Monday, March 03, 2014

Seven top graphic adaptations of classic literature

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Scott Greenstone tagged seven of the best graphic adaptations of classic literature, including:
Dante’s Divine Comedy, adapted by Seymour Chwast

Chwast has done covers for Time, has been exhibited at the Louvre, and has work in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He gave Dante’s masterpiece a Roaring 20′s look, drawing Dante wearing a trenchcoat and fedora and smoking a pipe as he traverses through hell.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue