An adaptation of the prequel to Dune in graphic novel form.
Welcome to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave, Duncan Idaho, seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. These unlikely souls will come together as renegades and soon discover that fate has decreed they will change the very shape of history. This volume collects the first four installments of the story.
Before Paul became Maud'Dib and Emperor, before Leto was Duke, before Lady Jessica was even born, there were 'plans within plans within plans' sending everyone in the trajectory for the epic story in Dune. House Atreides collectects the first four issues of a graphic novel adaptation for House Atreides, the prequel novel by Brian Herbert, son of the Dune author Frank Herbert. You get pretty much what you would expect here with all the familiar faces, only younger (and with hair in the case of Vladamir Harkonnen), as well as some interesting new characters such as the Dukes from other houses. While the art isn't anything special, I kind of enjoyed the corny 80's sci-fi-ness of it all and it does manage to capture the huge scope of everything. This is really fun, though so far a little light on any of the headier philosophical aspects that made the original Dune novel so engaging.
This works much like the Star Wars prequels. You've heard bits and pieces of how things came to be, but don't really know the paths that got you there. We see Leto being sent to learn on the planet IX, the technology planet possibly pressing over the 'thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind' law following the Butlerian Jihad. We meet Duncan Idaho as a young boy imprisoned on Giedi Prime, let loose so guards can hunt him for sport. We see the Bene Gesserits moving the pawns of their breeding schemes, Perdot Kynes (remember ghost dad!?) being send to check out Arrakis, a plot against the sitting Emperor and so much more. There are so many plot lines going on so there is constant intrigue and excitement.
Pretty much everything is built to service the main series which comes later. So it's more plot-driven and world building fun than investigative ideas, but it doesn't feel lacking in any way. The one thing I miss though is that Frank Herbert is able to get into character's minds and examine their train of thought as plans come together, which isn't really here (though part of that is the limitations of graphic novels). This volume ends at a cliffhanger but there is definitely much more to come and I'm pretty into it.
A solid prequel to Dune. All of the older characters are here as youngsters, Leto Atreides, Duncan Idaho, Vladimir and Raban Harkonnen, the Bene Gesserit. I do wish the interior art was as weird and alien looking as the Jae Lee cover. I don't think this is a good introduction to Dune if you've never read it before. You're still better off reading the original novel first.
An enticing prequel to the Dune we all know and love. The whole gang is here; Paul's father, Duncan Idaho, various Harkonnens including Vladimir and Raban, the Bene Gesserit, Piter de Vries. We jump from Arrakis to Caladan to Giedi Prime to Kaitain to the mysterious Ix.
Look, if you like Dune - big surprise - you'll like this. My only point of criticism is that the art is merely okay - I wish it had a bit more style, that the designs were a bit more alien and stylised.
3.5 stars
(Thanks to Boom! Studios for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley)
This is the graphic adaptation of the novel of the same name. A prequel to "Dune", this volume contain the first 4 issues and end in cliffhanger.
Here is presenting some of the political climate, the Emperor, the Benne Gesserit, and the Dukes of other planets. Undoubtedly the most entertaining is meeting old characters known to whom we hardly know Duna, such as the young Leto and Duncan Idaho, as well as some Harkonnen (Vladimir and Raban), and a creepy Piter de Vries.
Pardot Kynes, the planetologist, is presented as the typical distracted scientist, who is commissioned by the emperor to investigate Arrakis.
Meanwhile, Leto's father decides to send him to planet Ix to educate him in other aspects, this is a planet that specializes in technology and advanced machines, although it is prohibited from developing 'thinking machines'.
On the other hand, the story presents again that cruel aspect of the Harkonnen who carry out slave hunts like a game, where the young Duncan Idaho tries to survive and free his parents.
The art? 2 stars to 2.5 stars (a pity)
We have glimpses of: -Caladan: Home planet of Atreides (descendents of Agamennon?) -Kaitain: Imperial Palace (where the prince Shadamm is planning a quick sucession) -Wallach IX: Benne Gesserit Mother School Complex (the sisterhood with their plans for controlling the birth of KH) -Giedi Prime: Harkonnen Home World. -Planet IX : House Vernius (and where another revolution is maybe starting -Arrakis and the worms.
At the end of the volume there are alternative covers and some sketches .
Anyway, I hope to read the second volume.
*My thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the Digital ARC. My personal opinion as always my own.*
This graphic novel is a prequel to the first Dune book. You get to see the older characters of Dune as younger people making their way towards their destinies. The artist depicts people very well, but is not that good at drawing architecture, which makes a little more difficult to get into the worlds presented here. The story is just OK.
Vorgeschichte zu Dune in Comicform, aufgeteilt auf mehrere Häuser und Teile. Haus Atreides Buch 1 hat neben der ersten Beobachtungen von Arrakis, Duncan Idaho, Herzog Leto Atreides auf einem Tech-Planeten und einer Verschwörung gegen den alten Imperator auch schon einiges zu bieten. Weiterhin wirklich toll gezeichnet und etwas für alle Dune/Sci-Fi Comic-Fans
Up until now my experience with Frank Herbert‘s Universe has been encapsulated in three films: Dune (1984), Dune (2021), and Dune: Part Two (2024). I consider myself a fan but I am obviously not a well-read one.
Dune: House of Atreides is cowritten by Brian Herbert (Frank’s eldest son) and Kevin Anderson. Being a prequel to father Frank’s earlier publications, the storyline is dotted with familiar characters and settings. Serious Dune aficionados may be able to find inconsistencies but I could not.
The artwork here, compliments of Dev Pramanik, is very polished and professional. For me, this gives the whole GN a more corporate, less artistic vibe. Yes, it’s all about Dune the franchise, but it’s also very much “demographic appeal” and about charging $25 for 112 pages.
Артът на моменти не ми беше точно по вкуса, обаче историята се оказа жестока - захапах я и просто нямаше пускане до финалната страница.
Сюжетът прескачаше между различни светове: Аракис - пустинната планета и единствен източник на подправката меланж, най-ценното вещество в Империята; Кайтен - столица и седалище на Падишах-Императора; Каладан - домът на династията Атреиди; Икс - планетата на машините; Уалах IX - сърцето на Сестринството Бин Джезърит и Гайъди Прайм - главният щаб на династията Харкони.
Pročitao sam 5-6 svezaka, toliko je valjda za sad i izašlo.
Crtež je pristojan, naslovnice umeju da budu odlične. Dizajn porodica, tehnologija, klanova, društava je lepo videti i u ovom mediju. Koliko se sećam u knjigama i Linčovom filmu dominira recimo utilitarni i funkcionalan dizajn (društvo je ipak religiozno i asketsko, ne sećam se da se knjige bave estetikom ali sasvim je moguće da nisam registrovao), ovde je raskošnije i namunjenije.
Nažalost Brajan Herbert je i dalje grozan pisac i trebalo je nekom drugom da daju da radi adaptaciju jer je ovo loše. Ali, hej, Dina! I kraće je od knjiga!
Da ging ja munter alles drüber und drunter. Ich kenne das Original nicht und habe das Gefühl, dass ich so einiges an Handlung und Dialogen verpasste, die in der Grafic Novel ausgespart wurden. Die Zeichnungen sind mir zu kindlich-disneyhaft und passten besser in ein Kinderbuch. Sie haben nichts mit dem Coverbestaltung überein.
This isn't bad, but neither is it essential. Reads a lot like George Lucas' Star Wars prequels, which proved to be entirely unnecessary. Here, we see a lot of the characters from Dune, but only as young men and women, just starting out in life or down the path that will take them to events in that novel. Perhaps this will become more compelling in further volumes, but for now, it's only of interest to the Dune completist. The artwork isn't bad.
Other than the awkward fast pacing of the graphic novel/comic format… this was a great read and incredibly informative shedding light on so many characters backstories and come-ups! I can’t wait for vol 2 and to start reading the prose version!
The scenes with Leto were my favorite. But I’m bias. He is, after all, my favorite character next to Jessica and the planet of Arrakis itself. Though Pardot Kynes is a new a favorite character in the DUNE saga for me now.
I love all things Dune. What a great series to get even more background on the myriad of characters in the Dune universe. Looking forward to more. Love the covers!
I was holding off on reading this series until the trades because it is the adaptation of a novel. It was pretty good, a quick read with a solid story though could have done with fewer story lines. At least a few time I wanted someone to smack the Planetologist (ecologist?) he was way to hyper for the character (it feels like I am commenting on an actors performance there). Otherwise characters were as I expected from reading about their older selves. This is a solid four star book but it loses points for the art and I'm not bashing the art is it good but someone chose this style and the art style annoys me a bit. At times it is hard to tell people apart but then you can see the art break when the artist made sure you could tell who it was.
"The gene samples have been analyzed, the possibilities projected. The path is plainer now than ever before."
So, I like sci-fi. I usually like it in visual form, though. I find I am too invested in character-driven stories to care about a lot of the minutiae that makes up a sci-fi world.
At the same time, there's nothing quite like imagining you're flying through space to fight some baddies. This was meant to be a prequel and for that, I think it worked well. I had no idea who anyone was going in and while that obviously would have helped, I find I'm curious enough to want to know what will happen to all of these people next.
Определено очаквах повече, но все пак се опита да позапълни някои дупки. Но аз обичмам комикси, така че си прекарах добре из планетите на императора...
Η 22η του Οκτωβρίου πλησιάζει επιτέλους, οπότε και θα δούμε τη μεταφορά του Duneστο σινεμά, σε σκηνοθεσία τουVilleneuveκαι με ένα εντυπωσιακό καστ, που περλαμβάνει τους Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name, Little Women) Zendaya (Spider- Man, Euphoria), Oscar Isaac (Star Wars, X-Men: Apocalypse) . Στο μεταξύ, νέα βιβλία prequel της κλασικής σειράς κυκλοφορούν το τελευταίο διάστημα, με τους Brian Herbert (γιο του Frank) και τον Kevin Anderson να επεκτείνουν διαρκώς το σύμπαν του Dune. Τα κλασικά βιβλία του Duneκυ κυλοφορούν ξανά από τις εκδόσεις Anubis, με ανανεωμένα εξώφυλλα, ενώ έχει ήδη μεταφερθεί σε comics ένα μέρος του πρώτου βιβλίου.
Για τους φαν (παλιούς και νέους) του Dune, το 2021 είναι γεμάτο αμμόλοφους, μπαχαρικό και διαστημικά ταξίδια. Για τους υπόλοιπους, υπάρχουν πολλές ευκαιρίες να γνωρίσουν τον επικό κόσμο του Dune και τις καινοτόμες ιδέες του Frank Herbert που καθόρισαν την επιστημονική φαντασία. Μία από αυτές είναι και το Dune: Οίκος των Ατρειδών που κυκλοφορεί στα ελληνικά από τις εκδόσεις Anubis και μεταφέρει σε comic την τριλογία βιβλίων των Οίκων (Ατρείδες, Χαρκόννεν, Κορρίνο).
Η ιστορία εξελίσσεται πάνω από τριάντα χρόνια πριν τα γεγονότα του πρώτου βιβλίου Dune. Οι κεντρικοί χαρακτήρες, σε νεαρή ηλικία, ψάχνουν τα πατήματα τους και προσπαθούν να κατοχυρώσουν τη δική τους θέση σε ένα σύμπαν γεμάτο κινδύνους. Ο Λίτο Ατρείδης μαθαίνει από τον πατέρα του τι σημαίνει να είσαι δούκας του Κάλανταν, προσπαθεί να κατανοήσει τις απαιτήσεις της εξουσίας και να αναπτύξει τις γνώσεις του. Για αυτό τον λόγο θα σταλεί στον τεχνολογικά αναπτυγμένο πλανήτη ΙΞ, όπου θα «πέσει» πάνω σε ένα από τα πιο συνηθισμένα διλήμματα του Dune: τα όρια της ανάπτυξης της τεχνολογίας.
Ο μελλοντικός αντίπαλος του Λίτο, ο Βλάντιμιρ Χαρκόννεν, έχει μόλις αναλάβει τον έλεγχο της οικογένειας του και τη διαχείριση του Αρράκις και του πολύτιμου μπαχαρικού. Με την οικογένεια του σε οριακό σημείο και τη σύγκρουση απέναντι στους γηγενείς της ερήμου, Φρέμεν να κλιμακώνει, ο νεαρός Χαρκόννεν ανακαλύπτει την αξίας της βίας και της ανάγκης να είσαι ανελέητος στον σκληρό πλανήτη των ερήμων.
Συγχρόνως, η Αδελφότητα των Μπένε Τζέζεριτ, αφοσιωμένες στον έλεγχο της γενετικής βελτίωσης της ανθρωπότητας, βάζουν στο στόχαστρο τους τον Βλάντιμιρ Χαρκόννεν. Ο μελλοντικός αυτοκράτορας, Σαντάμ Πατισάχ βρίσκεται στην πρωτεύουσα της Αυτοκρατορίας και σχεδιάζει την πρώτη του συνωμοσία. Την ίδια στιγμή, ο αυτοκράτορας αναθέτει στον πλανητολόγοΠάρντοτΚάινς την ευθύνη της μελέτης του Αρράκις. Ο Κάινς την αποδέχεται αλλά έχει τη δική του ατζέντα — ενώ η αυτοκρατορία βλέπει μόνο τα κέρδη από το μπαχαρικό, ο ίδιος ενδιαφέρεται για τις συνήθειες των Φρέμεν και στο μυαλό του έχει ήδη αρχίσει να διαμορφώνεται ένα γιγαντιαίο σχέδιο οικολογικής αλλαγής. Τέλος, ο οχτάχρονος Ντάνκαν Αϊντάχο, σκλάβος των Χαρκόννεν, ψάχνει έναν τρόπο απόδρασης.
Το σενάριο ακολουθεί το μοτίβο του βιβλίου και κάθε κεφάλαιο εναλλάσσεται διαρκώς μεταξύ των διαφορετικών χαρακτήρων και των διαφορετικών οπτικών. Οι πρωταγωνιστές μας, άγνωστοι ακόμα μεταξύ τους, θα συγκλίνουν σταδιακά γύρω από τις «σταθερές» στο σύμπαν του Dune: τον έλεγχο του μπαχαρικού, που σημαίνει έλεγχο του εμπορίου και της οικονομίας και τον έλεγχο της πολιτικής εξουσίας. Η επιτυχία του Duneσυνίσταται πάντα στο να διατηρεί το ενδιαφέρον του αναγνώστη σε ένα επικό πλαίσιο με ελάχιστη και στοχευμένη δράση και χωρίς περίτεχνες ανατροπές. Τον ρυθμό δίνει η ίντριγκα, τα αντικρουόμενα σχέδια που εξελίσσονται πάντα στο παρασκήνιο καθώς και οι προσωπικές αναζητήσεις των χαρακτήρων. Κάθε επιμέρους ιστορία προσδιορίζεται από το ταξίδι στο άγνωστο και τη δίψα των πρωταγωνιστών για εξουσία αλλά βαθύτερη κατανόηση του σύμπαντος — με όποια διαφορετικά μέσα επιστρατεύει ο καθένας. Η διαρκής εναλλαγή της εστίασης μπορεί στην αρχή να φαίνεται ότι μπερδεύει αλλά γρήγορα ο αναγνώστης εξοικειώνεται με τους διαφορετικούς χαρακτήρες και πλανήτες. Έτσι, εντείνεται η αίσθηση ενός ολοκληρωμένου και ετερόκλιτου σύμπαντος, μεταφέρονται, στη συμπυκνωμένη εκδοχή ενός comics, οι επικές διαστάσεις της σύλληψης του FrankHerbert.
Όλα αυτά αποδίδονται μέσα από το σχέδιο του Dev Pramanik και τα χρώματα του Alex Guimaraes. Ο Pramanik αποδεικνύει την ικανότητα του τόσο στη λεπτομέρεια, στα μικρά καρέ, στην εστίαση σε πρόσωπα και σε λεπτές γραμμές όσο και στη μεγάλη, αφηρημένη κλίμακα που απαιτεί το διαστημικό ταξίδι αλλά και τα αγαπημένα μας σκουλήκια της ερήμου. Οι αλλαγές στη διάταξη των καρέ, ειδικά στις σκηνές μάχης, πετυχαίνουν τον σκοπό τους, ανεβάζοντας την ένταση εκεί που πρέπει. Από την άλλη, το έργο στον χρωματισμό ήταν ιδιαίτερα απαιτητικό: διαφορετικά χρώματα και αποχρώσεις έπρεπε να επιλεγούν ώστε κάθε πλανήτης και κάθε ιδιαίτερο σκηνικό να αναγνωρίζεται κατευθείαν και να ενισχύεται η αντίθεση ανάμεσα στις ερήμους του Αρράκις, τον βιομηχανικό κόσμο του ΙΞ και την πολυτελή πρωτεύουσα του Καϊτάν.
Ο Guimaraes δουλεύει με μία πλατιά παλέτα, έχοντας στο επίκεντρο τις αποχρώσεις του μπλε αλλά και τους συνδυασμούς κίτρινου και καφέ για την έρημο. Τα έντονα και πλουραλιστικά χρώματα του τραβούν την προσοχή από την πρώτη στιγμή και συμβάλλουν στην αίσθηση ενός πλούσιου σύμπαντος. Επιπλέον, τα εναλλακτικά εξώφυλλα στο τέλος του τόμου αποτελούν μία ωραία προσθήκη και περιλαμβάνουν υλικό από μερικούς από τους καλύτερους σχεδιαστές στα αμερικάνικα comics των τελευταίων χρόνων (Dan Mora, Mike DelMundo).
Ο Οίκος των Ατρειδών αποτελεί μία επιτυχημένη μεταφορά των prequel βιβλίων Dune σε comics, ικανό να προσελκύσει νέους αναγνώστες όσο και να προσφέρει στους παλιούς φαν επιπλέον βάθος στους αγαπημένους χαρακτήρες και την πολύπλοκη ιστορία του κόσμου.
Це був книжковий оргазм. Фізична книга приносила неймовірне задоволення, бо вона дуже приємна на доторк, чудово намальована і розмір той що треба. Це мій перший комікс такого формату, але тепер не останній. Щодо історії, то розкривається що Лето полетів на Ікс, Бене Гессерит лише вивели генетичну формулу для Квізац Хадераха, Дункан Айдаго 8 річний раб, що потрапляє в нове місце. Також різні політичні ігри. Біжу читати далі.
Érdekes bevezető a Dűne világába. Leo Atreides és a későbbi császár IV. Padisah is fiatal. Leto az embereket és a társadalmat tanulmányozza egy másik bolygón, a trónörökös pedig az apja meggyilkolását tervezgeti. Ki, hogy tölti az idejét, ugye! :) A Harkonnenek már az Arrakis-szal küzdenek, és a császári palentológus még csak most érkezik meh az Arrakisra... De egyelőre még csak alakulgatnak az események, a szereplők, még nem túl izgalmas.
The Artworks, the pacing, the tropes. This all leads to something big and it's thrilling to read "the prequel" to the dune saga. Put in your noise canceling headphones, pump hans zimmers dune Soundtrack and dive right into one of the best, if not the best, fantasy scifi settings ever created.
This is the prequel to Dune. Everybody is young now. Leto, Kynes, the Baron, and Duncan Idaho. Because of this, there are multiple story's in this one volume. The problem with this style of storyline is that, some of the storylines you like, and some that you just have to sit through. Luckily, there was only one storyline that I wasn't the biggest fan of. So it wasn't a huge deal for me.
I read the "House" trilogy by Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson a good 12-15 years ago and was floored by this world. I've read a lot more since than and have a slightly higher bar for what I consider good overall story telling, but I cant help wanting to try and recapture some of that magic again. This series will be a must read for me and hope they can continue this comic run which has massive amounts of source materil to go off of.
You know what I didn't need? I didn't need a scene on someone sexually assaulting the Baron while Piter watched. I didn't ever really need to see Paul's grandfather. I didn't need to see Leto doing anything other than what he did in the first book. I didn't need to see Pardot Kynes or the Emperor prior to Shaddam IV. Really Dune prequels seem pointless to me. Who cares about all this fluff? Who cares about the Landsraad? Who cares about the events leading to the death of Shaddam's predecessor? You know who didn't care? Frank Herbert. Or he'd have made Dune about all that crap instead of the actually interesting stuff. I thought the graphic novel would be easier to digest than trying to sit down and read this and... I was wrong. The art is amazing, don't get me wrong, but the dialogue. Oh man the dialogue. Who talks to other people by addressing them by their full name and their relation to them? Who talks to THEMSELVES doing that? "I am the Emperor and this guy over here he stole my concubine and he's a war hero but he makes me mad." You think I'm joking, but I'm not. That's how it is.
I think part of it is that I don't care much for KJA or Brian Herbert. I don't see them as anything other than book factories. They're not here for the art of literature, they're here for the cash-in. Good for them that they can make a living on this. It's not for me. You may notice that I rated the Star Wars books as higher. You may wonder what makes them different when those are also merchandise. Well besides the writing, which usually isn't as painful as "hello so and so last name, my good friend of 10 years", I would say that it kept the spirit. The Star Wars books feel like Star Wars. It's not super deep or complex (the ones I read) and it doesn't feel like it conflicts with what Star Wars was trying to do. This Dune book though? I feel like Dune is interesting because it's Frank Herbert's thoughts. It's not elegantly written, but it's Frank Herbert on a page. This isn't Frank Herbert, this isn't even really Dune except for in name, and that's why I think this is lesser than that. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk on merchandise books.
This DUNE Atreides graphic novel turns out to be much better than I first expected it to be.
The writing by KJA is very engaging and well paced without any dull lead up to the next two volumes. Dev Pramanik's artwork is decent enough, but for me Alex Guimamãres excellent coloring made this overall so much better, therefore the extra 1/2 star rating.
As I've read many of Frank Herbert's DUNE novels, this was an intriguing visual take on the classic books and the prequel novel by KJA.
Not sure I'll continue with the other two volumes. I was simply curious about it.