What is it about?
The Tale of One Bad Rat, a graphic novel by Bryan Talbot, is a tribute to Beatrix Potter as well as a story about a homeless teen.
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Why is it important?
The article uses adaptation theory to show that Bryan Talbot is retelling Beatrix Potter's life story, thus providing a new interpretation of Talbot's graphic novel.
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As a scholar of children's literature and graphic novels, I found Bryan Talbot's One Bad Rat an interesting approach to Beatrix Potter's biography.
Dr. Donna R. White
Arkansas Technical University
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This page is a summary of: Finding Beatrix Potter: Bryan Talbot’s The Tale of One Bad Rat, Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics, October 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2018.1533484.
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