Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - The Graphic Novel

                                                     

                                                            

With the classic Monster Mash-Up's taking place especially in terms of Jane Austen's Books etc Emma and The Werewolves , Mansfield Park and Mummies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. I bring forth to you one of Jane Austen's most famous stories with a taste of Zombies .

Review : Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - The Graphic Novel - Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith-2010

Since it is the month of October and October celebrates Halloween , a month of Horror etc. I have decided to read as many supernatural, horror etc books for the month of October.
To start off as Book #1 , I have Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - The Graphic Novel. I did try and read the proper book when it was first released but for some reason and I tried twice I just couldn't get stuck into it, so I figured Graphic Novels are easy to read, are quick and can keep one entertained and since I figured that it was a story that I really really wanted to read , why not.
The book takes place in the same setting as Pride and Prejudice with the same storyline and characters , just with a little bit extra Zombies or as they art called in PP&Z - the cause of turning into a zombie "the strange plague" is taking over England and the victims are called "unmentionables or dreadfuls" aka Zombies to us more civilised and un PC people. As the plague starts to take over England, all the daughters of British families are putting aside their piano lessons and needlework and taking up in mastering the deadly arts. This is no different for the Bennett Family especially for Elizabeth who proves to outsmart all her sisters in not only the art of wielding her dagger and killing those damn Zombies but also with her quick wit and sharp tongue.
We then watch as Elizabeth is introduced to Mr Darcy , of course it is not a boring ball like the one in the original novel as it is soon disturbed by a band of Zombies smashing through the windows onto the ballroom floor. Now as the two get together we watch that no matter how many bands of ninjas, flesh-eating zombies and disapproving aunties can stop the true love that they have for each other.

A Little Bit Extra : Quotes From the Book :
Every now and again I will try to add a quote , a memorable line from the book I have just read and reviewed , Todays one is "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains".


Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has been rumoured that their is to be a film made , I remember reading about it sometime last year and is to be released in 2011 , at this stage Natalie Portman is rumoured to play Elizabeth Bennett.

A prequel of sorts has been written and released called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies : Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith.