Comparing Versions of Coraline

I read the Coraline text version first before reading the graphic novel. It is always interesting to see the adaptation from text to a more visual medium. Of course a graphic novel is not like a movie or a TV show but it still relies on images to tell the story and express emotions. I felt like I enjoyed the text version slightly better, though the graphic novel did seem to move a bit faster. I also found interesting what the graphic novel chose to emphasize and what not too. For instance I found the the text version was funnier when it came to the joke about her name. The graphic version did put it in there but it didn't have the same feel or flow. The graphic novel also seemed to be less dark or intense as the text. Maybe it's the colors that were used but I was not as tense when I was reading it.