Telgemeiser, R., Roman D.,&:A. (2009). X-men. New York: Del Rey
Summary of book:
The main character, Kitty Pride who is fifteen years
old is the middle daughter in her family, wants to fit in when she was born to
stand out. She works in her parents’ restaurant along with her two sisters. She
is then offered a scholarship to a private school in Westchester, New York. She
agrees to attend Xavier’s Academy. Once their Professor Xavier explains to
Kitty that her feelings of confusion are normal, for someone like her, and that
she will get a better sense of who she is if she embraces her powers. She soon,
learns that she is the first female to enroll in the school for years, she then
joins the Hellfire Club and through her practice in the danger room she finally
starts accepting her mutant side. She starts spending time will the Hellfire
Club members, especially Pyro. During the trip to New York, Kitty realizes that
Pyro and company are bad news, so she distances herself. As they go into winter
break and she heads home, there’s a foreshadowing of a new love interest…”Iceman,”
Response:
The graphic novel’s script is filled with interesting
and fun dialogue that captivates the reader. The art in the panels is extraordinaire,
it really offers more than just support to the text, without the images being
so alluring the graphic novel would lose its edge. The fact that the characters
are very cartoonish like, that is what makes them appeal to the younger
readers. The story will definitely draw in readers who are into graphic novels
and they will relate to the plot. The targeted audience would be grade 6-12. Textbook
connections can be Dima Zales’s “The Thought Readers” and Noelle Stevenson’s “Nimona.”
Links and URLs:
Synopsis video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_aUM-GR290
Comic analysis and video critique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUN0avrIFIc
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