I admit that it’s been a very long time since I’ve watched the movie Yellow Submarine. In fact, I actually wasn’t sure if we owned it and I had to go out into the garage to look through our old box of DVD’s to find it. So by now you all realize that mine is the 1999 version and not the beautifully restored 2012 version. This brings me to my second confession that after getting about 20 pages into this 112 page hardcover, graphic novel, I slipped the movie into my player to see how the book compared to the original story.
Picture yourself…in your favorite chair, with your favorite small child (be it your own kid, niece, nephew, or kid you babysit) curled up next to you as you read them the story of the Yellow Submarine. The book follows the movie as best it can without all the great psychedelic animation or well-known songs as background music. But if you’re a true Beatles’ fan, chances are your kids already know the title and other songs. Where the movie may be a bit much for young minds to absorb, this graphic novel is a great way to introduce your children to reading while at the same time making sure that they are future Beatles freaks like their parents or guardians.
The book isn’t an exact replica of the film and does skip tiny bits of the movie’s dialog here, there and everywhere, while adding tiny snippets to make it all make sense on paper, while at same time staying true to the story. The illustrations are adapted from the movie, but once again, the dialog isn’t going to exactly match up with the movie’s animation. Still, it’s a very, very good adaption with Mr. Morrison fitting in as much of the movie’s background graphics as he can on every colorful page. If you’re a Beatles book collector or the parent of a little Beatle fan, then this book belongs on your shelf. Just be sure to put the soundtrack on your stereo before indulging. And for that reason…
I rate this book, 3 out of 4 Beetles!
Beatles-Freak's Reviews 
Did you ever review Tony Branwell’s book, “Magical Mystery Tour” from the last decade? Enjoying it now. Nik
On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 8:44 AM Beatles-Freak’s Reviews wrote:
> Beatles Freak Reviews posted: “The Beatles Yellow Submarine is a new > graphic novel that was just released this past Tuesday, August 28, 2018. It > was put out by Titan Comics and illustrated by Bill Morrison – the > co-founder of Bongo Comics and editor of MAD magazine. I admit that it'” >
Nope, but I’ll add it to my list!
We interviewed Bill Morrison for our own book on the Yellow Submarine and learned he was restricted by copyright from using any lyrics or even any song titles. It’s amazing he was able to make the bridges between the songs in this book almost without noticing their absence.