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The Circle: The Graphic Novel #1-3
The Circle Series: Black, Red, and White
More than a million fans have read The Circle Series. Now dive deeper and see it in a whole new light--introducing the visual edition of the epic novels Black, Red, and White. Thomas Hunter is a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. Leaving work, he suddenly finds himself pursued by assailants through desert alleyways. Then a silent bullet clips his head . . . and his world goes black. From the blackness comes an amazing reality of another world where everything is somehow more real--and dangerous--than on Earth. In one world, he's a battle-scarred general commanding an army of primitive warriors. In the other, he's racing to outwit sadistic terrorists intent on creating global chaos through an unstoppable virus. Every time he falls asleep in one world, he awakens in the other. Yet in both, catastrophic disaster awaits him . . . may even be caused by him. Enter the Circle--an adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide. Where two worlds are on the brink of destruction with one unthinkable solution.
416 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2009
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Ted Dekker
193 books10.1k followersTed Dekker is known for novels that combine adrenaline-laced stories with unexpected plot twists, unforgettable characters, and incredible confrontations between good and evil. Ted lives in Austin with his wife LeeAnn and their four children.
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July 25, 2022
Four stars.
Hear me out. It would be a five if I'd read them all seperately and didn't have to force myself to read to get it finished. As a set they're a big piece of literature that feels almost chore-like by the end. But in saying this, the story was amazing.
The characters were memorable and I didn't hate any of them tons, they all worked really well for the story and the clean art helped with that.
What an amazing premise too! I wasn't so sure about it at first, but the more we went back and forth, then more I got excited for next time.
I would read this again, but perhaps not as a library book where I have to read it in a certain amount of time, its a journey that shouldn't be rushed.
Hear me out. It would be a five if I'd read them all seperately and didn't have to force myself to read to get it finished. As a set they're a big piece of literature that feels almost chore-like by the end. But in saying this, the story was amazing.
The characters were memorable and I didn't hate any of them tons, they all worked really well for the story and the clean art helped with that.
What an amazing premise too! I wasn't so sure about it at first, but the more we went back and forth, then more I got excited for next time.
I would read this again, but perhaps not as a library book where I have to read it in a certain amount of time, its a journey that shouldn't be rushed.
September 30, 2014
Love it!
Ok, I know that some people complain that this book has not been faithfully adapted and there are some deleted scenes, but let's face it, if they had made this graphic novel exactly like in the written books (Black, Red and White) this book would have more than 1000 pages!!
I admit that some characters were very different from what I imagined, but I liked the adaptation.
Although I had wanted Green also adapted graphic novel.
Ok, I know that some people complain that this book has not been faithfully adapted and there are some deleted scenes, but let's face it, if they had made this graphic novel exactly like in the written books (Black, Red and White) this book would have more than 1000 pages!!
I admit that some characters were very different from what I imagined, but I liked the adaptation.
Although I had wanted Green also adapted graphic novel.
January 29, 2022
2007 was a big year for Other Earth. It’s three years after Ted Dekker’s breakout Circle Trilogy—about a million copies sold—and he’s just about to release the first two in what will eventually become a six-book young adult series that expands the Circle mythos. It only made sense, then, to ride the Other Earth wave into new kinds of media with a graphic novel series.
The Circle Trilogy: Visual Edition was first published in three separate volumes in October 2007, then combined into an omnibus version in December 2009. While the omnibus has the perk of being a hardcover and being one book rather than three, it’s also smaller in size. The originals were printed on large 6.5”x10.25” panels while the omnibus has a smaller
5.5”x8.5”. For general readability, I like the originals better.
I shouldn’t need to say much about the story, but if you aren’t familiar with the novels these comics were adapted from, then check out my reviews here—Black, Red, White. In graphic novel form, there are things that have to go. Each 400+ page book gets trimmed into a 130-page graphic novel. That’s a lot of trimming. Different people on Dekker’s team took on different roles throughout the process. Here are some of the major players:
• Black. Adapted by Bob Strachan and Matthew Hansen; edited by Kevin Kaiser; art by Big Jack Studios.
• Red. Adapted by Matthew Hansen; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Bob Strachan; art by Jack Studios.
• White. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Mike S. Miller; edited by Mike S. Miller and Kevin Kaiser; art by Mike S. Miller.
Some things that you’ll notice immediately just from this list: White has a significantly different team than either Black or Red. I have no details on what predicated that change, but it was a good one. It’s super evident reading the omnibus version that the artistic vision of White is much different—and much better. Looking at the first two volumes, there’s a lot of odd angles and character poses. Body proportions are sometimes, well, comical. The colorists are pretty jarring as well, using some very sharp shading that creates a harsh tone. The characters seem to be always in motion and always hyper-dramatically frustrated. This seems to the doing of lead Big Jack artist, Ig Barros. Notably, while the rest of the Big Jack team worked on the later adaptation of the Lost Books, Barros did not—and a quick look at his other work confirms a long of angular poses with constipated-looking faces.
In White, Mike S. Miller takes over. Mike had previously done work on graphic novels from material written by George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan and worked for both Marvel and DC. Miller takes a much softer tone, making the characters more lifelike, particularly in facial details. Having one artist—someone also involved in the adaptation and editing—seems to have made for a much better product.
In terms of story, Matthew Hansen—current Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics/Dabel Brothers Productions—handled some adaptation duties, before handing over the reigns to J.S. Earls, while Kevin Kaiser handled editing duties. It’s always difficult translating a full-length novel into a relatively short graphic novel and a lot of character depth is missing. To Kaiser’s credit, every major plot point and every major character make an appearance in the graphic novel. There seems to have been an understanding that most readers would be coming from the novels and have a working knowledge of the story. The visual edition is here to add a visual layer to the story, not be its foundation.
Overall, I’d give Black and Red a 2.5 out of 5 and bump White up to a 4. The art of the first two volumes is just really distracting and that’s the whole reason why this version exists. White understands that a bit better, but has the weakest storyline of the three books.
The Circle Trilogy: Visual Edition was first published in three separate volumes in October 2007, then combined into an omnibus version in December 2009. While the omnibus has the perk of being a hardcover and being one book rather than three, it’s also smaller in size. The originals were printed on large 6.5”x10.25” panels while the omnibus has a smaller
5.5”x8.5”. For general readability, I like the originals better.
I shouldn’t need to say much about the story, but if you aren’t familiar with the novels these comics were adapted from, then check out my reviews here—Black, Red, White. In graphic novel form, there are things that have to go. Each 400+ page book gets trimmed into a 130-page graphic novel. That’s a lot of trimming. Different people on Dekker’s team took on different roles throughout the process. Here are some of the major players:
• Black. Adapted by Bob Strachan and Matthew Hansen; edited by Kevin Kaiser; art by Big Jack Studios.
• Red. Adapted by Matthew Hansen; edited by Kevin Kaiser and Bob Strachan; art by Jack Studios.
• White. Adapted by J.S. Earls and Mike S. Miller; edited by Mike S. Miller and Kevin Kaiser; art by Mike S. Miller.
Some things that you’ll notice immediately just from this list: White has a significantly different team than either Black or Red. I have no details on what predicated that change, but it was a good one. It’s super evident reading the omnibus version that the artistic vision of White is much different—and much better. Looking at the first two volumes, there’s a lot of odd angles and character poses. Body proportions are sometimes, well, comical. The colorists are pretty jarring as well, using some very sharp shading that creates a harsh tone. The characters seem to be always in motion and always hyper-dramatically frustrated. This seems to the doing of lead Big Jack artist, Ig Barros. Notably, while the rest of the Big Jack team worked on the later adaptation of the Lost Books, Barros did not—and a quick look at his other work confirms a long of angular poses with constipated-looking faces.
In White, Mike S. Miller takes over. Mike had previously done work on graphic novels from material written by George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan and worked for both Marvel and DC. Miller takes a much softer tone, making the characters more lifelike, particularly in facial details. Having one artist—someone also involved in the adaptation and editing—seems to have made for a much better product.
In terms of story, Matthew Hansen—current Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics/Dabel Brothers Productions—handled some adaptation duties, before handing over the reigns to J.S. Earls, while Kevin Kaiser handled editing duties. It’s always difficult translating a full-length novel into a relatively short graphic novel and a lot of character depth is missing. To Kaiser’s credit, every major plot point and every major character make an appearance in the graphic novel. There seems to have been an understanding that most readers would be coming from the novels and have a working knowledge of the story. The visual edition is here to add a visual layer to the story, not be its foundation.
Overall, I’d give Black and Red a 2.5 out of 5 and bump White up to a 4. The art of the first two volumes is just really distracting and that’s the whole reason why this version exists. White understands that a bit better, but has the weakest storyline of the three books.
October 5, 2016
I loved the novels of this series, but wanted to check out the graphic novel version. I liked that it made a series of 3 300+ page novels accessible to Emma at 7, but that was also its downfall. The story was not as excellently woven, nor the plot quite so exciting. Still, for such a complicated story it was fairly well done.
July 22, 2012
I simply do not understand the allure of graphic novels. However, they provide excellent references for body positions when one is drawing. You can find just about any position you like...
July 15, 2025
I don't get him at all. sometimes he writes some theology into his stories that make me doa. double take, sometimes I agree with it and sometimes it rubs me the wrong way. I don't know how I feel about him
December 26, 2025
I really enjoyed this book; the story was kinda rushed, but what do you expect from a graphic novel of a 3-book series? The illustrations were good, too. I would highly recommend.
January 10, 2026
The Circle Series (Black, Red, and White) was pretty good for a full‑length novel condensed into a hundred‑page graphic novel, and the artwork was good also.
June 20, 2013
I read the original Circle Trilogy (Black, Red, White) back when it first came out 2005 and loved it! Since then Ted Dekker has added to it by releasing a spin-off series of youth novels (the LOST series), as well as, other novels that tie-in or relate in one way or another to the Circle Trilogy. On top of that, he wrote a 4th book, Green, with is supposed to be BOTH a prequel AND a sequel to the original trilogy, calling it Book Zero.
As I said at the beginning of this review, I read the original trilogy and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I haven't yet picked up "Bk 0: Green" or any of the LOST series of youth novels, but I've been wanting to...so when I saw this graphic novel version of the complete trilogy at my local library I thought, "What a great (and quick) way to refresh my memory of the basic story of the original trilogy, so that I can take the leap into the rest of the world that Thomas Hunter lives, alongside his desert companions, who refer to themselves as "The Circle"!"
I thought this graphic novel was really well done. It does a great job of doing what a graphic novel's primary purpose should be: giving some wonderful artwork that helps you visualize various characters and moments in the story. There were certain people and scenes in the book that I was surprised looked different, and quite honestly...better, than how I had pictured it in my head when I first read the trilogy. In fact, there were a few times when the pictures that the artist(s) drew helped me understand things in the story that I hadn't fully grasped when reading it before...simply because I was able to "see" what was happening, rather than trying to imagine or guess. I wouldn't have thought that would happen before I read this graphic edition of the story, because, well, frankly, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what I had read. Yet, this version helped solidify the message of the story in a fuller, deeper way for me. And so, for that I applaud the artists and team that made this graphic version of Ted Dekker's wonderful series!
The ONE area I would critique...and I hate to sound negative on here, because I really did enjoy this book, but I feel like it's worth mentioning...it seemed at various times while reading like the artist(s) either didn't know remember how to draw certain characters. What I mean by that is, I'd be reading along and suddenly a character (Thomas Hunter, Rochelle, Justin, etc...) would look different than they had before. I don't know if this is a sign of a younger, less experienced artist or maybe multiple artists that draw the characters slightly different, but whatever it was...it was noticeable enough to be distracting and even slightly frustrating. This small issue is the only reason I didn't score this with all 5 stars. Aside from that however, I'm really glad I read this book and am excited to finally jump into "the rest of the story!" Or, as Ted Dekker may say, "Tim, it's time to go full Circle!"
As I said at the beginning of this review, I read the original trilogy and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I haven't yet picked up "Bk 0: Green" or any of the LOST series of youth novels, but I've been wanting to...so when I saw this graphic novel version of the complete trilogy at my local library I thought, "What a great (and quick) way to refresh my memory of the basic story of the original trilogy, so that I can take the leap into the rest of the world that Thomas Hunter lives, alongside his desert companions, who refer to themselves as "The Circle"!"
I thought this graphic novel was really well done. It does a great job of doing what a graphic novel's primary purpose should be: giving some wonderful artwork that helps you visualize various characters and moments in the story. There were certain people and scenes in the book that I was surprised looked different, and quite honestly...better, than how I had pictured it in my head when I first read the trilogy. In fact, there were a few times when the pictures that the artist(s) drew helped me understand things in the story that I hadn't fully grasped when reading it before...simply because I was able to "see" what was happening, rather than trying to imagine or guess. I wouldn't have thought that would happen before I read this graphic edition of the story, because, well, frankly, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what I had read. Yet, this version helped solidify the message of the story in a fuller, deeper way for me. And so, for that I applaud the artists and team that made this graphic version of Ted Dekker's wonderful series!
The ONE area I would critique...and I hate to sound negative on here, because I really did enjoy this book, but I feel like it's worth mentioning...it seemed at various times while reading like the artist(s) either didn't know remember how to draw certain characters. What I mean by that is, I'd be reading along and suddenly a character (Thomas Hunter, Rochelle, Justin, etc...) would look different than they had before. I don't know if this is a sign of a younger, less experienced artist or maybe multiple artists that draw the characters slightly different, but whatever it was...it was noticeable enough to be distracting and even slightly frustrating. This small issue is the only reason I didn't score this with all 5 stars. Aside from that however, I'm really glad I read this book and am excited to finally jump into "the rest of the story!" Or, as Ted Dekker may say, "Tim, it's time to go full Circle!"
November 30, 2010
Reason for Reading: This is a Cybils '10 nominee and required reading for me as a graphic novels panelist.
Ted Dekker is one of my favourite authors and I was very excited to read this as I haven't read any of his fantasy yet, meaning I hadn't read the original novels this graphic novel was based on either. Absolutely amazing story. Part fantasy and part urban fantasy. Thomas Hunter is nicked in the head with a bullet and starting from that point on whenever he falls asleep he travels between two realities. One a medieval sort of world where evil is fast encroaching upon good and he is the one who can find the answer to saving the world by finding the long lost Books of Histories and travelling into the other reality gain information. While in the modern world he realizes that the two worlds are somehow connected through him and here he may be the only one with the answer to a terrorist who is unleashing a deadly virus on the world if his demands for nuclear submission from the entire planet are not met. Eventually Thomas starts dreaming on purpose to travel between worlds, sometimes needing a bash over the head or a sedative to get to sleep quickly.
In the alternative Earth, good and evil are much more visible than they are in the modern reality but as Thomas travels he never knows which one is the dream and which one is the reality. Ultimately this is a fantastic Christian allegory of the Gospels, the Passion of Christ and the power of Baptism. An utterly thrilling story on many levels. Often reading like an episode of 24 when in the modern reality. There is the president under pressure, terrorists, kidnapped scientists and such but on the other hand when in the alternate reality it reads more like a grown-up, more violent Narnia-like story and how the two combine makes for a riveting read. The artwork is topnotch. Beautiful, dark and bold whichever is needed to represent the mood. Overall, a stunning piece of allegorical Christian fantasy.
Of course, the original novels are written for adults, but I would classify this graphic novel as a cross-over suitable for both adults and young adults. There is a young adult set of novels that compliments the series that are being turned into GNs as well. I think at this time 4 of the 6 books have been done. I'll wait for an omnibus edition like this one.
I enjoyed this so much that my next foray into Dekker's backlist is going to be this series, which also has a 4th book (Green), and all it's various offshoot series.
Ted Dekker is one of my favourite authors and I was very excited to read this as I haven't read any of his fantasy yet, meaning I hadn't read the original novels this graphic novel was based on either. Absolutely amazing story. Part fantasy and part urban fantasy. Thomas Hunter is nicked in the head with a bullet and starting from that point on whenever he falls asleep he travels between two realities. One a medieval sort of world where evil is fast encroaching upon good and he is the one who can find the answer to saving the world by finding the long lost Books of Histories and travelling into the other reality gain information. While in the modern world he realizes that the two worlds are somehow connected through him and here he may be the only one with the answer to a terrorist who is unleashing a deadly virus on the world if his demands for nuclear submission from the entire planet are not met. Eventually Thomas starts dreaming on purpose to travel between worlds, sometimes needing a bash over the head or a sedative to get to sleep quickly.
In the alternative Earth, good and evil are much more visible than they are in the modern reality but as Thomas travels he never knows which one is the dream and which one is the reality. Ultimately this is a fantastic Christian allegory of the Gospels, the Passion of Christ and the power of Baptism. An utterly thrilling story on many levels. Often reading like an episode of 24 when in the modern reality. There is the president under pressure, terrorists, kidnapped scientists and such but on the other hand when in the alternate reality it reads more like a grown-up, more violent Narnia-like story and how the two combine makes for a riveting read. The artwork is topnotch. Beautiful, dark and bold whichever is needed to represent the mood. Overall, a stunning piece of allegorical Christian fantasy.
Of course, the original novels are written for adults, but I would classify this graphic novel as a cross-over suitable for both adults and young adults. There is a young adult set of novels that compliments the series that are being turned into GNs as well. I think at this time 4 of the 6 books have been done. I'll wait for an omnibus edition like this one.
I enjoyed this so much that my next foray into Dekker's backlist is going to be this series, which also has a 4th book (Green), and all it's various offshoot series.
January 24, 2013
This review is copy/pasted directly, without altercation, from my personal blog.
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If you know me, you probably know I've been a Ted Dekker fan for a long time. Some of his stories I can't stand, while others are simply amazing. One of Dekker's most well-known works is his Books of History Chronicles, which ties several of his series and standalone novels together. That all started with the Circle Trilogy, released back in 2004. It was the Circle that introduced readers to the wondrous fantasy world of Other Earth, and it set the foundations for many spectacular stories to come.
The Circle Series: Visual Edition contains the complete graphic novels Black: The Birth of Evil, Red: The Heroic Rescue, and White: The Great Pursuit, based on their counterpart novels of the same names. The fourth and final novel in the literary series, Green: The Beginning and the End (or Green: The Last Stand) has not yet been adapted into graphic novel format. This is fine, and actually a good thing, because it works better as the standalone sequel to three of Dekker's series, and should only be read after reading all of its predecessors.
The Visual Edition is surprisingly pretty good. I actually liked the art style once I got used to it. It still follows the same story as the novels, of course, but it feels largely abridged. This is needed, so that it will even fit in comic format, but it doesn't feel like it tells the full story. It would be confusing and probably cheesy to people who have not already experienced the story.
My biggest complaint with the Visual Edition of the Circle Series is that it's not a good place to start the story for those who have not read the novels. Because the creators had to skip a lot of content, the plot feels slightly rushed and confusing. In addition, my favorite scene from the novel White was removed altogether.
In conclusion, it's a fun and cool way to revisit the world of the Circle, but only to those who have already experienced the trilogy. I would not recommend it those who haven't yet taken the plunge.
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If you know me, you probably know I've been a Ted Dekker fan for a long time. Some of his stories I can't stand, while others are simply amazing. One of Dekker's most well-known works is his Books of History Chronicles, which ties several of his series and standalone novels together. That all started with the Circle Trilogy, released back in 2004. It was the Circle that introduced readers to the wondrous fantasy world of Other Earth, and it set the foundations for many spectacular stories to come.
The Circle Series: Visual Edition contains the complete graphic novels Black: The Birth of Evil, Red: The Heroic Rescue, and White: The Great Pursuit, based on their counterpart novels of the same names. The fourth and final novel in the literary series, Green: The Beginning and the End (or Green: The Last Stand) has not yet been adapted into graphic novel format. This is fine, and actually a good thing, because it works better as the standalone sequel to three of Dekker's series, and should only be read after reading all of its predecessors.
The Visual Edition is surprisingly pretty good. I actually liked the art style once I got used to it. It still follows the same story as the novels, of course, but it feels largely abridged. This is needed, so that it will even fit in comic format, but it doesn't feel like it tells the full story. It would be confusing and probably cheesy to people who have not already experienced the story.
My biggest complaint with the Visual Edition of the Circle Series is that it's not a good place to start the story for those who have not read the novels. Because the creators had to skip a lot of content, the plot feels slightly rushed and confusing. In addition, my favorite scene from the novel White was removed altogether.
In conclusion, it's a fun and cool way to revisit the world of the Circle, but only to those who have already experienced the trilogy. I would not recommend it those who haven't yet taken the plunge.
March 3, 2013
I really prefer the novel to the graphic novel. I like some of what they've done with it but some things really annoyed me about the art (and I was just sad that some material had to be skipped - I know how expensive this kind of thing is to do, but it really does move quickly.)
The character designs were mostly well done but facial expressions were not all they could've been. Kara in particular annoyed me both in expression and in design. The paneling was fairly basic - nothing too special. Occasionally the text bubbles confused me as to who was speaking as they were unattributed. Some of the perspectives in the panels felt like they were more there to show off an odd perspective & foreshortening instead of to tell the story.
In summation, I feel like they put the art on after the story instead of making story and art work together. This may just be a problem of any graphic novel adaptation, but somehow I had higher expectations for this.
It's still very pretty and would make any fan of the books happy.
The character designs were mostly well done but facial expressions were not all they could've been. Kara in particular annoyed me both in expression and in design. The paneling was fairly basic - nothing too special. Occasionally the text bubbles confused me as to who was speaking as they were unattributed. Some of the perspectives in the panels felt like they were more there to show off an odd perspective & foreshortening instead of to tell the story.
In summation, I feel like they put the art on after the story instead of making story and art work together. This may just be a problem of any graphic novel adaptation, but somehow I had higher expectations for this.
It's still very pretty and would make any fan of the books happy.
January 23, 2020
I really liked the original series. I wanted to like this version but there were a few things that bothered me. It's been too long for me to remember if certain details are missing because they cut things from the original or if they were always plot holes but I just noticed. I think overall I was confused about the links: why one person might link to a specific person and how injury/death affected each link.
Furthermore...there is an extreme lack of diversity in the "Colored Forest." This is supposed to be an Eden-like place and yet there's only white people there... -_- Also, we get introduced to Tanis as the first man...but who is "Eve"? We never hear a single reference to the first woman created .
*shrug* I wish I'd not read this version and left the memory of the original as it were.
Full review at my blog: http://www.psalmstogod.com/2020/01/th...
Furthermore...there is an extreme lack of diversity in the "Colored Forest." This is supposed to be an Eden-like place and yet there's only white people there... -_- Also, we get introduced to Tanis as the first man...but who is "Eve"? We never hear a single reference to the first woman created .
*shrug* I wish I'd not read this version and left the memory of the original as it were.
Full review at my blog: http://www.psalmstogod.com/2020/01/th...
February 2, 2014
I've read the first three books in the Circle Series—Black, Red and White—many, many years ago. However, I hadn't yet realized there is now a fourth book. That realization meant that I simply had to refresh my memory of the first three books in preparation of reading Green. What better and easier way to do so than with a graphic novel adaptation of the trilogy, right?
I remember the original trilogy being amazing, and definitely highly recommended to readers of Christian fantasy. The adaptation, however, didn't live up. It was definitely entertaining, but it wasn't amazing. The characters seemed off to me, and a lot of the story simply didn't translate to the medium well. I often found myself thrown off by the narration, despite being familiar with the story already.
I remember the original trilogy being amazing, and definitely highly recommended to readers of Christian fantasy. The adaptation, however, didn't live up. It was definitely entertaining, but it wasn't amazing. The characters seemed off to me, and a lot of the story simply didn't translate to the medium well. I often found myself thrown off by the narration, despite being familiar with the story already.
August 29, 2010
Having never read the series I do not know how it compares, but the story is easy enough to follow and is well laid out with fine art and great color.
The story is about two realities connected by one man's dreams. When he dreams in our when, he participates and influences another when—and vice versa. In our when, he has to save humanity from a deadly virus. In the alternate when, he also has to save his people.
There are some Christian themes that are not overwhelming and work well in the story. It can be a thought provoking story of good and evil for a young reader while still being an entertaining reading experience.
The story is about two realities connected by one man's dreams. When he dreams in our when, he participates and influences another when—and vice versa. In our when, he has to save humanity from a deadly virus. In the alternate when, he also has to save his people.
There are some Christian themes that are not overwhelming and work well in the story. It can be a thought provoking story of good and evil for a young reader while still being an entertaining reading experience.
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March 24, 2016The Circle Series, an adaption of the Black, Red and White by Ted Dekker was a well written graphic novel with good plot and well done drawings. As I read this book, what really stood out to me was the symbolism, in which referenced to things such as Christianity regarding God and Satan. I liked how the story revolved around a character mediating between two separate worlds of different timelines through his dreams. I found this concept quite refreshing and enjoyed the blend of action, mystery, and fantasy. To conclude I found this book satisfying and delightful and would recommend this book to anyone looking for some action on an intricate level.
February 21, 2014
I was given this book as a gift. I had never heard of the series and was pleasently surprised at how original and interesting the story was. It's a thrill-ride with non-stop action, but there's a gripping and thought-provoking plot that's rounded out with christian undertones as well. The characters are deep and I quickly grew attached to almost all of them, even some of the "bad guys." I read the graphic novel version and am definitely interested in checking out the original versions. Would make a great movie.
November 14, 2010
I picked this up with some skepticism, as I've not been impressed with the quality of writing of most Christian fiction, but was drawn in despite myself. The story moved quickly (think "24") and was creative and multifaceted. I really enjoyed it. The graphic novel adaptation is well put-together and I thought the art was adequate if not distinguished. It reminded me a bit of last year's Cybils finalist The Dreamer.
January 9, 2020
I read this several years ago. I can remember there were some things that were missing that was in the original books but now I can't remember what was missing. I understand they had to shorten them and couldn't add everything. Still enjoyed following Thomas Hunter and Thomas of Hunter in his dream world.
December 31, 2021
I read the graphic novel adaptations about 17 years after I read the original. Which was useful in remembering where I was (in a spiritual sense) when I originally read the books. They had a massive impact on me, thinking about the insidiousness of how we are easily distracted from living how God wants us to live - with lives full of love and kindness for others.
April 22, 2014
In the beginning, this book was hard to follow; however, as I read further, the plot made more sense. The two worlds trick, still, was hard to follow, all together. In the end, this is a true tearful graphic novel.
November 18, 2012
This story occurs in two worlds connected together by a set of individuals in whose dreams information is passed between the worlds. Both worlds have plagues, and the overall plot is curing the plague in each world. The story moves along swiftly and the graphics are very well done.
April 20, 2013
The graphic novel is cheesy. I am not inclined to read the books. I'm not a big fantasy fan and the duel worlds idea has been done before and better (12 Monkeys,) so I'm not going to be reading the other two graphic novels either.
October 9, 2010
I don't have this exact edition, but I have all three of the graphic novels in this book. I really liked the story, and the artwork is really good.
May 18, 2010
The art is very good, and these hit on all the points that the actual series hits on. Definitely worth a look.
May 15, 2012
I loved the Circle Series - all of them was hard to put down - read them in 3 days each. I was sorry when the last book was read.
May 26, 2012
going to to green now, the last book in the series. I have really enjoyed these. :)
April 18, 2013
So fun to experience the same story in such a different way. What a ride!
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June 19, 2013I read the original series and loved it. Not the graphic novel version.
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