Scorpia: An Alex Rider Graphic Novel

by Anthony Horowitz, Antony Johnston, Emma Vieceli (Illustrator), Kate Brown (Illustrator)

Overview

Teen superspy Alex Rider faces a pop star bent on world destruction and a lethal group of assassins in graphic novel adaptations of two of his thrilling adventures.

After learning a terrible secret about his father, teen spy Alex Rider travels to Venice to uncover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia. When he agrees to train as an assassin and is given a target that he knows well, Alex must make a choice: work with MI6 once more or betray everything he believes in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763692575
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	08/15/2017
Series:	Alex Rider Graphic Novels , #5
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Anthony Horowitz is the author of the best-selling Alex Rider series in addition to adult novels about Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. In 2014 he was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Literature. Anthony Horowitz lives in London.

Antony Johnston is the author of many comics and graphic novels, including stories about Daredevil and Wolverine. He lives in the northwest of England.

Emma Vieceli is a comic artist whose work includes manga adaptations of Shakespeare among many other graphic novels. She lives in Cambridge, England.

Editorial Reviews

Perhaps Rider's most thrilling adventure to date, this spinoff delivers a hearty dose of intrigue, dark secrets, and breakneck action.
—Maryland Coast Dispatch

Those familiar with Horowitz’s long-running spy series will definitely enjoy seeing all of Alex’s daring escapes and adventures unfold right before their eyes. Artists Vieceli and Brown certainly add to the flair, as action often spills out into the gutters of the pages, and the wide array of panel variation keeps each page fresh. A great way to jump into the popular series.
—Booklist Online

From the Publisher

2017-06-27
In this graphic-novel adaptation of the popular series, teenage spy Alex Rider must infiltrate a ruthless gang of assassins in possession of a terrifying deadly weapon.On a school trip to Venice, the 14-year-old, white sometimes-spy for MI6 begins investigating Scorpia, a syndicate of murderers for hire rumored to have ties to his deceased father. When Scorpia discovers Alex's lineage, spy training, and ties to British intelligence, they manipulate him into joining their ranks. As he tries to figure out where his loyalties should lie, Alex learns that Scorpia is threatening to release a weapon that could slay thousands of innocent British schoolchildren; can he stop them before it's too late? With pulse-pounding plotting, a cinematic scope, and a nail-biting cliffhanger, this clever spinoff makes for an entertaining accompaniment to the prose series. Unlike previous installments, this volume shrugs off the nifty gadgets and episodic feel for a more brooding exploration of the intelligence world. Longtime fans may notice a subtle artistic shift to a more Western-style look to the characters as new illustrators Viecili and Brown replace the previous artists' decidedly manga-inspired approach. Though the other volumes in this series can stand alone, this one and its dovetailing predecessor, Eagle Strike, illustrated by Kanako and Yuzuru, will be simultaneously released. Perhaps Rider's most thrilling adventure to date, this spinoff delivers a hearty dose of intrigue, dark secrets, and breakneck action. (Graphic adaptation. 8-13)

Kirkus Reviews