Enrich Your S(h)elves With These Classic Literary GN Adaptations!

By Ben Gritz | August 25 2023 | Graphic NovelsManga, Manhwa, Manhua

Our modern culture remains influenced and indebted to past literary classics to this very day.  Whether it be Homeric myths informing superhero stories, Mary Shelley’s innovations in the world of horror, or the seminal lessons from “The Bard” himself, William Shakespeare, the biggest works of the past continue to remain relevant and important.  The graphic novel medium is an excellent opportunity for new readers to approach these works in a more accessible way, as well as providing freedom for the artist to imprint their own interpretations and impressions on these familiar works.

Below is a list of our current most popular adaptations carried by PRH, everything from Gareth Hinds’ rendition of The Iliad to Steerforth’s adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Candlewick’s retelling of The Great Gatsby.  Future debuts, including the lovingly illustrated adaptation of Watership Down as well as a manga take on HP Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth are included as well.

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Manga)
978-1-5067-3603-7
A new manga adaptation of the only H.P. Lovecraft story published as a book during his lifetime, by modern horror master Gou Tanabe!
$29.99 US
Dec 05, 2023
FOC Aug 14, 2023
Paperback
450 Pages
Dark Horse Manga

Watership Down
The Graphic Novel
978-1-9848-5720-0
A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’s beloved story of a group of rabbits on an epic journey in search of home.
$26.99 US
Oct 17, 2023
FOC Sep 18, 2023
Paperback
384 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic
Age 10 and up

Watership Down
The Graphic Novel
978-1-9848-5719-4
A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’s beloved story of a group of rabbits on an epic journey in search of home.
$35.00 US
Oct 17, 2023
FOC Sep 18, 2023
Hardcover
384 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic
Age 10 and up

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Graphic Novel
978-93-80741-56-7
This graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's famous comedy retains the original language while the charming illustrations make the text more accessible for readers being introduced to the great dramatist's works for the first time.   A concise, highly enjoyable adaptation of the classic play; one of more than 85 titles Campfire has published since their introduction to North America in 2010.
$14.99 US
Nov 22, 2022
FOC Mar 14, 2022
Paperback
88 Pages
Campfire
Age 12 and up

No Longer Human Complete Edition (manga)
978-1-64729-156-3
Osamu Dazai's classic tale retold by Usamaru Furuya is now in a complete omnibus edition!
$29.95 US
Nov 01, 2022
FOC May 02, 2022
Paperback
612 Pages
Vertical Comics

Tarzan of the Apes
978-1-5067-3236-7
Previously available only to subscribers of the Edgar Rice Burroughs website, Tarzan of the Apes is at last available in print.
$29.99 US
Nov 01, 2022
Hardcover
136 Pages
Dark Horse Books

Twelfth Grade Night-Arden High, Book 1
9781368064651
$14.99 US
Oct 11, 2022
Paperback
160 Pages
Disney Hyperion
Age 12 and up

The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
978-1-5362-1676-9
A sumptuously illustrated adaptation casts the powerful imagery of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel in a vivid new format.From the green light across the bay to the billboard with spectacled eyes, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 American masterpiece roars to life in K. Woodman-Maynard’s exquisite graphic novel—among the first adaptations of the book in this genre. Painted in lush watercolors, the inventive interpretation emphasizes both the extravagance and mystery of the characters, as well as the fluidity of Nick Carraway’s unreliable narration. Excerpts from the original text wend through the illustrations, and imagery and metaphors are taken to literal, and often whimsical, extremes, such as when a beautiful partygoer blooms into an orchid and Daisy Buchanan pushes Gatsby across the sky on a cloud.This faithful yet modern adaptation will appeal to fans with deep knowledge of the classic, while the graphic novel format makes it an ideal teaching tool to engage students. With its timeless critique of class, power, and obsession, The Great Gatsby Graphic Novel captures the energy of an era and the enduring resonance of one of the world’s most beloved books.
$14.99 US
Jan 05, 2021
Paperback
240 Pages
Candlewick
Age 14 and up

Hamlet
978-93-81182-51-2
A concise, highly enjoyable adaptation of the classic Shakespeare drama; one of more than 85 titles Campfire has published since their introduction to North America in 2010.
$12.99 US
Aug 27, 2019
Paperback
90 Pages
Campfire
Age 12 and up

The Jungle
[A Graphic Novel]
978-1-9848-5648-7
A compelling graphic novel adaptation of Upton Sinclair's seminal protest novel that brings to life the harsh conditions and exploited existences of immigrants in Chicago's meatpacking industry in the early twentieth century.
$24.99 US
Jul 02, 2019
Paperback
384 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic

The Iliad
978-0-7636-9663-4
In a companion volume to his award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey, the incomparable graphic novelist Gareth Hinds masterfully adapts Homer’s classic wartime epic.More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to be known as the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this nine-year ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this stunning graphic novel adaptation — a thoroughly researched and artfully rendered masterwork — renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations take readers directly to the plains of Troy, into the battle itself, and lay bare the complex emotions of the men, women, and gods whose struggles fueled the war and determined its outcome. This companion volume to Hinds’s award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey features notes, maps, a cast of characters, and other tools to help readers understand all the action and drama of Homer's epic.
$17.99 US
Mar 12, 2019
Paperback
272 Pages
Candlewick
Age 12 and up

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
978-1-101-87179-9
The only graphic adaptation of Anne Frank's diary that has been authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation and that uses text from the diary--it will introduce a new generation of young readers to this classic of Holocaust literature.
$25.00 US
Oct 02, 2018
Hardcover
160 Pages
Pantheon
Age 13 and up

The Epic of Gilgamesh
978-1-60980-793-1
As arguably the oldest work of literature in the western world, it's most fitting that THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the first title in The Graphic Canon Presents series, an exploration of longer-form work associated with Russ Kick's successful anthologies.
$19.95 US
Jun 05, 2018
Paperback
204 Pages
Seven Stories Press

Pride and Prejudice
The Graphic Novel
978-93-80028-74-3
One of the most popular novels of all time, whose appeal is as strong as ever, now available in a Campfire Classics edition.Having published more than 70 titles since its inception in 2010, the Campfire Graphic Novels line continues to grow, and its classics adaptations have established themselves as the gold standard in this popular area.Will have Lexile reading level rating.
$19.99 US
Oct 29, 2013
Paperback
104 Pages
Campfire
Age 10-17 years

Gulliver's Travels
The Graphic Novel
978-93-80028-50-7
Following the initial 16 Campfire graphic novels, published in Fall 2010, this series continues to grow with 25 titles being launched in Spring 2011 and more to follow later in the year.
$9.99 US
Dec 14, 2010
Paperback
72 Pages
Campfire
Age 10-17 years

The Call of the Wild
The Graphic Novel
978-93-80028-33-0
The initial 16 Campfire series titles scheduled for the Fall 2010 list will launch a graphic novel line that will see significant growth in 2011 and beyond.
$14.99 US
Nov 09, 2010
Paperback
72 Pages
Campfire
Age 10-17 years

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A Novel
978-93-80028-34-7
The initial 16 Campfire series titles scheduled for the Fall 2010 list will launch a graphic novel line that will see significant growth in 2011 adn beyond.
$9.99 US
Oct 05, 2010
Paperback
72 Pages
Campfire
Age 10-17 years

Alice in Wonderland
The Graphic Novel
978-93-80028-23-1
The initial 16 Campfire series titles scheduled for the Fall 2010 list will launch a graphic novel line that will see significant growth in 2011 and beyond.
$14.99 US
Jul 27, 2010
Paperback
72 Pages
Campfire
Age 10-14 years

The Metamorphosis: The Illustrated Edition
978-1-4000-5299-8
Millions of readers who are familiar with Kafka's work; students; readers of literary graphic novels; fans of Kuper.
$14.00 US
Jul 20, 2004
Paperback
80 Pages
Crown