Point Blanc Graphic Novel - Softcover

Anthony Horowitz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844281124 ISBN 13: 9781844281121

Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks, 2007

Synopsis

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About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Horowitz is an award-winning children's author, writer for television and creator of the phenomenal Alex Rider series. He lives in central London. Antony Johnston has adapted many prose works into comic form and is the author of several graphic novels. He lives in north-west England. Kanako and Yuzuru, two sisters from Japan, collaborate to produce Manga-style art for comics and graphic novels. Yuzuru is an illustrator and lives in Tokyo; Kanako is a graphic designer and lives in London.

From Booklist:

As in Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel (2006), rapid-fire action, appealing manga-style artwork, and a heavy reliance on the James Bond formula drive this second graphic adaptation of Horowitz’s best-selling Alex Rider books. The plot maintains the basic premise of the eponymous novel, published in 2002: Rider, a 14-year-old British spy, is sent to a mysterious Swiss boarding school to investigate the nefarious plot of its headmaster. With clear lines and carefully toned coloring, the art makes the most of the creepy castle setting, twisting passages, gadgets, and death-defying snowboard escapes, while the mix of perspectives and panel sizes helps to reveal clues in quick succession. Suspense builds right up until the terrifying conclusion, which, because it involves body doubles, has high impact in this visual format, which showcases the mirror effects. A sure hit with both fans and newcomers, particularly reluctant readers. Grades 6-9. --Gillian Engberg

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844281124
• ISBN 13: 9781844281121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144