Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel - Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel - Eoin Colfer: A Criminal Genius, Bum Jokes and Fairies.  (1163 words)
by KingHerrod - written on 06.07.02 (Very useful, 1234 readings)
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In some weird twist of fate, myself and my good lady friend Lorraine appear to have assumed guardianship over a young mohican giraffe named Geoffrey. Now, we are not sure what age he is exactly, although it is "that difficult age" whatever that may be in mohican giraffes - but young Geoffrey is currently into reading adventure books. Occasionally, I will pick one up that Geoffrey has been particularly enthusiastic about (this usually means that he has decided to re-enact parts of it round the house, with all the ensuing mess that this creates). In this case it was Artemis Fowl, by the debut Irish author Eoin Colfer, which had been shortlisted for the ...

Harry Potter's Fowl Big Brother (593 words)
by sersha - written on 12.06.02 (Very useful, 242 readings)
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Artemis Fowl was tipped to be the next "Harry Potter", and I thought I would see if the book lived up to the hype. Since it was shortlisted for the Whitbread Book of the Year Award Children's Book Category (2001) and it won the WH Smith Children's Book of the Year Award (2002), I knew I was going to be in for a good read. Eoin Colfer was offered £500,000 for this, his first UK-published novel. The Hype was amazing in the Book World, and after reading so much about it in the trade magazines, I knew I had to go out and get a copy. Jacket and Bibliographical Info -------- Its shiny, its bronze with gold sparkly bits, its now out in ...

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel - Eoin Colfer: A "one sitting" classic (347 words)
by reknaw - written on 16.05.01 (Very useful, 189 readings)
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If you listen to publisher's walls carefully enough, you can hear desperate MD's ordering their subordinates to "find me the next Harry Potter". Many are taking the bait, and many more are very poor indeed. Whilst it is popular to knock Harry Potter now that he's successful, there are many other fine stories in the children's fantasy genre, none more so than "Artemis Fowl." The book's name-sake is a twelve year old child prodigy, who is helping to run his family business of crookedness and wealth development. Fowl has been investigating the existence of fairies and the like, and has a plan to steal their fabled gold. ...