BBC News examines recent comic adaptations of classic works, such as Self Made Hero’s Manga Shakespeare line and Classical Comics‘ Macbeth, with an eye to alterations to the original texts:
Self Made Hero’s Emma Hayley said Shakespeare’s language had been cut where the comic format could carry the story visually.
In addition, each work had had to be made to fit their standard 208-page paperback book format.
“Obviously you are going to lose some of the poetry of Shakespeare, that’s inevitable, but we are trying to get youngsters interested.
“I can totally understand some people aren’t going to like the cuts we made but those were just editorial decisions.
“We are trying to make it accessible and through a medium that’s increasingly popular with kids.”
The accompanying image gallery provides examples of the comics, and text-change comparisons.
