Slaughterhouse Five

This tragic, bleakly funny take on Vonnegut's defining work will send enthused readers back to the source, and deserves a place beside it on the shelf. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * With this work, North and Monteys have created the best, and most effective, graphic novel adaptation of a literary novel in recent memory. * Library Journal, Starred Review * I'm in awe at the mastery of the medium shown in SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE. Ryan and Albert have perfectly adapted Vonnegut's masterpiece to comics, elevating the story in a fresh and beautiful way, taking full advantage of the inherent language of the medium. They've created a benchmark far out of reach of the rest of us in the industry. I ... hate them? -- CHIP ZDARSKY, Sex Criminals Ryan North distills Vonnegut's signature rhythms into a perfect panel by panel choreography and Albert Monteys' skillful artwork brings energetic new angles to the subversive cosmic philosophizing and ruefully dark humor that's made this book beloved by generations. This version of so it goes ? So, it's great. -- EVAN NARCISSE, Rise of the Black Panther To capture the details of Slaughterhouse-Five would be difficult enough-to capture the spirit of it seems impossible. But North and Monteys do exactly that, in a way that feels effortless and playful, without losing the beauty, the charm or the sadness of Vonnegut's original work. A masterful adaptation, highly recommended. -- AL EWING, We Only Find Them When They're Dead Only Albert Monteys and Ryan North could have adapted the unadaptable with absolute cleverness and absolute compassion; this team created something so poignant and profound, an incredible feat and mastery of craft that will awe uninitiated readers as well as the most faithful fans of Vonnegut's work. I was blown away. -- MARGUERITE BENNETT, Batwoman