Alex Rider graphic novels · BOOK 1 OF 7
Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel
Spoiler-free summary
Antony Johnston adapts Alex's first mission into a full-colour graphic narrative illustrated by Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki.
London, Cornwall and the Stormbreaker complex on the south coast of England. The pleasure lies in coercion and choice and loyalty, shaped by a prose story reshaped through panels, page turns, visual pacing and compressed dialogue..
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Can I start here?
A natural entry point: this begins the Alex Rider graphic novels sequence and establishes its central world.
What makes it different
The clean lines and sudden panels suit the first mission beautifully; the adaptation makes the original book's mechanical precision visible.
Setting
London, Cornwall and the Stormbreaker complex on the south coast of England.
Content guidance
Threat, violence, weapons, coercion and child endangerment; intensity varies by mission.
Title & retitling history
This book is listed as Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel; no alternative title is included in the linked sources.
Collaborators, illustrators & adaptors
- Adapted by Antony Johnston
- Illustrated by Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki
Source-linked extras
Horowitz on the craft
Publisher-run series context, interviews and news. Only statements directly supported there are attributed to Horowitz.
Official Alex Rider site ↗Continuity
Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel is volume 1 of 7 in Alex Rider graphic novels. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.
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