A never-before-published comics adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped comes to Classics Illustrated. This powerful tale has enthralled audiences since it was first published over 100 years ago. A classic work, Stevenson weaves actual historical events into his adventure, creating a heightened sense of realism brought to life by Mike Vosburg's adaptation.
This book features in the following series: Classics Illustrated, Oxford Children's Classics .
There are 56 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Papercutz .
Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps best-known today for 'Treasure Island' and 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Mike Vosburg is a comics creator and Emmy-Award(R) winning TV director. Vosburg began his career in the 1960s, when as a teenager he started Masquerader , one of the first comic book fanzines. He later worked on titles for DC Comics and Marvel Comics including She-Hulk , Sisterhood of Steel , and GI Joe . Vosburg worked on the 1990s HBO series Tales from the Crypt , and won an Emmy for directing the HBO animated series Spawn .
This book contains the following story:
Kidnapped
On a stormy night off the coast of Scotland, young David Balfour faces his most terrifying test yet. He's been double-crossed by his wicked uncle, tricked into a sea voyage and sold into slavery. When the dashing Alan Breck Stewart comes aboard, he finds a brave friend at least, and the pair fight back against their treacherous, black-hearted shipmates. But then the ship hits a reef, it's every man for himself, and David must battle against the raging sea itself!
