Twilight: The Graphic Novel by Young Kim

Twilight: The Graphic Novel Reviews

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  Jamie

  Never thought graphic novels were for me but maybe it's because it's Twilight. I just know I love it. Each book of the series is getting 2 graphic novels. This one is the collectors edition with both graphic novels in one which includes 10 bonus pages in the back.
  
  I am currently waiting (which feels like forever) for the New Moon graphic novels to come out. I've heard things about the illustrator being ill to not enough were made and they cost thousands of dollars on Amazon. Either way I'll wait. Stephenie Meyer may have fallen out of love with Twilight but I won't.
  
  Forever 🍎❤
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  Blue

  This series is so much better as a graphic novel then a book. But that might just be me reading all of the other books and actually caring for the characters and relationships in this one. I am confused about how if they are both juniors how they got into prom? Isn't prom a only seniors and their dates thing.
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  Tasha Meehan

  I loved the artwork in this. It stayed close to the original story, with some minor scene changes but it was good.
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  BooksAmL

  When I saw this I could not stop it was screaming my name , and even more after I started reading it in the store then I had to have it to finish it at home. This novel I have to say it had capture everything that made the Twilight perfect, is just so funny and captivating, love it. Let me tell you this much, if there is someone that does not like this series just pick up this book you will fall in love with it instantaneously.
  
  How I said before this novel it contains everything that made Twilight perfect , I laughed so hard but also enjoyed the ride (and at the time I was in a reading slump people but I could not put it down , that is how good it is). Small things are changed to work with the plot being build a little different and shorten it, but beside that everything is the same, the essence of it is the same. Is not much that I can say that you guys do not already know about this book, the difference is that now is shorter and it has picture to show you how the things have happened in the writers mind.
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  Ann

  This is Twilight: The Graphic Novel Vol. 1 & 2 combined into one book. That said...it is still a must have for the a Twilight fan, such as myself, as the book is beautiful. The inside of the dust jacket is a small poster of the first two graphic novels in one picture. There is also an added bonus of ten pages at the end of a 'Behind the Scenes: Character Designs'.
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  Gary Butler

  11th book read in 2017.
  
  Number 327 out of 576 on my all time book list.
  
  
  Review Pending:
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  Literarily Disturbed

  So, wow, that was interesting seeing an adaptation/interpretation of Twilight besides the movies.
  So, firstly, I love Twilight in general. Yes, I understand that it's problematic and not the best written book, but nostalgia's an amazing thing, and I just like it.
  This graphic novel stays pretty much true to the book, from what I remember of it, there are some scenes and conversations that are in the book and not the movie so that was a nice difference to see. One of the most shocking things for me was seeing the dialogue and storyline stripped down like that. It's truly insane how quickly Bella & Edward fall in love 😂 The artwork was pretty awesome, except Edward was way prettier than I ever imagined, and Alice looked a bit more like a tomboy when in the books I'm pretty sure she's super girly... And Rosalie only got like 2 lines :/ but otherwise, it was quite an enjoyable experience overall.
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  Cas ❦

  Part I:
  This is a great re-interpretation of twilight, I was definitely brought back into the world of Edward and Bella. It's been over four years since I first read twilight, I'm so glad this graphic novel has enabled me to be brought back into this wonderful universe.
  
  Part II:
  Okay so this continuation is just as great, if not better cause I mean, more drama, more action, more interest? Young Kim has done an AMAZING job at depicting these characters, their facials are so on point and the air about them in these images... I'm in love.
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  Lea Pearl

  True to the story of Twilight. Great artwork and I loved the touches of color here and there, really added extra vibrancy to the story! Definitely recommend!
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  rachel

  is twilight the epitome of literature? No. Is it the da Vinci of YA fantasy romance? No. Is it my comfort book? Yes. Is the art pretty? Also yes.
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  Heather

  As a Twilight fan, I loved and devoured this book. The art is gorgeous, so it painted a new picture for me. It moved at a good pace for a graphic novel, especially one that's written after the original novel. If anything, the second half moved really fast. I kind of felt rushed into the ending. But this is a great graphic novel nonetheless. Definitely an edition any Twilight fan should pick up.
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  Dancebeneaththestars

  I seriously love the illustrations.
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  yun with books

  
  
  First of all, I got his book from Big Bad Wolf sale in my town. And it's very cheap, only IDR 60k, after all this is The Collector's Edition, right? Haha..
  Well, I've read Twilight: Graphic Novel Vol. 1 & 2, and of course I still remember the drawing. But, still... this book is amazing and I never get bored by this book.
  
  And I finished it in less than 24 hours. *sigh* It makes me both sad and happy while reading this book, I'm happy because I remember when I became a very-hard-over-super-active fangirl of Twilght, and yet I'm sad because that time was over. But, never mind.. The Twilight Saga is still my favorite series all the time. You can judge me, but I don't care. xoxo
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  Krista

  After like 5 years I get to see how the graphic novels ends. Same as the book but I really like the illustration. Not exactly how I would imagine it, but it was really nice and I think went along great with the book. And I want Bella's hair. It's so nice and hair.
  4/5 (it gets 4 for the illustration)
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  Patsy Harpe

  Though it was designed for the teeny bopper, I found the book entertaining. Started out that I'd promised my granddaughter that I would read it ~ Did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did ~ finished it in about 5 hours & bought the next one. Read the series in less than a week ~ very entertaining.
  
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  mabel

  The graphic novel is amazing so I do want to read the book which I will
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  Samantha

  I came across this 2-in-1 edition right after reading the first book separately. As such, some of this review is copy/pasted from my review of the first volume.
  
  This is a pretty quick read, being a graphic novel, and so you miss out on a lot of the thoughts that happened in Bella's head, and it also cuts out some of the dialogue and whatnot. If you've read the books, it isn't a big deal, but if you haven't, you don't get the full effect of the intrigue/romance here.
  
  There's only one time it bothered me some of the dialogue was left out, and that's when Bella learns Edward can't read her mind. In the actual book it's made very clear Edward doesn't want Bella to think there's anything wrong with her and that he's the freak, but in this graphic novel it's just left with Bella saying she's the freak. It's a minor thing, but also not.
  
  Other than that, the pacing is a bit fast, but it didn't bother me until Bella realizes she loves Edward (not a spoiler, as that paragraph is on the back of the actual book). The moment she said 'love,' it made me realize how much leaving out most of her thoughts/feelings made it seem almost out of the blue. There hadn't seemed to be that build-up in the graphic novel, because of that fast pace. All of the same events were there, but there wasn't that same impact.
  
  However, where this graphic novel really excels is the art. I LOVE how Bella and Edward look. The artist did a great job at capturing both the beautiful and the plain look of Bella, of it being easy to call her plain with just a description but then having her be beautiful even without a fancy hair-do (granted, it does look like she's wearing make-up to enhance the beauty, but...). It was just the right balance for how Bella sees herself vs. how all of the guys see her. Also, Edward looks so much more attractive in this than he did in the movies. Funnily enough, Alice and Carlisle look almost identical to their movie versions. The only design I wasn't a fan of was Charlie, but I think that's just because his movie actor did such a great job at the role that it's hard to picture him looking different.
  
  The use of color was interesting, as well. This is a mostly black and white book, and so any use of color stand out. It really makes you pause any time the color does appear.
  
  For the big, climatic battle... I didn't get much out of it. It's only a couple of panels, and I always find action confusing in image form. I know the actual action is short in the actual novel as well, but most of the panels are just Bella with a bunch of lines to indicate movement, without actually seeing what's happening to her. Not to say there isn't a panel or two with more detail, but I just wish there had been more. I also wish the use of color had been here, rather than in the unimportant epilogue.
  
  Overall, the graphic novel isn't as impactful as actually being immersed in Bella's thoughts/feelings, but the art is gorgeous and is the main reason to pick the graphic novels up. I'd like to collect them all just for the art alone.
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  Avinash

  I am not a great twilight fan, still when I saw the 1st volume just few months after the release in a bookstore it attracted me because of the good art but didn't bought it because it was not a complete story. So when I saw the combined collectors edition on amazon I bought it at once. I would suggest to buy this instead of going for the separate 2 volumes as it's the complete 1st part story (as much as you can have in 464 pages) in a single edition, which doesn't ruin your flow. Talking about graphic novel adoption, it's beautiful. Young kim's artwork is very impressive and even the small detailing are also there. As far as story as concerned, don't have high hopes as it's majorly adoption of movie not the novel. Though all the important stuffs are there, still you can't have the luxury of all small little (at the same time interesting) things mentioned in the novel. Both the covers of volume 1 & 2 are quite good and you will get a combine poster of them in inside cover of the collector's edition. Even I found the cover page concept of this C.E. very interesting and beautifully done. A must buy for good art lover and die-hard twilight fans.
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  cassberrie

  What a nice walk down memory lane! The graphic novel is beautifully-drawn, even if I'm not a huge fan of how Kim drew Edward at times. The smoothness of the skin throws me off with the way she renders the shadows, but alas, it does give off more of a gothic feel. I do LOVE the way Kim draws hair tho, and Bella always looks gorgeous <3
  
  The graphic novel is definitely very faithful to the book, something I appreciate a lot when I compare Book/Manga Bella's awkward yet charming humor to the just plain AWKWARD movie Bella.
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  Ruth Mamani Gama

  Esta novela gráfica es muy linda por su dibujo. Transmite bastante bien lo que transmite la novela original, aunque hay algunos cambios que se hicieron para la continuidad, y no cambiar mucho de escenario. Pero en general, esta muy apegado al libro original. Creo que es una forma rápida y sencilla de recordar la historia. Puede resultar muy útil, para los fans de la historia. De todas formas, me parece una forma muy linda de contar la historia.
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  Rob

  Amazing Art and presentation, Huge and complete story, Never felt rushed, This was a home run, The only way to make it better would have been to have it colored with the new computer colors but I am still very glad I got it. This was a Good Read. Oh and the story was good too. (Sparkling Vampires????)
  
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  Myndi

  Already being a fan of the Twilight series, I absolutely loved this graphic novel version. The only thing that could have made it better, in my opinion, would have been if there were color illustrations instead of just black and white.
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  Erika

  3.5 stars
  This book was really good, I loved the art work and I love twilight and the characters are amazing, at least I think they are. The book was okay, the only reason I can't give it more stars was because the graphic novel had plot holes and was sometimes hard to follow.
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  Cristelyn Scavelli

  I absolutely love how this was made into a graphic novel! I finished it in 3 hours and it was very enjoyable!!! I look forward to collecting all the graphic novels now. Can’t say I don’t love a book with pictures and action!!!
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  Odette

  Odette puberta quería la novela gráfica y nunca se la compraron.
  
  Soy fan del arte, me parece muy buena adaptación, ya que me se las películas de memoria suelo olvidar que en Twilight bella y Edward si llegan a conocerse y hablar más antes de estar juntos.
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  Alanah Ellsworth

  It's unfortunate that it's still Twilight...the 4 stars go to the gorgeous artwork.
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  Tyler Hudson

  I love the Twilight Saga and this was a very fun way to experience the story. If you didn't care for the movie, this is a fresh visual take on the story!
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  Samantha

  Just let me relive my middle school days in glorious graphic novel peace. Kay thanks bye.