The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 1)

I’ve always been fascinated by mythology, and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief gave me fresh perspectives on these timeless stories. The way Rick Riordan weaves mythological elements into a modern setting is both impressive and engaging. The narrative is immersive, full of adventure, and keeps you hooked from beginning to end. It’s not just a story—it’s an experience that makes mythology feel alive and relevant today.

I have read a couple of the Percy Jackson books... but my granddaughter? She's INSANE about Percey Jackson, the half-blood camp and other characters in Rick R.'s series. RICK! If you're ever back in San Antonio, please reach out through the Author Portal (I'm a writer, too, you know). I'd love to get a meeting (she would DIE- and she's a prolific reader... you'd be impressed) or at least an autograph.

I have been reading quite a few graphic novels lately and I picked up this one (The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan, adapted by Robert Wenditti, Art by Attila Futaki and color by Jose Villarrubia) at a bargain price on Amazon. This novel is about “Mythological monsters and the Gods of Mount Olympus.” This 128 page book is clearly written for youngsters and early teens. Nevertheless, I found it to be an interesting and exciting read. It has the kind of action youngsters and teens will love. The story centers on kids who are half human and half Gods. There are sword fights, weird creatures, drama and adventure. I can see how young people would love this series that combines ancient Greek mythology and the actions of modern youths who find themselves in numerous precarious situations. My only real complaint is with all the talented people involved in creating this unique graphic novel tale, no one thought of putting page numbers in this book? I have seen very few no page number graphic novels and I never fail to be amazed how any publisher could disregard this important part of any book. The only reason I know how many pages there are in this book is I counted the pages. In any case, I did like this graphic novel even though it is aimed at young people rather than adults. A fun read. Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: The Samurai Soul: An old warrior’s poetic tribute).

I see a lot of complaints that this is NOT the original novel, and I have to say: Of course it isn't. This is more of a companion piece - a cliff notes version; which is not to say that this is a bad thing. It really isn't. I do agree that it's short; yes, it is. But even the original series itself feels short if, like me, you're somebody who really gets into the stories they read. Also, some parts have been left out. Important parts that set up the future books. But This book just gives the reader the incentive (as it should) to then read (or re-read) the novels themselves, and to then fill the missing parts in and for me, it serves that purpose and then some. The main purpose this companion serves for me is the visual aspect. I love the English language and am actually a linguistics genius, but I have always preferred the visual aspect of media and entertainment. However, while I am one of the few who actually enjoyed the film version (to an extent), I wasn't really pleased with some of the aesthetics, and I did not appreciate some of the casting choices either, Annabeth Chase being one of the bigger ones. With that being said, I was actually ecstatic when I learned that there may possibly be a TV adaptation of the series, and I ordered this set to get an idea of the art style behind the characters, and this novel served that purpose beautifully. I will admit that some of the characters look a little more...developed, for their ages, but it's nice to get an idea of where the TV adaptation can go and, for that, I applaud these graphic novels wholeheartedly.

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So I was really excited to read the graphic novel version of Percy Jackson and the Olympians but it was not what I was expecting. First off, in the last part of the book Luke try’s to kill Percy. But in the graphic novel Luke runs away from camp and Percy never sees him or knows until Chiron tells him. Percy has such a long face and looks nothing like how he’s supposed to, same with his mom, she has brown hair mixed with gray and beautiful brown eyes. Honestly this could have been better, but I admire the artwork and dedication it took to make this. Even though I wish that we got to see Percy put the pieces together and realize that Clarisse didn’t steal the bolt, it was all Luke Castellen. Please don’t take this to heart. ❤️

If you want to get into the percy jackson books this is a good way to start as I felt this was way more detailed than the movies. The artwork isn't bad either, so if your someone who likes to watch the movie before reading the book to better visual how the book goes then I would recommend getting this.

It was so good I loved it so much I have to read the next One in the series I love this book.