So I’m sure some of you have already seen these, but my MIL saw both the Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility graphic novels published by Marvel this past year or so at the NCTE (National Conference for Teachers of English) in Orlando, Florida this past weekend and so kindly pointed them out to me. Here are a few of my favorite covers from the five Pride and Prejudice installments:
And a couple covers from the 4 installments of Sense and Sensibility:
Like? I especially like the vintage magazine cover-style of the Pride and Prejudice covers and the strong graphic nature of the grass in the first Sense and Sensibility image.
Here’s a sample of the comic style within (click to enlarge):
I can’t remember exactly which page I found it on but there’s a link in the comments on one of Marvel’s Pride and Prejudice pages to Flickr artist ArtGhost‘s graphic novel of the same novel she did just for fun. Her artwork is definitely worth sharing:
I guess it was only a matter of time before Pride and Prejudice was turned into a comic book with the growing commercialization of everything Austen. I think that the graphic novels would reach a different and perhaps new audience and incite some interest in the original books themselves, but what would Jane Austen think? Not afraid to parody her own work, ArtGhost created an original response comic called Austen’s Revenge:
Would Jane Austen be turning in her grave more than not with all the retellings and adaptations out there today, and which is your favorite – the slick, Marvel Hollywood Elizabeth or the more traditional, simple sketch-like Lizzie?
All I know for certain is that I have another item to add to my Christmas List. 
Oooh Pride and Prejudice comics! I want! I’ve added it to my wishlist. I love the cover with the first line of the book.
Chachic! I just saw copies of these in Fully Booked earlier.
Lol you guys are great.
Oh that Pride and Prejudice graphic novel looks pretty!
I like the magazine-like cover of it. I think having a graphic novel version of classics may get guys read more of these great books. Back in high school we were required to read the two novels of our national hero, Jose Rizal for the entire school year. We found comic versions of the novels and read them as a supplement to what we were studying that year. The guys in my class liked that better and finished reading them faster than we did.
I do hope they’d come up with a Persuasion comic as well. I love Pride and Prejudice, but Persuasion won my heart this year.
I think you’re right, Tina. Guys would go for graphic “classics.” I did get my hubby to read the entire Twilight series though and he saw the Keira Knightly P&P twice in the theater with me (once in London and once in the US), and he actually liked it. He would never read the book though or watch something a lot longer like the A&E 6-hour masterpiece.
I also got him to read The Chaos Walking trilogy. Proud of that because he’s not a big reader. 
I just reread Persuasion on my phone, and it was lovely as always. It definitely is my favorite Austen. I would LOVE a comic version, too.
I gave big hints and got the P&P graphic novel for Christmas last year. So I own and have read it. I have complaints. The art on the covers is lovely, but the art inside – all the sisters look so alike it’s sometimes difficult to tell who is speaking, and it’s really SHORT and kind of loses something from the original. I was disappointed, but of course, I am still keeping it because.. well it’s P&P.
Oh Janice, that’s too bad. I did have a look at the preview of the digital P&P comic on Marvel’s site and had a hard time telling who Lizzie was from the first few pages. I would expect it to lose something from the original, too. At least the covers are shelf eye candy.
What did you think of Artghost’s work?
I picked up the first volumes of P&P and S&S at BEA the last two years. I seriously want to frame the covers and hang them in my library.
That’s a great idea, Ang! Especially if the insides are just so-so.