![]() ![]() It primes Fahrenheit 451, long a staple of high school and college reading lists, for rediscovery. Hamilton's arousing adaptation doesn't just update Bradbury's novel. And here, Hamilton never compromises the cerebral for the visceral as he lures readers into a world careening into madness. Then again, perhaps that’s because this is a work that, despite its many images of immolation, is more about provocative ideas than things blowing up. Given this novel's graphic heft, it's strange that there has been only one film production, a 1966 adaptation written and directed by François Truffaut. He doesn't use all of Bradbury’s words, instead allowing the story’s inherent visual propulsion to add even more depth and texture to an already-indelible tale. ![]() While its text belongs to Bradbury, Hamilton, a founding member of the online comics collaborative saturates the story with his own evocative energy and vision. ![]() Vibrant and vital, Hamilton’s take on Fahrenheit 451 is far more than an illustrated version of Bradbury's 1953 classic. "As evidenced by Tim Hamilton's authorized graphic novel, time has not dulled its tart, terrifying resonance. ![]()
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