This was an very good adaptation and a very good graphic novel. I didn't know what to expect because I was so dis…This was an very good adaptation and a very good graphic novel. I didn't know what to expect because I was so disappointed with the Lightening Thief graphic novel, and the second book was better but not great. But this was a great story and a lot of fun. The story was easy to follow, had a lot of exciting moments, had humor and heart the way Riordan's books are supposed to and was just what it should have been. And it's really substantive, it's a thick book that takes a while to read, there's a lot of story there. I'm sure purists would quibble about what was left out, but it felt like a very good adaptation that hit the high notes of the book, from what I remember. And it felt like people who haven't read the book would be able to make sense of it, which was not a feeling that I got at all from the first two Lightening Thief graphic novels. The art was serviceable, not great but it got the job done. It's a shame he can't draw pretty woman though. Annabeth was just unattractive, the goddess of love and beauty herself looked like a middle-aged soccer mom, and poor Piper was often quite odd looking, even when she had her mother's (unwanted) blessing. There were a lot of unattractive or bland faces, really. By unattractive I mean weirdly scrunched or shaded or or shaped in ways that seemed inconsistent with the character, not a judgement about their prettiness. But despite being occasionally distracting, overall the art was fine. It was a very enjoyable book that I would recommend for fans and for newbies alike.