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The artwork is very lovely, even truly gorgeous in many places. I love how De Liz and Dillon's depiction of the Unicorn herself is so strongly reminiscent of her animated appearance in the movie version of The Last Unicorn; it's like looking upon the face of a friend after a long absence. And the depiction of the Red Bull in this book is the best visual representation of the Bull I've ever seen. I found Gillis' adaptation of the the Beagle text, however, to be massively less impressive, but this interpretation may not be a precisely fair. Gillis is adapting from Peter S. Beagle after all — it's not like the text could be improved. I spent more than a little time scrutinizing the adapted text and wondering why Gillis chose to set one detail in text, rather than a second, or even a third... and why was that scene just shoved in the storyflow; there should have been finese... and, nooo, why has a part been skipped!? But I count myself as a particular fan of the original The Last Unicorn. And I possibly may have memorized some significant portions of the text. YMMV, but I found I enjoyed this graphic novel the most by disregarding entirely every bit of text, studying every tiny detail of artwork, and using only my memories to flesh out the story. Related Reviews: The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version by Peter S. Beagle Two Hearts: The Last Unicorn Coda by Peter S. Beagle

2023-08-03 08:34