Scorpia: The Graphic Novel

Reviewed by: Elizabeth Andersen - Westbrook High School, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 18, 2017

Review

Eagle Strike is the fifth book in the popular Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz (story adapted by Anthony Johnston for the graphic novel).The graphic novel format stays true to the original novels and brings the action and suspense to life with colorful, action-packed graphics.Alex Rider, a young MI6 agent, is on a school trip to Italy for nefarious purposes. He is looking to uncover the secret of Scorpia. The plot he uncovers is as evil as any James Bond story. Alex also uncovers the truth about his father, but the cliffhanger ending will create more questions and leave readers desperate to read the next in the series. The illustrations were created by Emma Vieceli and colored by Kate Brown. Most pages are multiple panels of varying size. There is a manga-like quality to the illustrations, especially in the fight scenes. This graphic novel series will be popular with readers of the novels and conversely, it might be a good stepping stone to the novels for reluctant readers.

Overall Book Score: very good