Marvel Illustrated: Moby Dick Softcover Based on the novel by HERMAN MELVILLE. Adapted by ROY THOMAS. Art by PASCAL ALIXE. Cover by JOHN WATSON. Melville's seafaring masterpiece is brought to stirring life in the pages of the Marvel Illustrated line. Young sailor Ishmael signs onto the whaling ship, Pequod. Soon, he comes to question his judgment as the vessel sets sail and he meets the strange crew sailing with him. Strangest of all is the mysterious Captain Ahab, whose obsession with the great white whale who once bit off his leg may lead them all to a watery doom. It's been called the Great American Novel. And they weren't kidding. 1st printing. Collects Moby Dick (2008 Marvel Illustrated) #1-6. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 152 pages, full color. Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" is well known to generations of American students who slogged through its length, vernacular language, and details of whaling life to get at its essence: One man's obsession with the pursuit to the death of a rare white whale. Author Roy Thomas and illustrator Pascal Alixe have done a commendable job translating a long story into a dramatic graphic novel suitable for young adults. The story opens with the narrator of the tale, the young sailor Ishmael, who journeys to Nantucket in search of a seaman's billet aboard a whaler. Along the way, he makes the acquaintance of Qeequeg, South Seas Islander and master harpooner, who prays to a portable idol in fractured English. The two men find billets aboard the Pequod, along with a diverse crew under the leadership of one Captain Ahab, just returned to duty after losing a leg to a rare white whale on a previous voyage. Hired to pursue the whale oil that lit early 19th century lamps, in fact Captain Ahab is interested only in finding and killing the great white whale, Moby Dick, that took his leg. To that end, he will drive the crew through two oceans, mishaps, and all kinds of weather, halfway around the world to a final and fateful confrontation with the whale. Perhaps inevitably, turning "Moby-Dick" into a graphic novel required shaving down the philosophical debate about the pursuit of the whale in defiance of God and man, in favor of dramatic elements that translate easily to a visual format. Thomas and Alixe have succeeded in that task, leaving plenty to find for the reader interested in the original novel. "Moby-Dick" is therefore highly recommended to its young adult audience as an introduction only to a great American novel. All items shipped in rigid cardboard! Please be sure to check my other listings- only $2 more in shipping per extra item! ! PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS! If you don't see it- ask! It MAY be in stock! We'll be glad to put a listing up for you! Respond to messages in 24 hours or less!