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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer (view source)
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|title=Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
|author=Eoin Colfer
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Maybe
|pages=112
|publisher=Puffin Books
|date=October 2007
|isbn=978-0141322964
|amazonukwebsite=http://www.eoincolfer.com/|cover=0141322969|aznuk=<amazonuk>0141322969</amazonuk>|amazonusaznus=<amazonus>0786848812</amazonus>
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It seems strange that all the regular novels featuring Artemis Fowl disguise his actual looks from us, and yet here is the character's creator collaborating on the graphic novel of the first book in the series. With the great intelligence of Fowl at large it is understandable that no-one knows what he looks like, with his technological nous and Butler's bulk to protect him from hidden CCTV and whatnot.
This is actually pretty good as it goes, despite my being really picky with the visuals. I enjoyed the story all over again, and it served as a reminder of the origins of the saga, with humour mostly intact. If the design was influenced by Eoin Colfer then it serves as a great look-in upon the world he has created, but I maintain this does not replace a book that did not need replacing anyway.
I would recommend it to fans of the stories, as it offers someone else's visualisation of the whole thing, but for newcomers there should only be one way to start - with the highly-recommended original [[''Artemis Fowl]] '' book. Fans of sequential art chancing on this review would have to be aware this is of simplified design for the younger audience, and while very nicely detailed on the whole, is not the prettiest BD on the shelves.
I still would like to thank the publishers for giving the Bookbag a copy to sample.
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