When one such savage is taken to this civilized utopia… People who live outside this utopia are considered savages. The concept of parentage and families are antiquated, sex (“everyone belongs to everyone!”) and drugs (“a gram in time saves nine!”) are the way of life, and entertainment consists mostly of “feelies,” or holographic movies with tactile sensory input. Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is set in a near-future utopian London where humans are grown instead of conceived, then conditioned into castes. How many goodly creatures are there here!

So when I was told that my next review is going to be for a graphic novel adaptation of Brave New World, I wasn’t exactly thrilled at first. Bad art can also be detrimental to an otherwise great story.

Not all prose lend themselves well to visual media like comics and film, and a lot can be lost in translation. I tend to be wary of novels being adapted into graphic form. BRAVE NEW WORLD By Aldous Huxley Publication date: ApReviewed by Clifford Jongko

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