Romeo & Juliet (Manga Shakespeare Collection)

EveryoneretellstheBard.ButrisingBritishmangastarLeongdeliversheradaptationwithpanache,creatinganall-agestextlikelytousherinnewreaders.Traditionalmangastyling-largeeyes,incrediblygracefulfigures,expressivebackdrops,andChibi(smallandcute)panelstoexpresshighlyemotionalmoments-combineseamlesslywithWesternelements-lefttorightpaginationandstraightforwardpanellayout.SetinmodernTokyo,withtheCapuletsandMontaguesrecastasorganized-crimerivals,andabridgedenoughtomovequicklywithoutsacrificingcontentormeaning,thisracyretellinggetstotheheartofthelovestoryandthefoolishrivalrythatdoomsit.Theopeningcolorpageswiththecastofcharactersdrawnlargewillhelpreadersfollowthestory,aswilltheplotsummaryattheend.Indeed,graphicformatmaybetheclosesttextcancometosimulatingthestage,andtheartmakesitrelevantforanewgeneration-includinganimageofacellphonewith''NoSignal'';toexplainwhyRomeodoesn'tknowJulietisreallyalive.Gorgeous,readable,original-awinner.(plotsynopsis,Shakespearebiography)(Graphicnovel.YA)(KirkusReviews)