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The artwork was simply amazing. I can not recommend this highly enough---however: the text is extremely hard to follow. If you have not read the novel, don't expect to fully understand this comic. Likewise, I recommend it to kids for the pictures, not because they will necessarily get what is going on in the word bubbles.

If I say it was wonderful I will lie, for I lack the words to describe my utter delight and the lightness of heart.
It's a wonderful adaptation.

I lack the words to describe my utter delight and the lightness of heart.
It's a wonderful adaptation.

I decided to read this graphic novel version of Peter Beagle's book after the strong endorsement from Patrick (is he ever going to finish The Doors of Stone?) Rothfuss, who says its the best novel to graphic novel adaptation he has read. True to the story, even to the extent of using the author's own words, The Last Unicorn goes off to find others of her species, with the help of friends and the setbacks of evil foes, eventually discovering what happened to her brethren. Illustrators Renae De Liz and Ray Dillon, with adaptation help from Peter Gillis did an amazing job. Beautiful illustrations, great use of color, and easy to read text. In the end though, I did not like the story very much: perhaps some of the richness of the story was lost in this format so I may read the original.

This is my favorite fairy tale. It's bittersweet and beautifully written.

An excellent story with beautiful artwork. Now I really want to read the book that this was adapted from.

The movie was OK, but the book was incredible. It's a pity more people don't seem to even know about the book.

The "Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom" graphic novel by Roger Stern, Mike Mignola and Mark Badger that ends this collection was the reason I bought it, and I was not disappointed. Great characterizations, fun premise, and an execution which does not feel dated in spite of the book being from 1990. Sure, the movement of the plot gets a little bland at times, but overall this was a great read, especially for Doctor Doom fans.

The rest (majority) of the collection is comprised of the first 13 issues of the 1988 relaunch of Strange's solo book. While nowhere near the OGN that ends the collection, I must admit I was quite pleased with this. Sure, it reads somewhat dated, with its overly dramatic final panels and hamfisted recaps of plot points in dialogue, but frequently much less so than I would have expected. The art holds up quite well, and the writing -- well, you can feel its age a bit, sure, but mostly I found this to come across in a charming way. The plotting is decent, too, and I find myself curious as to how the story continued after issue 13 (this being an ongoing book at the time, it of course does not resolve every plot by the end of the collection). The main joy of these issues, though, was the backup feature "The Book of the Vishanti", which recaps/elaborates and fills in blanks on various supernatural Marvel Universe history. All in all a decent little tome, and since the thirteen issues were placed before the collection's main attraction, I even got to finish my read with a satisfactory bump in quality.

My copy of The Last Unicorn was so dog eared and well loved when I was younger that it fell apart a little bit after my twelfth birthday. We won't even go in to how worn out the tape in my VHS was. This story...is beautiful. If you haven't read the original work, it's a masterpiece. A story of bravery, of love lost, of friendship and hardship. This isn't your average fairy tale and I love it so much for that.

Of course when I found out that there was to be a graphic novel I was overjoyed! A little wary as well, since I wasn't sure if the beauty of my favorite story would stay intact. I'm here to say, as a lover of Peter S. Beagle, there isn't a single element missing in this graphic novel. In fact, I daresay it gives it a whole new life. I am so glad that this epic story will be spread to a new group of readers!

The illustrations in this book are utterly, mouth dropping to the floor, gorgeous. They are vivid and fanciful, while still keeping one foot firmly planted in reality (albeit an alternate one). What I loved most was the use of light and dark. When things are going well the illustrations are bright and colorful. As soon as things start to go poorly, the pages become dark and dangerous. In all honesty even if you weren't able to read, the illustrations tell the story all on their own.

However obviously if you are already a lover of The Last Unicorn then you'll want to read the story. The beauty of this graphic novel is that, although the story has been shortened for this purpose, it remains beautifully intact just the same. The words still flow off the page, and mesh into the illustrations. All my favorite parts were still there to make my eyes tear up and take me back. In fact, I think these new illustrations may be my favorite part. It's like a new take on something that is so comfortable, and they did it right.

I'm rambling now I know. Suffice it to say that this graphic novel is fantastic. If you are a long time fan of this story, you'll fall in love all over again. If this is the first time you're coming in, I promise you'll be enamored. Hopefully you'll join the ranks of fangirls and fanboys who are utterly enthralled by this story. I know this just further reminded me why I fell in love in the first place.

Being the first graphic novel I've ever read, I don't have much to compare this too except for the original story. But that doesn't seem fair. I enjoyed both formats of this story for different reasons. I like the artwork by Renae De Liz and the adaptation by Peter S. Gillis in this one. The story overall is a sweet one of loss where beauty is also found, which is touching to me. It's a beautiful sadness that makes me happy to put it simply.

I love this story so much. The film has been my all time fav since I was a child.
The art in the film and this comic is just beautiful.

I can't get over how much I love this story and how much it means to me.

The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn #1-6) by Peter B. Gillis (Adaptor), Peter S. Beagle, Renae De Liz (illustrator), Ray Dillon (illustrator) is a wonderful graphic adaptation of the novel. Gorgeous illustrations, easy to read fonts, followed story well, touching story, thought provoking, and I just loved it! A nice change from a normal novel. I got this book from the library.

This graphic novel rendering of The Last Unicorn is faithful in its illustration style to the 1982 film, one of my first and fondest theater-going memories, though it contains some additional scenes which provide backstory detail. I loved it, though I'm writing this review having never read the original 1968 novel (still on my to-read list). My first read-through of the graphic novel was solo, and then, prepared for the scenes she may find scary (the intended audience is adults, after all!), I shared it with my 6-year-old daughter. Although she was entertained by the story, she advised me that she would like to wait until she's a little older to see the film.

What if Doctor Strange were a disciple of Dormammu?
7:30 am 8 November 2016
What If? (1977-1984) #18 - Peter Gillis, Tom Sutton, I. Watanabe
This went along a strange, new path, giving readers a Doctor Strange they had never seen. Dormammu uses Mordo to attain Doctor Strange as a disciple early on, which is the only time he could have manipulated Strange. Strange is obsessed with power and wealth, with healing his hands, and it is easy enough to convince him to become Dormammu's disciple when Dormammu has the power to heal Strange's hands. Furthermore, it is pointed out that The Ancient One could have healed Strange, but didn't. Why not? It's a question that has no easy answer, because the journey to discovering his own true power lies in his hands not being healed and him not going back to the same selfish and smug life he led before. I was filled with an equal measure of pity and disgust for Strange: he was so easily deceived and so early fled back to his early, easy life. He wasn't the same man, not at all, and he was worse off for this fact.

He thought he was happy, but he found true pleasure in helping and serving others as the Sorcerer Supreme. He never had true friends, true connections, until he devoted his life to saving others. He never had an ounce of compassion until he himself was brought low.

I can't see him being the same at the end of this, even though it shows him his true path in the end. He wasn't brought to the same depths of despair, he wasn't forced to slowly and painfully relearn a craft, wasn't taught to dedicate his life to truly helping others in this, and that saddens me. I felt hollow and sad most of this issue, and it hit home how much I care for Strange as he is.

The ending felt particularly hollow, as it glossed over a lot: will he be quite as empathetic and compassionate? Will he find his true calling as the Sorcerer Supreme? Will he succeed, and find the fulfillment and happiness that his counterpart, the one I'm familiar with, knows?

I found I was more interested in this than anything else, and all these questions were unanswered. I enjoyed the journey more than I didn't, even when I was saddened. This really made me feel for the character, so three stars seems to be where I'm left by this.

These pictures are wonderful! Some parts of the story were a little bit glossed over, but the illustrations were so beautiful I spend quite a long time just looking at them. They really capture both the silly happiness of the origianal as well as its darkness.

A masterful retelling of one of the most beloved modern fairy tale classics, Peter S. Beagle's "The Last Unicorn" shines in this fresh vivid format. With brilliant artwork by Renae De Liz, reminiscent of the animated film, this graphic novel practically bursts with life and color. From start to finish, I was mesmerized and inspired, much like the characters within the pages. The magic of "The Last Unicorn" is just as potent to day as it first came to print.

Truly lovely. I generally don't appreciate graphic novels, didn't 'get' the original story of which this is an adaptation, and have no special affinity for unicorns... and yet I loved this. I might even go back and reread the novel! If you have any inkling to read this, I highly recommend you do. I don't want to say anything more for fear of spoiling the magic for you.

Ok, I will say one thing more. I *adore* the butterfly.

Makes me want to watch the movie all over again. The art is beautiful. I'm not sure how faithful the text is. I haven't read the original yet. I will be remedying that soon

This is an excellent comic adaption of Peter S. Beagle's classic novel. It's faithful to the novel, and the glossy, full-colour pages are astonishingly beautiful. The titular unicorn glows amid the dramatic backgrounds. Each panel is a digital painting. Spreads and panel layouts are fluid and creative. There are no gutters; either panels flow into each other or are superimposed on the previous panel.

While the movie is a classic in its own right, I think the comic actually 'outperforms' the movie and would be a more accessible visual introduction to the story: the art style will not age as the movie's animation has, and the comic includes several scenes not present in the movie which add considerable richness (such as Hagsgate and the incredible spread that details the story of the wizard Nikos and the unicorn.) Obviously, neither replaces the other: the comic is merely an addition to adaptations of The Last Unicorn.