Text: 4 stars 
 Art: 5 stars 
 Graphic novel adaptation of the classic fantasy novel written by Peter Beagle. The story stays very close to the original novel, with some condensing necessary for the graphic format. I do miss King Haggard's men-at-arms, but the graphic version works well without those characters. 
 Very creative page layouts further enhance the reading experience and help to tell a rather full story in surprisingly few pages. The art is phenomenal - some of the best you'll see in any graphic novel. The exquisite, ethereal art style reflects the tone, depth, and sword-and-sorcery genre of the story. Expert use of colors as well, with the palette changing in different parts of the story. It's worth reading this graphic novel just to relish the artwork, even if you're not a fan of the original book on which it is based.