff. Poetry stuff. Non-fiction stuff. Comic book stuff. He digs it all. He dreams for the days of Vonnegut and Bradbury, where writers could write what they wanted instead getting pigeon-holed into epics and series and marketing-based genres that were layered in six feet of bricks. (For the love of God, Montressor!) He likes to leapfrog around it all like a toad hopped up on speed. In his writing life, he has directed the “lives” of zombies, super heroes, goddesses, dominatrices, Bad Girls, pulp heroes, and yes, even frogs, for such diverse bosses as IDW Publishing, Gene Simmons, and The Oxygen Network. More info at his website thetaylorverse.com and his writing blog badgirlsgoodguys.com [He, Him] Renaissance Nerd: D-List Comics, Board Games, 20th Cent Am Lit, BBC SciFi #LGBTQIAally #BlackLivesMatter #fightracism #fightheteronormativity #prochoice #SPED

Reviews

[A. Raca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5💚

[Jovy Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wonder why the title here says 'A Grotesque Romance' while it is not like that in the book. It is written 'The Invisible Man' as its title in the book. It is totally a science fiction novel.

[Kati Végh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing special, but not bad for a book i found on the ground

[Terry]

A perfect story for the graphic novel format! The dark cover caught the attention of our daughter (8) attention, and the quick pace of the story kept her reading. She turned to the end early but then came back to read it through. She spent lots of time looking at the details of the picture, regularly asking us to read so she could look at them.

BTSYA / Teen Reader: Because this hooks you from the very beginning, I call this an "easy reading book."

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is fun and interesting to read! The way its written in graphical novel is more fun to read!

[Tanvi Prakash · Rating 4 out of 5]

World class art work. Kudos to the Indian graphic novel visionaries at Campfire.

[Roberta Stefanuca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nu mia plăcut asa mult pentru că a fost o poveste foarte cringe, efectiv foarte plictisitor=(

[Catalina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so shocked and excited at the same time.It was so good but i’m sad because the book is that small.

[Becky B · Rating 2 out of 5]

A graphic novel adaptation of H.G. Wells story of a scientist who develops a formula that enables invisibility but leads to the downfall of the man using the serum.

I haven't read the original Wells story so I can't comment on how well Taylor did in adapting the story. It did feel like it suffered from being a little too short. There's very little build up in plot. The invisible man is discovered, gets angry, starts going on a rampage, explains his discovery to an old colleague, and then gets miffed when the colleague turns in him. It feels choppy and movements are sudden. I also had issues with the "science" behind the invisibility, but we'll be gracious since I have a bit more info than Wells did at the time of writing. I've only had maybe one person check out the original Wells' book and I am sure kids will pick this version up more frequently, so these Campfire books do help get the classics circulating.

Notes on content: No language issues that I remember. Maybe one minor swear word. No sexual content. The invisible man gets un-invisibled, but there's a handy sheet nearby so there's no decency issues. Shots are fired and some blows are rendered. Two fatalities are shown, but neither is really gory.

[Jake Swanney · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Invisible Man follows the events of Griffin, a scientist who discovered a way to turn himself invisible. He slowly goes mad and terrorizes a village until he is killed. The book is in color and is highly detailed and shaded. The text is a strange font and took some time to get used. http://cdn.appcrawlr.com/imageService...

The character of Griffin is not very believable. The fact that he is able to work out 4th-dimensional equations to make himself invisible but is not able to interact with other human beings at all is a stretch, to say the least. I recommend this book, but it is not the most compelling thing I have ever read.

[Scott Hayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I almost feel like this graphic novel edition portrayed the creepiness better than the original. Funny, how a story about an invisible man might need visuals to help us properly shudder.

My nine-year-old read it and appreciated the creepiness, but did not need to sleep with Mommy and Daddy that night. That's a testimony to the illustrator's tasteful depictions (and my daughter's maturing, I hope.)

Another title in this Campfire series that provides either an introduction to or a refresher of a classic story.

[Chance Mason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Granted, I have not read the original, but the story is good. Here is a good introduction, a taste test for a book that has become a classic - something I will likely read because I have read this version.

[Nidhi Srivastava]

Why do i keep doing this (campfire) to myself?

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Writing is a little outdated, but what an incredible imagination.