Books : The Best of Ray Bradbury: The Graphic Novel
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by: Ray Bradbury
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780743474764
ISBN: 0743474767
Label: IBooks
Manufacturer: IBooks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: August 26, 2003
Publisher: IBooks
Sales Rank: 820885
Studio: IBooks
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Product Description:
The best comics illustrators celebrate the world's most acclaimed author of the fantastic.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Mixed Bag of Bradbury
I'm not a particularly huge Bradbury fan, although I am familiar with his most famous/popular work, and am aware of his vast influence on modern science-fiction. I am a fan of graphic storytelling though, and that led me to pick up this collection of graphic adaptations of twelve of his short stories (I have no idea why the publisher has chosen to give the book the subtitle, "The Graphic Novel", presumably to cash in on the current popularity of the so-called graphic novel). To add to the confusion, ... Read More
Rating: - Must Have for Bradbury/Comic Fans
The Best of Ray Bradbury contains illustrated adaptations of some of Ray Bradbury's most famous stories. The text and the art unquestionably captures the essence of these classic science fiction tales from the 1960's. The language and clothing reflect the time period, and are not modernized. Reading it, I felt as if I was holding a yellowed paperback published in the 1970's. Definitely authentic.
The art for each story is unique. No artist's style is the same. Best of all, Bradbury ... Read More
Rating: - Good stories, good art
Bradbury, more than most well known SF writers, put a human face on his tales of maybe-if and far-away.
Here, some of comics' best artists put faces on Bradbury's tales. On the whole, the matching of artist to story was brilliant. Jon J. Muth's watercolors illustrated an eerie, atmospheric experience within another mind. Harvey Kurtzman's geometric, brash figures walk through a noir murder mystery, narrated by the deceased. Richard Corben's piece opens the book, showing not a hero or has-been ... Read More
Rating: - Good but missing some things.
Its great to see classic Bradbury stories adapted into graphic peaces. Only one compliant; the book description mentions HOMECOMING illustrated by Steve Leialoha, this is not in the book. Homecoming is a favorite of mine, and I imagined it would be great illustrated. But nonetheless I enjoyed the book for the great stories, and beautiful art.
Rating:  - second edition corrects page order of first edition
hey! ibooks has reprinted ray bradbury graphic novel with the pages of 'the city' corrected. the book is now a bargain!
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