It included a fake Wikipedia article about the Simon Snow series and excerpts from Cath’s fanfictions about said series. Imagine my surprise when the graphic novel adaptation was more fun to read than the novel it’s based on.įangirl the prose novel was, well, wordy. I had read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell a few years ago and liked… some aspects of it, but mostly I was intensely curious how a novel that was so in its protagonist’s head and so heavily about writing could possibly be adapted to a visual medium in a way that communicated the same information. When I saw this book existed, I screamed out loud and then begged for a review copy. Fangirl Rainbow Rowell (author), Sam Maggs (adaptation writer), Gabi Nam (artist) Unlike the source material, the graphic novelization of Fangirl is a beautiful, contemplative, and fun reading experience. 1 tells the story of Cath, a popular fanfiction author struggling with adjusting to her first semester at college, meeting new people, and growing apart from her twin sister. 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, and Gabi Nam adapts Rainbow Rowell’s original novel to a manga-inspired, black-and-white graphic novel for VIZ’s new imprint VIZ Originals. Fangirl: The Manga is her English debut.Fangirl Vol. She self‑publishes her work in South Korea and specializes in the black‑and‑white manga style. Gabi Nam is a South Korean artist who has lived abroad in Japan and France. She’s been a senior games writer, including work on Marvel’s Spider-Man the author of many YA and middle-grade books like T he Unstoppable Wasp, Con Quest!, Tell No Tales, and The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy and a comics writer for beloved titles like Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, My Little Pony, and Transformers. Sam Maggs is a bestselling author of books, comics, and video games. Her comics credits include Marvel’s Runaways and She-Hulk, and the graphic novel Pumpkinheads.
She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Attachments, Eleanor & Park, Landline, and the Simon Snow Trilogy. Rainbow Rowell lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with her family.
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