Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune: The Graphic Novel, cartea 1
Autor Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert Ilustrat de Raul Allen, Patricia Martinen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 dec 2020
Traducerea universului complex al lui Frank Herbert din mediul literar în cel vizual reprezintă o provocare monumentală, însă Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 reușește să păstreze intactă densitatea filozofică a originalului, oferind în același timp o claritate estetică fascinantă. Această adaptare în limba engleză nu pierde nimic din rigoarea terminologică a lui Herbert; dimpotrivă, aduce o dimensiune tactilă dunelor de nisip de pe Arrakis. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în echilibrul dintre textul adaptat de Brian Herbert și Kevin J. Anderson și limbajul vizual modern propus de Raul Allen și Patricia Martin. Cititorul care a apreciat profunzimea istorică și jocurile de putere din Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1 va găsi aici aceeași atenție la detalii politice, dar într-un context narativ mai apropiat de sursa originală, axat pe ascensiunea lui Paul Atreides. Vizual, experiența de lectură este fluidă, culorile vibrante reușind să diferențieze clar între răceala tehnologică a castelului Caladan și arșița mistică a deșertului. În contextul operei autorului, această bandă desenată se poziționează ca o poartă de acces vizuală spre Dune Messiah și restul cronicii, respectând viziunea ecologică ce l-a consacrat pe Frank Herbert. Credem că această ediție reușește să transforme un text dens într-o succesiune de cadre cinematografice, fără a sacrifica nuanțele misticismului sau complexitatea sistemului feudal interstellar.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1419731505
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: Full-colour illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 175 x 256 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Editura: Chronicle Books
Colecția Abrams Books
Seriile Dune: The Graphic Novel, Abrams ComicArts
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte pasionaților de benzi desenate și fanilor universului creat de Frank Herbert. Este ocazia perfectă de a vedea personajele și peisajele iconice prin ochii unor artiști premiați, într-un format grafic de colecție. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă nouă asupra luptei pentru mirodenie, beneficiind de un ritm alert și o prezentare vizuală care completează perfect lectura romanului original.
Despre autor
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (1920–1986) a fost un autor american de literatură științifico-fantastică, celebru pentru crearea universului Dune, cea mai bine vândută serie de profil din toate timpurile. Jurnalist și consultant ecologic, Herbert a infuzat proza sa cu teme complexe precum evoluția umană, ecologia planetară și intersecția dintre religie și politică. Lucrarea sa a influențat decisiv genul beletristicii speculative, fiind recompensată cu premiile Hugo și Nebula. Această adaptare grafică este coordonată de fiul său, Brian Herbert, care continuă să exploreze și să extindă moștenirea literară a tatălui său prin noi perspective narative.
Descriere
The definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert
Dune, Frank Herbert’s epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a powerful, fanstastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s adaptation retains the integrity of the original novel, and Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín’s magnificent illustrations, along with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz, bring the book to life for a new generation of readers.
Notă biografică
Frank Herbert (1920-86) was the author of Dune and its five sequels, as well as numerous other highly praised novels. Herbert became internationally famous for his science fiction novels and was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer. His novel Dune is one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time, and the series is widely considered the archetype for all science-fiction that followed. Dune is the most admired science fiction novel ever written.
Brian Herbert is the son of legendary science fiction author Frank Herbert and has written the definitive biography of him, Dreamer of Dune, a finalist for the Hugo Award. Brian has also written many highly imaginative novels, including the Timeweb trilogy, the ecological fantasy Ocean (with his wife, Jan), The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma, The Unborn, and The Assassination of Billy Jeeling. His earlier acclaimed novels include The Stolen Gospels, Sudanna Sudanna, and Sidney's Comet, as well as Man of Two Worlds (written with his father). Brian has collaborated on many novels in the Dune series with Kevin J. Anderson, all of which became international bestsellers, and they also collaborated on the Hellhole trilogy. Brian comanages the legacy of Frank Herbert and is an executive producer of the new motion picture Dune and the forthcoming TV series Dune: The Sisterhood. He and his wife live in Seattle, Washington.
Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author of more than 50 bestsellers. In addition to his original novels, he has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert he is the coauthor of 14 novels in the Dune series. Anderson has also written numerous comic books, including Star Wars and Predator for Dark Horse, Justice Society of America for DC Comics, Starjammers for Marvel, The X-Files for Topps, as well as original titles for IDW and Wildstorm. He currently resides in Colorado, with his wife.
Raúl Allén grew up in the town of Valladolid, Spain. He graduated with a degree in fine arts from Salamanca University and moved to Boston to study illustration and design. He currently lives in Spain. Allén has worked for Marvel Comics, Valiant, and DC Comics, with writers such as Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, Warren Ellis, Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Peter Milligan. Allén has also worked on more than a hundred covers for Valiant, Image, Boom! Studios, and Penguin. He has also worked for Quentin Tarantino, Playboy, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Billboard, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Allén's work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, Washington DC, Rome, Berlin, Stockholm, Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Barcelona. When he is not drawing, Allén directs, shoots, and animates music videos.
Patricia Martín is a letterer, comics artist, and illustrator nominated for multiple Harvey Awards. Born in Spain, she always felt the need to communicate either through writing or drawing. Martín began her career in the field of book publishing with companies such as Oxford University Press, El Jinete Azul, and Barbara Fiore Editora, working on lettering and design. Later on she moved to the illustration and comics industry, and for the last four years he has worked on Wonder Woman with Steve Orlando, Bloodshot Reborn with Jeff Lemire, Ninjak with Matt Kindt, and Secret Weapons alongside artist Raúl Allén.
Bill Sienkiewicz is an Eisner Award-winning, Emmy-nominated artist best known for revamping the style of comics and graphic novel, most notably with Marvel Comics and DC Comics, earning him an international reputation and cult status across media industries. In 1984, Sienkiewicz was chosen by David Lynch to illustrate the comic book adaptation of his Dune movie for Marvel Comics. Sienkiewicz's work has graced museums and galleries worldwide; advertising campaigns for Nike, MTV, the 2006 Winter Olympics, and Nissan; and magazines such as Entertainment Weekly and Spin. He lives in Los Angeles, California.