![]() ![]() Accept no substitutes!Īre you a fan of His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman? Well, did you know that there's a graphic novel adaptation of the series in the works? I certainly didn't! It wasn't until I spotted The Subtle Knife on NetGalley that I realized this fantastic creation existed. Still, despite my philosophical disagreements with Pullman he is one hell of a writer, and so at this point I should just knuckle down and reread the original books again, ("DM" only definitely not "BoD"). Also, as the TV series was my most recent revisit to this tale, I had forgotten how blatantly anti-religion Pullman is (much removed by HBO to encourage a larger audience) and - even though he's not physically in this book at all - what an overall asshole the abusive and murderous Lord Asriel is. ![]() That said, however, I just wasn't a huge fan of the artist's style here, and I would have been WAY confused - actually way MORE confused - if I didn't already know the story so well from the original book and Season Two of the excellent HBO series. ![]() That said, The Subtle Knife was my favorite of the whole "Dark Materials" trilogy, (all three of which were far better than Pullman's on-going "Book of Dust" follow-up). The Golden Compass was a revelation, with its alternate world building, daemons, armored bears - everything, really. ![]()
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