Review: #354
Title: The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel
Series: The Kane Chronicles - 1st graphic novel
Author: Rick Riordan, adapted by Orpheus Collar
Read Before: no
My Comments: A faithful adaptation to the book and it speeds things up too, which is a bonus (the source material had things dragged out just a bit too much). Unlike the Percy Jackson graphic novel, the art in this one is very pleasing to the eye. It’s vivid, bringing life to the characters as they should. If you didn’t like the original story, you won’t like it here. Understandably, it can get boring at times and the plot can be confusing too. One thing I noticed was the abundance of text. Often, they would include text descriptions of what was happening… when they should have just conveyed that visually in the panels (that is the whole point of a graphic novel…). There were a few scenes where you will think it is a bit monotonic thanks to the similar colors in every panel.
Rating: 6/10
