Dune: Grafik Roman, 2. Kısım - Muad'Dib

Dune: The Graphic Novel

by Brian Herbert, Raúl Allén (Illustrator), Patricia Martín (Illustrator)

FRANK HERBERT’IN BILIMKURGU ROMANI DUNE’UN KUSURSUZ GRAFİK ROMAN UYARLAMASI: DUNE – 2. KISIM: MUAD’DİB

Feodal bir uzak gelecekte geçen Dune genç Paul Atreides’in hikâyesini anlatır. Paul ve annesi Leydi Jessica, Arrakis’in çöllerinde mahsur kalmışlardır. Hain Doktor Yueh tarafından ihanete uğrayan ve en büyük düşmanları Harkonnenler tarafından hanedanlıkları yok edilen Paul ve Jessica, gizemli Fremenleri bulmak zorundadır. Gezegenin çok sıkı korunan sırlarını çözmeye devam ederken, her ikisi de kaderlerini ve hayatlarını sonsuza dek değiştirecek seçimlerle karşı karşıya kalacaklardır.

Brian Herbert ve Kevin J. Anderson’ın orijinal esere birebir sadık kalan üç ciltlik adaptasyonunun ikinci cildini de Raúl Allén ve Patricia Martín şahane çizimleriyle görsele aktarıyor.

“Bu çizgi roman, Dune destanını okumak ve romanın ayrıntılarına dalmak için harika bir yol. Anlaşılır ve özenli çizimler anlatıyı takip etmeyi kolaylaştırıyor ve hikâyeye grafik romanların sunduğu en şık meziyetleri katıyor.” —Alex Ross

Genres: Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Comics, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 2022

About the author

Brian Patrick Herbert is an American author who lives in Washington state. He is the elder son of science fiction author Frank Patrick Herbert.

Reviews

[s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all] · Rating 3 out of 5]

Space lute
Volume 2 of the Dune graphic novel series, Maud’dib picks up after the fall of Arrakis and is non-stop fun as characters scatter and Paul and Lady Jessica seek out the Fremen. I felt this volume was an improvement upon the first volume, particularly with the very stunning art here, though still reads a bit clunky and some of the dialogue is a bit stilted. But it’s a fun ride and a delight to look at. It is also a rather faithful adaptation (adapted by Frank Herbert’s son Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson who also collaborated on the prequel novels) and I would highly recommend this to anyone who has enjoyed the film but doesn’t expect to get through the novel (though my highest recommendation, naturally, would be to read the novel). Still, this makes for a great little read and collectors series for both new and long-term fans.

The best aspect of this book is the art. There are some really gorgeous panels here, done by artists Raul Allen, Patricia Martín, Bill Sienkiewicz. There are some great artistic choices that allow them to juggle a lot of interior dialogue and shifting perspectives in ways that feel fluid and insightful, with cool visual designs that are able to incorporate a lot into some of the more chaotic scenes such as the hand-to-hand combat.

Cool fight scene style

That said, some of the action scenes read rather clunkily, particularly the one right at the beginning, and can be hard to follow at first. Still, it is visually impressive nonetheless.

This is a fun little volume and despite a few aspects that are underwhelming, I am still eager for volume 3 in Spring of 2024. This is a helpful read for those who haven’t read the novel as it basically takes readers to the same stopping point as the film but fills in what was going on with everyone else during this time and sets up the character of Feyd-Rautha (absent from the film thus far). It catches you up on the small cultural exchanges that are crucial to the novel but light in the film. Short, visually amazing, and a fun little read.

3.5/5


Lady Jessica looking cool as hell

[Marcos GM · Rating 5 out of 5]

[ESP/ENG]

Me gusta poner algunas citas de las lecturas, y en este caso aún siendo muy manida, no puedo no ponerla. Así que allá va:

No conoceré el miedo. El miedo mata la mente. El miedo es la pequeña muerte que conduce a la destrucción total. Afrontaré mi miedo. Dejaré que pase sobre mí y a través de mí. Y cuando haya pasado, giraré mi ojo interior para escrutar su camino. Allá donde haya pasado el miedo ya no habrá nada. Solo estaré yo

Esta segunda parte es difícil de reseñar, porque como muchas segundas partes empieza in media res y no termina propiamente dicho. Pero a grandes rasgos, seguimos a Paul y su madre Dama Jessica en su huida de los Harkonnen. Se deberán enfrentar al desierto, salvador y terrible a la par, e intentar encontrar aliados.

La historia sufre un poquito por lo dicho anteriormente, pero no es mala para nada (es Dune, después de todo), y el arte sigue a un muy buen nivel. El uso de colores aquí vira más a tonos azules, algo lógico siendo gran parte de la trama de noche o lugares cerrados. Destaco las páginas donde tiene lugar la ceremonia dentro del Sietch, y la aparición del gusano de arena delante de Paul y Jessica.

Lo único que tiene de malo es que ahora nos toca esperar hasta primavera de 2023 al menos para acabar la trilogía.




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I like to put some quotes from the readings, and in this case, even though it is very clichéd, I can't put any other. So here it goes:

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

This second part is difficult to review, because like many second parts it begins in medias res and does not end properly speaking. But in broad strokes, we follow Paul and his mother Lady Jessica as they flee from the Harkonnens. They will have to face the desert, savior and terrible at the same time, and try to find allies.

The story suffers a little from what was said above, but it's not bad at all (it's Dune, after all), and the art is still at a very good level. The use of colors here turns to blue tones, something logical since a large part of the plot is at night or in closed places. I highlight the pages where the ceremony takes place inside the Sietch, and the appearance of the sandworm in front of Paul and Jessica.

The only thing wrong with it is that now we have to wait until spring 2023 at least to finish the trilogy.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this well drawn comic 4 stars because it does take us to spring 2024 before we get the closing third part of Frank Herbert's masterpiece of science fiction.
Dune fans have been treated well these last years with two third of Dune in comics, New continuation novel (considered blasphemy by some fans) and a beautiful 1st movie by Dennis Villeneuve who managed to be very faithful to its source material and we can expect a second and maybe 3rd Dune movie.
This 2nd part of three is a faithful adaptation of Frank's great novel, visually satisfying and worthy a read for fans or newbies to the Duneverse, if you are new read the first comic as well. Better read Frank Herbert his books first you'll find yourself in for some grand scale science fiction that is worth all of the time you spend with the books.

[♥Milica♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The way I read the first graphic novel in January of 2022 and then didn't continue...better late than never though.

I appreciate it even more now, because I took a break from all things Dune in August of that year when I finished the main 8-book series, and I'm ready to jump back in again, so the reminder was welcome.

The story is quite faithful in this volume too, though a bit clunkier as others have said. The art is still gorgeous, and I had a great time reading. Luckily, the third one is already out so I'll be going through that one next.

[Nona · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's Dune. It's gorgeously illustrated. I loved it.

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib
(Dune: The Graphic Novel #2)
by Brian Herbert
This was very much inline with the book. Although it continued from the graphic book 1 it still didn't finish the book so there must be another book coming. The art work made me feel like I was watching a slow movie!😂 The fonts were fine and easy to read. The story flowed well. Definitely will get request book 3 from the library. Wonderful!
This will make none readers eager to read this book and the whole series.

[Louteych · Rating 4 out of 5]

LISAN AL-GAIB!!!

[Michelle Curie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm currently soaking up all the Dune that is out there and realised the continuation of 2020's comic book adaptation has come out without me noticing it! Time to get on it.



Dune: Muad'Dib is the second of three parts adapting Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel Dune. It picks up where we left off and focuses on Paul's and Jessica's integration into the Fremen's tribe, with the fight with Jamis at its core.

It's still a bit clunky, but essentially a faithful adaptation. I think fans of the Dune universe will appreciate this, but it does very much read like an adaptation – so you can tell the graphic novel format isn't the story's original way of being told due to dialogue that feels a bit stiff and the plot moving forward in a way that seems to tick boxes instead of flowing organically. If you know the story of the novel though, you won't be reading this to find out what happens next though and instead will just be curious to see how it translates, so for me it wasn't much of a problem.



The art has a retro vibe to it, but the compositions are modern and playful. I'm not the biggest fan of the colouring – they included great variation considering it's all set in the desert, but it all has this very flat vibe to it that makes it feel like it's a Marvel comic from the last century. It's obviously a conscious stylistic choice made and probably in line with being faithful to the novel, but I personally would have found a visually updated version more fun to read. What counters that quite quickly nicely is how experimental the frames are, so there's great variety in that. The fight with Jamis is a highlight. Both the action and the emotional weight of the scene comes across.





The one thing I actively disliked are the scenes involving the Harkonnen. I think they look way too stereotypically sci-fi, reminding me of something in between Star Wars and Star Trek. Obviously it's a valid look, it's just so generic that it feels like a missed opportunity to introduce some unique looks. Instead that's what everyone looks like:



Since the folks that will be interested in reading this are those who have already had an encounter with the first one, I don't feel like I need to recommend this – if you liked the previous instalment, this is a nice and satisfying continuation, carrying over the same strengths and weaknesses. I'll be looking forward to the finale releasing this summer.

[Tobin Elliott · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe it's just me, but there is really nothing impressive about this adaptation.

The art makes some bold—yet sometimes bewildering—choices, and they don't always work. Personally, I find the linework rather workmanlike, and it doesn't seem to often bring the scale, the majesty, and the sheer alienness to the page like Frank Herbert's words did. Everything seems rather accurate to the books, but it doesn't leap off the page like it should. I mostly blame the artists, but the colourist also tends to go with pastels or muted colours, which is fine when required, but bust out that palette when you should, too!

And then there's the writing. Frank Herbert was verbose, but he was careful with not just the thoughts, ideas, concepts, and dialogue he put into his books, but also the word choices and the phrasing. It flowed.

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson feel more like they're coming from the "good enough is great" point of view. Have to hack up the dialogue? Good enough. Have to make jarring leaps between the pages, or even between the panels? Good enough. Have to shorten long patches of dialogue to clunky summaries? Good enough.

None of this is good enough, and it's certainly far from great.

But, being the idiot I am, I'll still buy the last one in this trilogy of books and I grouse just as loudly about that one, too.

I really hate what Frank's son is doing to this series.

[OmniBen · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Zero spoiler review) 2.75/5
I don't think Dune will ever be my thing. If the prose novel left me feeling cold and indifferent, then this was far closer to seriously pissing me off. And that's including the fact that without the greater depth and understanding the prose novel gave me, I wouldn't have had a friggin clue what the hell was going on here half the time. I don't know what Herbert and Anderson were going for, but the opening third or so of this was so sparse as to be almost impenetrable. Or maybe it was the fact that the colours (which were atrocious) had me so riled up I couldn't stay focused on the minimal amount of story we were getting. It did improve as the story went on, and I was able to focus more on garnering whatever enjoyment there was to be had, rather than the list of things that pissed me off about it, of which the suitable average art was another. Again, the art wasn't helped in any way by the colouring, although this type of middling digital line art is never going to be my thing. But then again, neither is Dune. The characters are still just as unlikeable. The world, although unique, isn't particularly interesting or engaging to me. It didn't ever have the decency to wrap the story up this volume as I expected it would until I realised I was almost out of pages and there was still some story to go. Sheesh. A middling retelling of a middling story with middling art and horrendous colours. Nuff said. 2.75/5


OmniBen.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating and complicated story with good artwork.

[Isabel Cormie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t even imagine how confusing the actual novel is Cus this comic was very well done and I was still confused at times lol. The drawings and designs are insane. So cool.

[Patiopea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Księga druga powieści graficznej rozpoczyna się w momencie w którym akcja poprzedniego tomu się skończyła. Jako że oglądałam ubiegłoroczną ekranizację z Timothee Chalamet i Rebeccą Ferguson w rolach głównych (Paul Atryda oraz Lady Jessica), część wydarzeń była mi już dobrze znana, jednak mniej niż połowa przedstawionej tutaj historii. Trochę ciężko mi ją (podobnie jak film) oceniać pod kątem rzetelności fabuły jako że nie czytałam pierwowzoru, ale co się tyczy kreski, podpasowała mi już w poprzednim tomie i dalej mi się podoba. Niestety księga 2ga podobała mi się mniej względem swojej poprzedniczki, ale podyktowane jest to fabułą, która była wolniejsza i mniej intrygująca. Co ciekawe skupia się tutaj bardziej na Lady Jessice i trochę mniej na Paulu. Jestem bardzo ciekawa jak zakończy się ta historia, ale tego pewnie dowiem się w kolejnym, trzecim tomie powieści graficznej.

[Josef Komensky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second part of the world famous Sci - Fi Trilogy about a desert planet Arakis and fate of it's inhabitants.

In this second part of the Trilogy becomes Imperial son in exile Paul Atreides a fabulous savior figure of Muad 'diep. A legendary savior who will unite all the freemen tribes in one final act of defiance against Imperial forces lead by count Harconnen.

The whole layout of the second book is mostly kind of Blue and yellow. Yellow color is for the hills and cave complex of the Freemen tribes, while white and yellowish hues are for the desert and the legendary Sand worm.

[David Agranoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read the novel so many times I didn't need the word bubbles. Pretty good adaptation.

[M]

Traducerea nu-i face bine acestei cărți, iar ritmul adaptării este mult prea rapid: acțiune după acțiune după acțiune. Nu e timp să-ți tragi suflul cât să-ți pese de cine moare, nici să iei în serios ce se întâmplă. Ar fi trebuit să citesc cărțile, dar acum asta e, voi privi filmele 😂

[David Hoodless · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly faithful adaptation of the book. Glorious illustrations. Can’t fault it.

[Mary Heron · Rating 5 out of 5]

A More Faithful Adaptation Of The Book.

This continues on from the first graphic novel we left off with Jessica and Paul in the desert waiting for Duncan to come and rescue them. Arrakis is again under the control of the Harkonnen, Duke Leto is the Baron's prisoner and Gurney Halleck is also alive still. This novel tells of events up to Jessica taking the Water of Life and becoming a Reverend Mother, with Paul beginning to have the dreams which show his "terrible purpose". The story will conclude in book three...............

[Danielle Heron Gillim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read before we go see the movie tonight.

[Petergiaquinta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Part 2 of the satisfactory (but a bit dull) graphic novel adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel illustrates Paul and his mother’s experiences with the Fremen in the desert after the downfall of House Atreides. On one hand you might be led to believe that nothing much happens in this middle part of the book, based on the events of this adaptation, and yet so very much actually occurs in the novel itself that the author and artist have failed at realizing to its full potential: the deep dive into Fremen culture, Liet’s vision for the future ecology of Arrakis, Jessica’s experience with the Water of Life (especially regarding its effects on the fetus in her womb that will become Saint Alia of the Knife), and Paul-Muad’Dib’s growing understanding of the terrible role he will play in the awful jihad that will one day sweep the galaxy under his name.

I get it. The novel is far richer in scope than the author and artist here are capable of dealing with, but no matter how difficult it may have been to adapt in a graphic novel, they should have tried harder. For sure, someone like Jim Starlin would have done a much better job exploring and illustrating the trippy-dippy visions from the Water of Life.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. The art continues to be great as we see Jessica and her son Paul survive the desert of Arrakis with the assist from Duncan and Dr. Kynes. A lot of cool action throughout all of that. They eventually meet up with Stilgar and his group of Fremen. During this they learn that Jessica is a formidable fighter and her son Paul gets challenged to some kind of ritual fight. Both of these incidents lead Jessica and Paul to be welcomed into their tribe. There was another ritual at the end where they had Jessica drink this special water. I didn’t fully grasp what was going on there. However, I’m still interested in reading the 3rd volume whenever it comes out.

[Ioana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, cât de minunată a fost revederea cu personajele clasicului roman Dune! M-am întors în fascinanta lume înțesată de comploturi de pe Arrakis și am dat peste același stil inconfundabil de profunzime, politici și ilustrații captivante.
"Dune. Romanul grafic. Cartea a doua. Muad’dib" își centrează atenția asupra lui Paul Atreides și a mamei sale, doamna Jessica, ce trebuie să înfrunte furia deșertului și a soldaților harkonneni pentru a da de tribul fremenilor, unde i-ar putea sau nu aștepta o oază protectoare.
Am scris mai multe într-un articol publicat pe blog despre acest roman în care vedem nașterea lui Muad’dib, noul nume al lui Paul Atreides.
https://ciobanuldeazi.home.blog/2023/...

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[Smassing Culture · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Δύο κόσμοι συγκρούονται

Kυκλοφόρησε πρόσφατα το δεύτερο μέρος της graphic novel μεταφοράς του Dune και στα ελληνικά, από τις εκδόσεις Anubis, προσφέροντάς μας έτσι την συνέχεια σε αυτή την επική, κλασική ιστορία που σημάδεψε την ιστορία της επιστημονικής φαντασίας.

Ο δεύτερος τόμος έρχεται από τους ίδιους συντελεστές και εστιάζει στις άμεσες συνέπειες της πτώσης του Οίκου των Ατρειδών και στην επανακατάκτηση του Αρράκις από τους Χαρκόνεν. Παράλληλα, βλέπουμε τόσο τους επιζήσαντες Πωλ και Τζέσικα Ατρείδη να βρίσκουν καταφύγιο αλλά και βοήθεια ανάμεσα στους Φρέμεν όσο και τον δολοπλόκο Βα��ώνο Χαρκόνεν να ετοιμάζει τον αδίστακτο και δολοφονικό διάδοχό του, Φέιντ Ράουθα και τον εισάγει στους πολύπλοκους διαδρόμους της διαστρικής διπλωματίας, μια κυριολεκτική φωλιά από φίδια.

Οι Raul Allen και Patricia Martin, οι οποίοι επιστρέφουν στο σχέδιο, επιμένουν στις στρωτές, καθαρές γραμμές για την απόδωση των χαρακτήρων, των κινήσεων και των συναισθηματικά φορτισμένων σκηνών μάχης που διαμορφώνουν τους δύο κυρίαρχους πρωταγωνιστές, τον Πωλ και τον Ράουθα. Είναι η στάση τους απέναντι στη βία αλλά και στην αναγνώριση που αυτή προσφέρει που δίνει στον τόμο τον αφηγηματικό του άξονα και μας προϊδεάζει τόσο για την αναπόφευκτη μεταξύ τους σύγκρουση όσο και για τις εντελώς διαφορετικές προσωπικότητες και ιδεολογίες που τελικά θα τους οδηγήσουν σε αυτή.

Παράλληλα, οι δύο καλλιτέχνες εστιάζουν σε μια εντελώς διαφορετική χρωματική παλέτα για να αποδώσουν τόσο το πέρασμα του χρόνου και του χώρου, όπως είναι η βαθιά, σκοτεινή και βίαιη νύχτα στις ερήμους του Αρράκις όσο και η οριακά ανυπόφορα ζεστή ατμόσφαιρα ενός νεκρού κόσμου, καταληστευμένου από τις πρώτες ύλες του όπως ο Γκίντι Πράιμ, ο αρχέγονος οίκος των Χαρκόνεν. Έτσι, για την πρώτη επιλέγεται ένας συνδυασμός σκιών του μπλε και του μαύρου, ενώ για το δεύτερο διάφορες διαβαθμίσεις του κόκκινου και του λευκού. Αυτή η έντονη αντιδιαστολή βαθαίνει τη διαφορά μεταξύ των δύο αντιζήλων.

Ταυτόχρονα, η μετάφραση του Ορέστη Μανούσου διατηρεί τη φρεσκάδα του αρχικού έργου, επιτρέποντας στη διασκευή του βιβλίου από τους έμπειρους Brian Herbert και να φωτίζει άγνωστες πτυχές της ψυχοσύνθεσης των χαρακτήρων, διατηρώντας πάντα το κλασικό ύφος και πνεύμα του αρχικού βιβλίου.

Το δεύτερο μέρος του graphic novel είναι μια καλοδεχούμενη προσθήκη στη βιβλιοθήκη κάθε φαν του Dune, νέου ή παλιού, και σίγουρα απαραίτητο καθώς κάνουμε υπομονή για το δεύτερο μέρος του έπους του Denis Villenueve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049).

[Dunja Brala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wer gesehen hat, dass ich den 1. Teil dieser Graphic Novel gelesen habe, konnte sich sicherlich denken, dass der 2. Teil nicht lange auf sich warten lässt - und Voila, hier ist er.

Um Teil 1 nicht zu Spoilern, sei nur so viel zum Inhalt gesagt: Wir lernen die Fremen kennen, ihre Lebensweise, ihre Riten und Teile Ihrer Sprache. Auch das Spice wird greifbarer, schon allein darum, weil man erfährt, was alles daraus hergestellt wird. Und auch das Überleben in der Wüste bekommt ein Platz in dieser Storyline

Wie im 1. Teil ist die Gestaltung dieses Comics differenziert. Es gibt verschiedene Illustratoren, und das spiegelt sich natürlich in der Darstellung wieder. Am Anfang hatte ich ein ganz kleines bisschen Probleme in die Geschichte rein zu finden, aber nach 20 Seiten hat es mich wieder richtig gepackt und in der Summe gefällt mir dieser Teil sogar noch besser als der Erste. Es wird auch weniger gekämpft und das kommt mein Vorlieben doch entgegen. Weniger blutig ist es aber nicht. Ich musste nicht so viel nebenher recherchieren und habe das Gefühl, dass sich für mich diese Welt nach und nach zusammensetzt. Irgendwie kann man ja schon froh sein, dass man jetzt lebt und nicht in Jahre 10.191. Gerade in unseren Breiten ist Wasser ja noch kein Problem – besonders in diesem Sommer.
Jetzt freue ich mich natürlich bald auf Teil 3

[Adam Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This outstanding graphic novel continues the story from the first Volume, and leaves room for a third and possibly fourth graphic novel. I would strongly advise reading the book or seeing the movie version, as this story is excellent on all fronts.
Highlights:
- Paul and Jessica are able to make their way through the desert to the Fremen, who after a fight with Jamis, are able to stay with them.
- Jessica drinks and converts the Water of Life, and thus becomes the Sayyadina of Sietch Tabar.
- Paul, now known as Usul or Muad'Dib, begins to be romantic with Chani, even though he knows he will probably have to marry for political reasons
- We meet Feyd-Rautha, heir to House Harkonnen, and how deadly he is.
- We find that both Duncan and Thufir Hawat surivived the attack on House Atreides.

Really love this story and it works so well as a graphic novel. Can't wait till part 3!

[Karthik M · Rating 4 out of 5]

definite signs of Anakin and Lawrence of Arabia.
which only means they all stole from each other, creating an inter-mixed canon!
The book is only the second one-third of the first novel, which shows Paul still learning the ways of the tribe which will, one day, ...............!
Jessica's arc and inner monologue shows the constant battle between her trying to be a mother and be faithful to her Bene Gesserit teachings.
The real revelation here is the monologue of the Baron Harkonnen, which lay him out as much as a creature of his uncontrolled thirst for power and intrigue, as is his position of Head of his house and trying to close out all the loose ends from earlier book.

[Lemondrop Booktalks · Rating 4 out of 5]

~4.25

Really great second installment in this graphic novel adaptation series! I think the artwork is so cool and that they do a great job of capturing the story in this media format.

I have not yet read the DUNE book but I think this is a good way to read the story either in replacement of DUNE or before reading DUNE or just because you loved the movie or just because you love the story.

One thing, though, is that I wish the installments were not in 3 parts...because I feel like they do not split that at times that make sense? But idk maybe I am silly and picky. That is my one complaint.

[Kayla Zabcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

95%

very unique artistic scenes: showing Jessica's face in the four corners of the page with her inside thoughts being shown in the panels between, the fighting scene with Jamis being depicted within a circle to show that they were circling one another, etc. Really great methods of showing what was written in the book without as many words.

[Krystyna Read · Rating 3 out of 5]

This edition is beautiful and well done. I’d give that aspect 5 stars.

The story itself is 3 stars. Everything is too repetitive, the pacing is too slow, and the characters are annoying. I felt no connection to the storyline or characters and therefore felt no investment at all to actually care about this book.

[Ryan Garrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the complaints I had about Volume 1 have been increased here. The story telling is really dumbed down and I swear there were scenes that have been added for the sake of explaining major plot points.
Once again, if you’re a major fan of the novel, pick this up. If you’re looking to jump into the Dune universe, please just read the novel.