Mathieu Moreau

The first Wells novel I ever read. I have to say, I was somewhat disappointed (as a child who had not yet quite hit his teens) to see the bulk of the novel was set in the year 802701.

But coming back to the story through this adaptation, I find that, with Moreau's visuals, I enjoyed it an awful lot more. My four-decade-old memory of the story was that it dragged some once we started digging into the Elois and the Morlocks, and this is one time where, I believe, the brisker pace of the graphic novel corrected that problem.

So, gotta say, I really enjoyed this one.

But, what a missed opportunity that this artist (Moreau) didn't get to do the [b:H. G. Wells: The Island of Dr. Moreau|43075003|H. G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau|Dobbs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543715444l/43075003._SX50_.jpg|66872397] adaptation?… (mehr)