I'm the first to admit that I don't know a thing about graphic novels, but this article in the NY Times got me a little more interested this morning. 'Macbeth' has been adapted by Gareth Hinds and my first thought was what a fantastic opportunity for reluctant readers to have a way to learn the classics! A snippet of Maria Russo's article, Sketching Shakespeare is below:

"Macbeth” — unlike, say, “Hamlet” or “Romeo and Juliet” — doesn’t feature classically adolescent themes, and its main characters are grown-ups. Yet with its simple, linear plot, its witches and its ghosts, its clear-cut moral questions about the lure of evil and whether and how we control our own fates, it is well suited for teenagers. Gareth Hinds’s stellar new graphic-novel adaptation, aimed at a young adult audience, makes that abundantly clear. The play also, of course, features some epic fight scenes and lots and lots of blood, and Hinds makes the most of these opportunities to show how naturally Shakespeare takes to the comics form.

I know that the graphic novel genre is a very popular one, one that I need to learn more about. Perhaps there are some other classics covered in this genre that I am unfamiliar with, but I'm thankful to the NYT for drawing it to my attention-