The Count of Montecristo
When I listened to the audiobook for The Count of Montecristo back in 2024 (one of the most amazing things I’ve had the pleasure of crossing off my bucket list) I also happened to be deep into a daily comics streak, and managed to make a few about that wild ride. I believe I shared the first one in a couple of places, and I toyed with the idea of just sort of keep making dailies about it, but the fact that it’s such an old book and there might be little interest dissuaded me. I kinda wish I had made more, especially to capture some of the passages of the final meeting of Edmond and Mercedes, which I not only found moving, but deeply wise and insightful.
Recently, going over past dailies I came across these and realized they weren’t that spoilery. Now that the story isn’t that fresh in my mind, my final addition dealt with my reverence to the importance of the passage of time in the novel, and how it’s impossible to compress it and achieve the same effect on most modern adaptations. I’m hoping those familiar with the book will get a kick out of these little comics, and hopefully they will intrigue those who have yet to experience it.
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Thank you for these!
I read the whole thing twice. Once with that horrid translation from the 1950’s…
Somewhere I have a notebook I started to keep track of who’s who.
Love these comics! Listened to the book last year- what a wild ride. It’s interesting to get a feel for the influence on later novels.
NGL, maybe Montecristo could work more as a TV series given long enough episode times