Occlith
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Nevermore: A Graphic Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories is a collection of eight stories and one poem, retold and illustrated in a graphic novel format by nine pairs of writers and illustrators.
The Raven
The Pit and Pendulum
The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Black Cat
The Oval Portrait
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Masque of the Red Death
and a Poe biography - Facts in the Case of Edgar Allan Poe.
"The Pit and Pendulum" addresses state sanctioned torture and death of ideological prisoners.
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" takes place in a future where Auguste Dupin and an optronic encoder – a kind of holographic computer database with a human appearance – use technology and logic, to solve a murder case.
"The Black Cat", a black panther in a small traveling circus, has vengeance on a cruel ringmaster.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart", a volunteer at a center for the blind is repulsed and increasingly obsessed by a new client.
"The Masque of the Red Death" has a comic book and science-fiction convention as the setting during an epidemic in the USA.
The aforementioned stories were the best in this collection; the writing and art go well together. In particular "The Pit and Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" capture the spirit of the original stories but stand well on their own as new works.
As with the writing, the art employs different styles and techniques.
In "The Black Cat", the ringmaster is haunted by "hidden" images of the panther.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" has stark black and white illustrations to depict the turmoil of the characters and the bizarre storyline.
"The Raven" had a contemporary setting with a billionaire recluse in his apartment but the art didn't really add anything to the poem.
The humor in "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar" could have benefited with cartoon style artwork rather than an illustrative style.
"The Oval Portrait" needed a stronger storyline and better illustrations.
The Poe biography is a humorous tribute that fittingly ends the book.
The Raven
The Pit and Pendulum
The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Black Cat
The Oval Portrait
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Masque of the Red Death
and a Poe biography - Facts in the Case of Edgar Allan Poe.
"The Pit and Pendulum" addresses state sanctioned torture and death of ideological prisoners.
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" takes place in a future where Auguste Dupin and an optronic encoder – a kind of holographic computer database with a human appearance – use technology and logic, to solve a murder case.
"The Black Cat", a black panther in a small traveling circus, has vengeance on a cruel ringmaster.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart", a volunteer at a center for the blind is repulsed and increasingly obsessed by a new client.
"The Masque of the Red Death" has a comic book and science-fiction convention as the setting during an epidemic in the USA.
The aforementioned stories were the best in this collection; the writing and art go well together. In particular "The Pit and Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" capture the spirit of the original stories but stand well on their own as new works.
As with the writing, the art employs different styles and techniques.
In "The Black Cat", the ringmaster is haunted by "hidden" images of the panther.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" has stark black and white illustrations to depict the turmoil of the characters and the bizarre storyline.
"The Raven" had a contemporary setting with a billionaire recluse in his apartment but the art didn't really add anything to the poem.
The humor in "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar" could have benefited with cartoon style artwork rather than an illustrative style.
"The Oval Portrait" needed a stronger storyline and better illustrations.
The Poe biography is a humorous tribute that fittingly ends the book.
