Graphic Classics, Volume 5: Jack London » (2nd Edition)

Graphic Classics: Jack London returns to print in a completely revised second edition, with over 50 pages of new material. New to this edition are adaptations of "The Red One" illustrated by Mark A. Nelson and "The Wit of Porportuk" by Arnold Arre. Plus a new comics adaptation of "To Kill a Man" by Kostas Aronis and a completely redrawn "That Spot" by Nick Miller. Returning from the previous edition are "A Thousand Deaths" by J.B. Bonivert, "Jan, the Unrepentant" by Hunt Emerson and six more thrilling stories. With a dramatic new cover by Jim Nelson.

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This volume of Graphic Classics highlights the work of Jack London; included are a number of short stories and one essay—"How I Became A Socialist." The Call of the Wild and White Fang are notable by their absence. This is the second edition of Graphic Classics: Jack London, and it contains a number of new and revised stories. New to this edition is "The Red One," the story of a butterfly hunter who runs afoul of a tribe of cannibals who worship The Red One, a huge red rock from outer space. New also is "The Wit of Porportuk," a truly unpleasant tale about an Indian man who sets about reclaiming a woman he considers his property. "That Spot," an amusing tale of a freeloading dog, has been redrawn; and "To Kill A Man," a two-fisted tale of a robbery gone wrong, has been expanded. Graphic Classics is well worth purchasing. It features an ensemble cast of talented writers and artists, including Kostas Aronis, Mark A. Nelson, Milton Knight and Nick Miller. The stories run the gamut from horror to science fiction to adventure. Many of London's tales end with an ironic twist: in "The Francis Spaight," a crew of starving sailors on a marooned ship butcher a cabin boy for food, and are rescued immediately after the deed is done. A few of the stories are frankly unpleasant. Graphic Classics contains comic book violence, some of which may be too intense for younger readers. This graphic novel should do fine in junior high collections on up, and is highly recommended for libraries that do not own the first edition.