This is one of a collection of classics Marvel adapted back in the early 2000s. They were released as an eight-comic series and then released together. Some of the other titles are Moby Dick, The Last of the Mohicans, The Odyssey and The Iliad. My daughter found a copy of a hardback at the bookstore and let me read it.
If you don't know, The Man in the Iron Mask involves the Three Musketeers (there's actually four once D'Artagnan joins them. It's later in their careers. In fact, most of them have moved on from serving the king. Only D'Artagnan remains. When one of the musketeers discovers there's a twin for the king, he sets in motion a scheme that can only be labeled as treason.
I had some trouble keeping a few of the people apart, but they use their names a lot, so that helped. The art style was really nice, and it told the story it needed to. I'm not sure how close it is to the original story, because sadly, I haven't read it.
I really enjoyed this one, and it makes me curious about The Odyssey and The Iliad. The other titles don't really catch my eye, but anything that makes the classics more palatable for people is good in my book. For example, I love EPIC: The Musical for it's wonderful, and at times beautiful, interpretation of The Odyssey. Every time I listen, I hear something new. For something a little more fun, I recommend Wishbone. It's a children's show from the mid 1990s that is probably one of the best things ever recorded. How can you not appreciate the classics when a Jack Russell Terrier is dressed up in costume to play it out for you!?
When it comes to this particular graphic novel (that's what I'm going to call it - I'm not 100% sure it's correct, but whatever), I will gladly give it a Good Book! review. The others I'm watching digitally in the hopes of reading them one day on my tablet.
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