While this version is obviously a comic, it very closely adheres to the story written by Gaiman. Soon after the original book was published in 2002, there was a graphic novel adaptation illustrated by P. No matter how friendly or familiar a stranger’s face may seem, always trust your senses. The book’s horror aspects enable Gaiman to convey a strong message to children. Soon after, Coraline is forced to confront her “other mother” who has been pulling the strings behind the ideal world all along. Coraline is immediately suspicious of her newfound second set of parents and leaves their world in favor of her own. However, they are oddly lifeless in certain scenes.

Both are physically slimmer than her true parents as well as more nurturing. Upon traveling through the door, she meets counterparts of her parents who have buttons for eyes. In her new home, there lies an intricately carved wooden door that leads Coraline on an unforeseen adventure. Gaiman’s original depiction of Coraline is a polite young British girl who has recently moved to a new home in England. This age-old phrase is taken to fictional extremes when Coraline finds herself being lured into a near-perfect version of her own life. Functioning much like a bedtime story, the book’s premise warns young readers to stay out of trouble, and more importantly, trust your instincts. In it, Gaiman adapted supernatural elements and tropes into the framework of a children’s book. Of course, the first version made was the original novel by Neil Gaiman.

Here we will examine what makes each major adaptation unique and worthy of revisiting for the twenty-year anniversary. I looked at the word Coraline, and knew it was someone’s name.” The book Coraline was published in 2002, and two decades since then, it still resonates with readers and moviegoers alike thanks to a couple of prominent adaptations following the source material. As Gaiman stated, “I had typed the name Caroline, and it came out wrong. After reading over his work, though, he discovered a key error that would shape the story we know now.

While typing out his ideas, he came up with the name Caroline. But before delving into this story, he needed a name for his protagonist. In 1990, author Neil Gaiman began to write a novel about a little girl whose dreams would come true, with a catch.

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