Over the past few years, a trend has emerged in the literary world: graphic novels. Though graphic novels are by no means new, they have taken on new content. Or, perhaps I should say, old content. While most readers are accustomed to illustrated pages depicting superhero tales and anime characters, several classic works of literature are going graphic. They’re the same stories, but they are now being told through comic panels and dialogue bubbles. Many stories have been deemed “Classics” for a reason: they’ve continuously earned their places on bookshelves over the years, proving that while times may change, the appreciation of a good story never does. And what better way for these books to demonstrate their adaptability than through the form of graphic novels? These stories have attained a different level of accessibility, reaching a fresh new audience. If a teenager is accustomed to reading Amulet or Drama, she might suddenly find herself thumbing through the graphic novel adaptations of The Hobbit or The Giver. A young boy who loves Assassination Classroom or Death Note might discover he really enjoys Dracula. These adaptations will open up new worlds for people of all ages, and with new worlds come infinite possibilities.

Be sure to check out these Classics now in graphic novel form:

Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, The Odyssey, Animal Farm, Speak, The Giver, Dracula, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hobbit, Pride and Prejudice, A Wrinkle in Time, Anne Frank’s Diary (based on The Diary of a Young Girl)