The art in this graphic novel was so incredibly beautiful. The Wendy Project is a retelling of the
story of Peter Pan, but this time a lot- and I mean A LOT- more sad. Seriously,
it ripped my heart out. Please don’t read this if you want to cry. In fact, you
can stop reading this review now. Consider this a “Lemony Snicket” warning.
The Wendy Project
takes place in modern day, and we see the Darling children again by another
name. In this version, they are called the Davies, which is the family that
author J.M. Barrie based the Darling children off of. It should be noted if you
do not know already, that J.M. Barrie, who was the original author of the story
of Peter Pan, suffered a lot of personal loss throughout his life. His older
brother died in a skating accident when he was just a teen. I felt like this is
important to know when reading this book because I think that Melissa Jane
Osborne was paying some homage to J.M. Barrie’s early childhood life in this
graphic novel. Anyway, in this book, the Davies experience some serious turmoil
right off the bat. While Wendy is driving, the children are in an awful car
accident. Wendy and John make it out, but Michael is missing. Dealing with loss is never easy, but since Wendy and John believe he is still out there somewhere, it is even harder for them. Will they ever see Michael again?
One thing I have always loved about the story of Peter Pan
is that there are many different adaptations. Even with the play or movies, the
tale is usually altered from the original J.M. Barrie classic. The interesting
theories that are out there about the story of Peter Pan go to show the many different
ways to look at and analyze the original story. I do not want to give too much
away about the twist in The Wendy
Project in my review here, but this book is in full support of one of the
main theories out there. If you are a fan of any Peter Pan adaptation (AND are
okay with crying today), check out The Wendy Project. - MC
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