Richard Adams (Author)
Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor.
After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and
then went into the Civil Service. He originally began telling the
story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they insisted he
publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success with both
children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award
and the Carnegie Medal in 1972. Richard Adams wrote many novels and
short stories, including Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He died in
2016, aged 96.
Joe Sutphin (Illustrator)
Joe Sutphin is an illustrator of books for kids such as Helen
Taylor's Little Pilgrim's Progress, Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather
Saga, and the New York Times bestseller Word of Mouse by James
Patterson. His love of nature, and of the living creatures in the
fields and woods around his home, has informed his art for much of
his life. Joe lives in a barn in Ohio with his wife, Gina, and a
bunch of cats.
James Sturm (Illustrator)
James Sturm's graphic novels include Off Season, The Golem's Mighty
Swing, and Market Day; he co-authored the popular instructional
series for children Adventures in Cartooning with Andrew Arnold and
Alexis Frederick-Frost. Winner of two Eisner Awards, Sturm
co-founded the Seattle alternative weekly The Stranger and The
Center for Cartoon Studies, where he currently serves as director.
An absolute masterpiece. Whether or not you've read the original,
you will be pulled into this visually mind-blowing story that was
created with so much care and heart.
*Tillie Walden, creator of Clementine*
Watership Down is my favourite book, and I consider it to be one of
the very greatest books of all time.
*SF SAID, author of Varjak Paw and Tyger*
James Sturm and Joe Sutphin have managed to draw out the heart of
this classic, brilliantly adapting it into the graphic novel form.
A wonderful way for new readers to discover the story and for
hardened fans to reconnect with Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, and the
gang.
*Joseph Coelho, Waterstones Children’s Laureate, 2022–2024*
An immersive, breathtaking visual experience that carries readers
through all the danger and beauty of this literary classic. Mark my
words: this version of Watership Down will be just as influential
as the original.
*Nate Powell, award-winning cartoonist of the March trilogy and
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