Name: Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
ISBN: 9780809066490

Miles Hyman

"A graphic adaptation of the classic short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson"--

The Authorized Graphic Adaptation

Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

Maggie Gordon

Truthfully, this is perhaps a 2.5 star book. Producing a graphic adaptation of The Lottery is a hard task. It's a quiet story without a lot of visuals. Hyman stars off well, adding some silent background scenes to the story. I particularly enjoyed the following of Tess throughout the morning (except for the unnecessary disembodied naked torso shot. That was unnecessary and annoying). However, when he gets to the meat of the narrative, the adaptation falters. The visuals don't feel tense enough, and there's not enough visual difference during the climax. 

Also, the lettering font was a terrible choice, too modern for the art and setting of the story. It kept drawing me out of the narrative.

The classic short story--now in full color Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” continues to thrill and unsettle readers nearly seven decades after it was first published. By turns puzzling and harrowing, “The Lottery” raises troubling questions about conformity, tradition, and the ritualized violence that may haunt even the most bucolic, peaceful village. This graphic adaptation by Jackson’s grandson Miles Hyman allows readers to experience “The Lottery” as never before, or to discover it anew. He has crafted an eerie vision of the hamlet where the tale unfolds and the unforgettable ritual its inhabitants set into motion. Hyman’s full-color, meticulously detailed panels create a noirish atmosphere that adds a new dimension of dread to the original story. Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”: The Authorized Graphic Adaptation stands as a tribute to Jackson, and reenvisions her iconic story as a striking visual narrative.

Zoe Stanford

Some generally gorgeous artwork. Faces are all a little lumpy and look incredibly alike but for this story that works in its favour. Would have benefited from a better letterer but overall a good graphic adaptation.

Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" The Authorized Graphic Adaptation

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