Mike Mignola illustrating "The City?" Yes, please.

This is a collection of Ray Bradbury short stories as reimagined by well respected graphic novelists. At a glance, this seems like a great idea. Bradbury's poetic style seems to cry out for imagery. And some of these adaptations are very nicely done and include very nice, evocative images.

The trouble for me is that I have read all of these stories before, some of them multiple times. So to read these words again and have new images juxtaposed on top of them was at times disruptive. Did I need a new set of images to go with these words? And do the images provided here complement or intrude upon the ones I already have in the back of my mind?

This book is an interesting experiment and not a bad idea - but for me its a mixed review.

I usually have a hard time rating short stories. Some are good, some aren't, and most of them are in between with potential. This was interesting, worth reading, but still didn't totally pull me in or blow me away as a whole. I did feel like the stories got better as they went on-I least into: A Sound of Thunder, The City, The Golden Apples of the Sun. My favorite was The Visitor, but I was also a pretty big fan of The April Witch (though I hated what this story had to say about consent in relationships, especially in typical male/female roles that it was clearly displaying--it really was interesting despite the uneasy knot in my stomach), A Piece of Wood, and Come Into My Cellar. And the Fog Horn did seem very sad. The other stories didn't mean much to me either way.

Ray Bradbury is a master of the short form in fiction, there's no question. Pairing him up with artists to create stunning new visions of his masterpieces is a no-brainer for a great graphic novel. A lot of my favourite stories are in here, and a few of my less-favourites, but overall well worth the read and definitely recommended.

A collection of twelve graphic adaptations of some of Rat Bradbury's best short stories, illustrated by artists such as Mike Mignola, Richard Corben, Matt Wagner, and others. I have loved Bradbury's stories ever since Middle School, but this was the first time I have read his works in a graphic novel format and it was pure joy. Hope to get my hands on more collections just like this!

Meh, 3.5. But i loved seeing some old favorites.

Oh. My. Goodness.
Loved this graphic novel packed with short stories by non other than one of the masters himself, Ray Bradbury!!
Most excellent indeed.

A very peculiar little collection that I honestly wasn't familiar with. I keep giving Ray a chance but maybe he's just not my cup of tea. The illustrations were unique and some were pretty awesome. It is a very good representation of Bradbury though. If you're a fan of his, you will probably dig this too.