The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize–winning postapocalyptic classic, The Road, approved and authorized by McCarthy and illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist Manu Larcenet. Named a "must-read graphic novel" by Amazon.
"Superb. A suitably dark graphic treatment of McCarthy’s postapocalyptic masterpiece." (Kirkus)
The story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a postapocalyptic wasteland where Earth’s natural resources have been diminished, and some survivors are left to raise others for meat, The Road is one of Cormac McCarthy’s bleakest and most prescient novels.
Dedicated to his son, John Francis McCarthy, McCarthy’s The Road is one of his most personal novels. Ranked 17th on The Guardian’s 100 Best Novels of the 21st century, it was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, and the James Tait Black Memorial Award, the Believer Award, and it was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
This first official graphic novel adaptation of McCarthy’s work is illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who ably transforms the world depicted by McCarthy’s spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance.
Cormac McCarthy personally approved the making of this book before his death, and the adaptation bears the approval of the McCarthy estate. Among other accolades,
Praise
“The graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is a stunning narrative accomplishment; visually austere, dark, and beautifully human. Sheer perfection.”
—Bill Sienkiewicz, Eisner Hall of Fame artist
"Larcenet’s drawings go beyond anything Hollywood could ever bring to the screen, showing the true sadness and depravity of The Road."
—Inverse, Jake Kleinman
"Hitting stores Sept. 17, the new tome hails from French cartoonist Manu Larcenet and Abrams ComicArts, and it is just as breathtaking, evocative, and bleak as its source material. The art gorgeously captures the details of what’s left in a barren America"
—The Hollywood Reporter, Borys Kit
"To celebrate the 18th anniversary of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, Abrams ComicArts has teamed up with French cartoonist Manu Larcenet to adapt the Pulitzer Prize-winning post-apocalyptic story into a new graphic novel—and wow is it a stunning work of art."
—Bong Boing, Thom Dunn
"The pair’s journey facing off against cannibals, thieves, and the never-ending road before them has never looked bleaker or more beautiful."
—The Mary Sue, Jack Doyle
"The story is bleak, and the artist Manu Larcenet conveys it with spare dialogue and swaths of blacks and grays. When color bursts in, it is usually to signify new danger." Recommended as an Illustrated Treat for Hungry Fans.
—New York Times
