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The Best of Ray Bradbury

ray bradbury dave gibbons richard corben mike mignola

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Gr. 6-up. Here's a collection that will have graphic novel fans and die-hard Bradbury readers scrambling for the shelves. Some of the best artists in the business have adapted the author's short stories for the comics page. Each adaptation is accompanied by a preface by Bradbury, offering insight into the inspiration for the story, and each artist is paired with a story that suits his artwork perfectly. Among the best are "Come into My Cellar," from Dave Gibbons (of Watchmen fame), a Tales from the Crypt -like story of invaders from outer space, complete with a cliff-hanger ending and retro artwork, and "The Golden Apples of the Sun," adapted by P. Craig Russell (Sandman), an interstellar exploration of the uninhabitable star. A wonderful showcase of graphic novel artists and a great introduction for readers new to Bradbury's dark fantasy world. -Carlos Orellana

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2003

This edition

Format
160 pages, Paperback
Published
June 21, 2012 by IBooks
ISBN
9780743474764
ASIN
0743474767
Language
English

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About the author

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Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".

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Waspscreama
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April 26,2025
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I read some of the stories and it just felt like something was missing-to me. It almost seemed as though they were incomplete. I wasn't a big fan of the artwork, but I thought I would easily be exposed to more Bradbury works by checking out this graphic novel. Big hint-didn't help. Like I said, didn't like the artwork. "Come Into My Cellar" and "A Sound of Thunder" were the better drawn. Some of them had artwork that was just as confusing as the story. "A Piece of Wood" and "Picasso Summer" were just skippable. I could not get around the drawing. It's okay if you've never read this stuff and want to imagine it as someone else would, but this just was not my forte.
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dankchungus
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April 26,2025
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The artwork is terrific and I enjoyed the variety of styles, but none of the tales rank among my favorites of Bradbury's work.
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bunsdotjpeg
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April 26,2025
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I love his stories but they are rarely as effective in a visual format. Despite some excellent artwork, this edition is no exception. It is also flawed by the dialogue at the edge or bottom of the page sometimes being cut off. Come on - amateur mistake!
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chad001
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April 26,2025
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I like reading Ray Bradbury, so it was cool to see some of his shorts stories in graphic novel format.
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AzureGalaxy
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April 26,2025
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I was a bit skeptical about these classics being turned visual, but the artwork from different artists is all wonderful, and each artist adds a particular flavor to each story. I'm glad I have this one in print.
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Yhazgar
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April 26,2025
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A couple of the stories deserved 5's, but the majority of them were kind of lame. So, overall, I will give this volume an "okay".
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AlwaysAlone
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April 26,2025
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This is a graphic novel of about ten stories by Ray Bradbury, and adapted by different artists. There were some obscure stories, as well as some classic stories, which was great because I haven't previously read all the stories. The stories included, were all adapted from the original stories to fit the graphic format, and they did a good job. It started off a little slow with "A Sound of Thunder," because that story has been told so many times, in many different forms. But, the book picks up steam after that, and I finished the rest of the book very fast. A fun alternative for Bradbury fans, and the artwork was all very good. This made for a good combination!
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