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Dune: The Graphic Novel
Dune: Die Graphic Novel, Buch 1
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Nominee for Readers' Favorite Graphic Novels & Comics (2021)Die Graphic Novel Adaption von »Dune«, dem genredefinierenden Science-Fiction-Klassiker von Frank Herbert
»Dune« erzählt die Geschichte von Paul Atreides und seiner Familie, die auf dem Wüstenplaneten Arrakis die Vorherrschaft über die Förderung des Spice übernehmen, der mystischen Droge, die das Reisen zwischen den Sternen ermöglicht. Frank Herbert revolutionierte mit »Dune« und seiner einzigartigen Mischung aus Abenteuer, Mystizismus, Ökologie und politischem Ränkespiel das Science-Fiction-Genre. Gemeinsam mit Bestseller-Autor Kevin J. Anderson adaptiert sein Sohn Brian Herbert das Meisterwerk in drei Bänden als Graphic Novel, um eine neue Generation von Lesern zu begeistern. Mit Raúl Allén zeichnet einer der profiliertesten Künstler der Comic-Szene für die graphische Umsetzung der Vision Herbert Verantwortung, und die Cover-Illustrationen von Legende Bill Sienkiewicz heben das Projekt endgültig auf ein Niveau, das Exzellenz verspricht.
»Dune« erzählt die Geschichte von Paul Atreides und seiner Familie, die auf dem Wüstenplaneten Arrakis die Vorherrschaft über die Förderung des Spice übernehmen, der mystischen Droge, die das Reisen zwischen den Sternen ermöglicht. Frank Herbert revolutionierte mit »Dune« und seiner einzigartigen Mischung aus Abenteuer, Mystizismus, Ökologie und politischem Ränkespiel das Science-Fiction-Genre. Gemeinsam mit Bestseller-Autor Kevin J. Anderson adaptiert sein Sohn Brian Herbert das Meisterwerk in drei Bänden als Graphic Novel, um eine neue Generation von Lesern zu begeistern. Mit Raúl Allén zeichnet einer der profiliertesten Künstler der Comic-Szene für die graphische Umsetzung der Vision Herbert Verantwortung, und die Cover-Illustrationen von Legende Bill Sienkiewicz heben das Projekt endgültig auf ein Niveau, das Exzellenz verspricht.
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First published November 24, 2020
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March 4, 2024
Graphic adaptations on beloved novels are always a difficult transition, much like with film. Particularly a book where the lore and exposition do a lot of heavy lifting and internal dialogue is critical to the storytelling such as with Dune. I was pleasantly surpirsed how effective this adaptation was. At worst it is a visual sparknotes for the book, but also that is more or less what you would be looking for here. There is nothing new, but also there is very little missing from the original novel and it seems that being a faithful translation is the primary goal. This book only covers Part 1 of the original novel, with a full 3 volumes planned. This is a fun and accessible way to get into Dune, especially for those who might be wary about jumping into such a long novel. After this, you’ll be hooked.
The art is this is alright. Nothing really to write home about, but it does have kind of a cool 80s vibe particularly in the color palettes. Honestly the cover art is better than what is inside, and it isn't as sleek as the art in the prequel graphic novels like Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1. But it does capture the epic scale of things.
Something I really enjoyed was the way the internal dialogue is expressed in blocks of text on the page. Each character gets assigned a different color text square for their internal dialogue so you don't get confused who is currently interior monologuing. It makes the pages very text heavy, but also seems necessary for the story. What doesn't work as well is the actual dialogue. Simplifying the scenes makes a lot of the menacing dialogue come across as corny and the Baron especially seems like a laughable cartoon villain more than the frightening figure of the books.
This is a mostly successful adaptation that remains very faithful to the original book. It gets a lot of the history and storyline across very well including the characters insights into everything though it doesn't always get the vibe right. The creeping dread that builds once they land of Arrakis is very present in this edition at least. A decent book, especially if you want to brush up on Dune before or after seeing the film. I look forward to the other two volumes.
3/5
The art is this is alright. Nothing really to write home about, but it does have kind of a cool 80s vibe particularly in the color palettes. Honestly the cover art is better than what is inside, and it isn't as sleek as the art in the prequel graphic novels like Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1. But it does capture the epic scale of things.
Something I really enjoyed was the way the internal dialogue is expressed in blocks of text on the page. Each character gets assigned a different color text square for their internal dialogue so you don't get confused who is currently interior monologuing. It makes the pages very text heavy, but also seems necessary for the story. What doesn't work as well is the actual dialogue. Simplifying the scenes makes a lot of the menacing dialogue come across as corny and the Baron especially seems like a laughable cartoon villain more than the frightening figure of the books.
This is a mostly successful adaptation that remains very faithful to the original book. It gets a lot of the history and storyline across very well including the characters insights into everything though it doesn't always get the vibe right. The creeping dread that builds once they land of Arrakis is very present in this edition at least. A decent book, especially if you want to brush up on Dune before or after seeing the film. I look forward to the other two volumes.
3/5
March 22, 2021
This is the faithful comicbook adaptation of Frank Herbert's immensely popular (and in my humble opinion fantastic) science fiction novel.
Since the original novel is divided into three parts, there will also be three volumes to this graphic novel. The one reviewed here, is the first volume.
Arrakis, Dune, the desert planet. We arrive together with the members of House Atreides as they make Arrakis their new home amids political intrigues and some harsh lessons about this very unique planet's ecology. The story within this 1st volume goes from the preparations to leave Caladan to .
The story itself offers nothing new as it is "just" a visual version of Frank Herbert's original. However, I liked exactly that. The details are there, though sadly more within conversations than through the images, and how the desert planet was brought to life wasn't bad at all.
Besides, I hate when there are story adaptations in a new medium and the creators feel the need to "make it their own". *shudders* I'm glad Brian Herbert and the rest of the team didn't do that here.
If you want to know more about the actual story, read the book! ;) For anyone further interested, *here* is my review of the novel.
Now, what I hinted at before is that the graphic novel relies too much on conversations and too little on the story being told visually. That was a shame. The art was quite good though also nothing exceptional:
I very much liked the colour palettes but so much more could have been done with this medium (as seen in many other recent comicbook adaptations of great novels).
All in all not bad but also not as great as I had hoped. At least this (along with the new movie adaptation) might serve to make more people fans of the original story.
Since the original novel is divided into three parts, there will also be three volumes to this graphic novel. The one reviewed here, is the first volume.
Arrakis, Dune, the desert planet. We arrive together with the members of House Atreides as they make Arrakis their new home amids political intrigues and some harsh lessons about this very unique planet's ecology. The story within this 1st volume goes from the preparations to leave Caladan to .
The story itself offers nothing new as it is "just" a visual version of Frank Herbert's original. However, I liked exactly that. The details are there, though sadly more within conversations than through the images, and how the desert planet was brought to life wasn't bad at all.
Besides, I hate when there are story adaptations in a new medium and the creators feel the need to "make it their own". *shudders* I'm glad Brian Herbert and the rest of the team didn't do that here.
If you want to know more about the actual story, read the book! ;) For anyone further interested, *here* is my review of the novel.
Now, what I hinted at before is that the graphic novel relies too much on conversations and too little on the story being told visually. That was a shame. The art was quite good though also nothing exceptional:
I very much liked the colour palettes but so much more could have been done with this medium (as seen in many other recent comicbook adaptations of great novels).
All in all not bad but also not as great as I had hoped. At least this (along with the new movie adaptation) might serve to make more people fans of the original story.
March 22, 2021
So! Here's a graphic adaptation of Dune. there have been others, of course. I even have some of the originals that came out of the eighties as a tie-in to the Lynch movie.
I kinda expected this one to be gorgeous and lush and of the high-quality standards that you might see in, say King's Dark Tower, but alas. It wasn't to be.
The artwork is kinda... boring? Usual? Sometimes the coloring is off like it was mass-produced in the eighties? Well, I wasn't all that impressed. Not with all those gorgeous comics coming out these days.
So, there is the writing to fall back on, at least.
Right? Well, yes. Kinda. I've seen the Lynch movie, extended version, like a billion times back before there was a TV adaptation and looooong before we ever dreamed of getting a couple of movies.
So why is this almost cribbed, line by line, from the Lynch screenplay? Probably because there's only so much one can do. So was I horribly disappointed? Actually, no.
There is one thing that this comic does pretty darn well. It leaves out very few important scenes in the first half of the book. It captures the spirit, if not the kinds of lush visuals I would have died to see.
We have lots of text. Pages crammed full of text. I'm not complaining, because it's necessary, but it's still breaking one of the cardinal rules of comics. Gaiman, this is not. But if you're a fan of Dune, or fan enough that you want a pretty good refresher, then this does a fine job.
I kinda expected this one to be gorgeous and lush and of the high-quality standards that you might see in, say King's Dark Tower, but alas. It wasn't to be.
The artwork is kinda... boring? Usual? Sometimes the coloring is off like it was mass-produced in the eighties? Well, I wasn't all that impressed. Not with all those gorgeous comics coming out these days.
So, there is the writing to fall back on, at least.
Right? Well, yes. Kinda. I've seen the Lynch movie, extended version, like a billion times back before there was a TV adaptation and looooong before we ever dreamed of getting a couple of movies.
So why is this almost cribbed, line by line, from the Lynch screenplay? Probably because there's only so much one can do. So was I horribly disappointed? Actually, no.
There is one thing that this comic does pretty darn well. It leaves out very few important scenes in the first half of the book. It captures the spirit, if not the kinds of lush visuals I would have died to see.
We have lots of text. Pages crammed full of text. I'm not complaining, because it's necessary, but it's still breaking one of the cardinal rules of comics. Gaiman, this is not. But if you're a fan of Dune, or fan enough that you want a pretty good refresher, then this does a fine job.
January 15, 2022
No.
I came into this with bundles of enthusiasm.
Back in the 1980's I watched the movie - you know, the one with Sting (why?), and I hated it. I spent the whole couple of hours totally miffed.
Now, with the release of the new movie Dune, I thought I'd do a little preparation prior to watching it on the BIG SCREEN. Yes, we do have these in Tropical Far North Queensland. I thought this study combined with the fact I am more mature, sensible and a little bit brainier (to be externally verified), I'd nail it.
Alas, this graphic novel was dull and boring, nothing resonated with me. Not the story, the art, the beginning, the middle bit or the ending. It was tedious and picking it up made my mouth go dry and my stomach churn. My Pup even walked with his tail between his legs and looked at me with "Cow Eyes" when I was reading it. Dogs can sense this type of thing.
I will save my $20 and not see the movie. Instead, I might stay at home and make cushions out of yogurt.
1-Star
I came into this with bundles of enthusiasm.
Back in the 1980's I watched the movie - you know, the one with Sting (why?), and I hated it. I spent the whole couple of hours totally miffed.
Now, with the release of the new movie Dune, I thought I'd do a little preparation prior to watching it on the BIG SCREEN. Yes, we do have these in Tropical Far North Queensland. I thought this study combined with the fact I am more mature, sensible and a little bit brainier (to be externally verified), I'd nail it.
Alas, this graphic novel was dull and boring, nothing resonated with me. Not the story, the art, the beginning, the middle bit or the ending. It was tedious and picking it up made my mouth go dry and my stomach churn. My Pup even walked with his tail between his legs and looked at me with "Cow Eyes" when I was reading it. Dogs can sense this type of thing.
I will save my $20 and not see the movie. Instead, I might stay at home and make cushions out of yogurt.
1-Star
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October 6, 2021man fuck this book 😭
December 12, 2021
It's a good volume, not spectacular, but after just rereading the book and watching the movie, it's hard to be surprised.
The illustrations could have been done better; Paul looks like he's 40 in some. And everything on Arrakis is too red.
At least the story is kept true to the original, and captured everything of importance. It ends after Jessica and Paul escaped and were rescued by Duncan. I guess that the three parts of this graphic novel will be all from the first book in the series.
The illustrations could have been done better; Paul looks like he's 40 in some. And everything on Arrakis is too red.
At least the story is kept true to the original, and captured everything of importance. It ends after Jessica and Paul escaped and were rescued by Duncan. I guess that the three parts of this graphic novel will be all from the first book in the series.
January 12, 2021
This was fabulous! The art was stunning, and the story was perfectly adapted to the format, giving you the story without huge blocks of text or leaving out anything important.
March 12, 2021
Frank Herbert's "Dune" is a seminal work in the annals of sci-fi novels. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson decided to do a comic book that :
"..we decided from the outset that this must be a definitive graphic novel treatment......We weren't interested in doing our interpretation of Dune or modifying the story to add our own special stamp. We wanted this to be pure Dune-Chapter for Chapter, scene for scene..."
Book One does a creditable adaptation of the novel. Raul Allen and Patricia Martin's art is good and suits the story well. Bill Sienkiewicz, thankfully, was allowed only to do the cover art.
The story fits the novel fairly well. While this is supposed to be a complete adaptation, a comic can not do the novel justice. But this is a good attempt at it. The volume ends with Paul and Jessica being dropped off into the desert. While no substitute for the book, this is a fine comic adaptation. I shall certainly be adding Book Two and Three when they come out. A highly recommended comic. Both for people who love Dune and for those who wish to be introduced to the wonderful world- just some advice, if you liked the comic, do yourself a favor and read the novel.
"..we decided from the outset that this must be a definitive graphic novel treatment......We weren't interested in doing our interpretation of Dune or modifying the story to add our own special stamp. We wanted this to be pure Dune-Chapter for Chapter, scene for scene..."
Book One does a creditable adaptation of the novel. Raul Allen and Patricia Martin's art is good and suits the story well. Bill Sienkiewicz, thankfully, was allowed only to do the cover art.
The story fits the novel fairly well. While this is supposed to be a complete adaptation, a comic can not do the novel justice. But this is a good attempt at it. The volume ends with Paul and Jessica being dropped off into the desert. While no substitute for the book, this is a fine comic adaptation. I shall certainly be adding Book Two and Three when they come out. A highly recommended comic. Both for people who love Dune and for those who wish to be introduced to the wonderful world- just some advice, if you liked the comic, do yourself a favor and read the novel.
June 7, 2023
O experiență extraordinară parcurgerea acestui roman grafic.
November 19, 2021
I dutifully read as a young man with friends Dune, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and the Foundation trilogy, though I was never (I confess now) an afficionado of any of these great works. I much preferred other ponderous, wordy literary giants with perhaps equally serpentine plots such as Russian novels. Tomato, tomahto. As a condition of one relationship I was in I viewed (and more than once) the two principal film adaptations of Dune, and liked them well enough, in spite of the public and critical outcry about them. (The relationship lasted, and I am now co-owner of copies of these films).
And I have recently viewed the most recent film, in the theater, and liked it quite a bit, but I have to say (now calm down here) that while I liked the hot young actor playing Paul and I liked it visually and I liked the soundtrack, I thought it on the whole it was pretty slow and dialogue-heavy, as I recall feeling about the book. If you had not read the book you would not really know much about what is going on.
This graphic adaptation is announced by Frank Herbert's son in his introduction as the "definitive" comics adaptation, which he did with Kevin Anderson, and was illustrated by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin. They name-drop the comics classic artist Bill Sienkiewicz as consultant, but this is by no means (even if this only the first of three graphic novels for the first book alone) a great graphic novel. It gets at the heart of what is going on, but is not remarkable, and the thing the adapters make clear is that they did the script and then auditioned several people to do the illustration.
That can work sometimes with adaptations, but the process thus often lacks a true sense of collaboration or synergy, it makes for a pretty flat creative process, artists as hired guns. I am not saying I think this is terrible artwork--Allen is a pro--and this book will sell a lot of copies, released as it is at the time of the new film version, and I am not even saying I am opposed to hiring illustrators to do comics jobs, of course. But it just doesn't look exciting or inventive to me in the way other fantasy comics, such as Monstress. I liked it just fine, it's good, not great, imho.
And I have recently viewed the most recent film, in the theater, and liked it quite a bit, but I have to say (now calm down here) that while I liked the hot young actor playing Paul and I liked it visually and I liked the soundtrack, I thought it on the whole it was pretty slow and dialogue-heavy, as I recall feeling about the book. If you had not read the book you would not really know much about what is going on.
This graphic adaptation is announced by Frank Herbert's son in his introduction as the "definitive" comics adaptation, which he did with Kevin Anderson, and was illustrated by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin. They name-drop the comics classic artist Bill Sienkiewicz as consultant, but this is by no means (even if this only the first of three graphic novels for the first book alone) a great graphic novel. It gets at the heart of what is going on, but is not remarkable, and the thing the adapters make clear is that they did the script and then auditioned several people to do the illustration.
That can work sometimes with adaptations, but the process thus often lacks a true sense of collaboration or synergy, it makes for a pretty flat creative process, artists as hired guns. I am not saying I think this is terrible artwork--Allen is a pro--and this book will sell a lot of copies, released as it is at the time of the new film version, and I am not even saying I am opposed to hiring illustrators to do comics jobs, of course. But it just doesn't look exciting or inventive to me in the way other fantasy comics, such as Monstress. I liked it just fine, it's good, not great, imho.
November 13, 2022
Bardzo wierna literackiego pierwowzoru, którego swoją drogą nadal nie udało mi się skończyć. Piękna graficznie, zwłaszcza pod względem kolorystyki- kadry są czytelne i wyraźne, nie miałem problemu z odróżnieniem postaci lub zrozumieniem, co właściwie dzieje się na danym obrazku. Nie wiem jednak, czy polecałbym tę adaptację komuś, kto nie zna tej historii z innego medium, bo próg wejścia jest bardzo wysoki, co niektórych może odrzucić.
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March 9, 2024i love both the book and the movie so i’m very confused as why i found this so fucking boring?
October 28, 2024
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Novela gráfica que nos va a contar la historia de Dune, tal como la escribió Frank Herbert. De hecho su hijo lo dice en el prólogo, que no quiere adaptar la historia con su visión, sino hacer un fiel reflejo del material original.
La diferencia aquí es la representación ilustrada. Me ha gustado bastante, tiene unas viñetas muy bien estructuradas, y los personajes son reconocibles. Algunas caras tienen en los primeros planos algunos rasgos que me fallan, pero en general está muy bien. Algunas viñetas son espectaculares, como la llegada de la nave con los Atreides a Arrakis o la primera aparición de un gusano de arena. La paleta de colores cumple muy bien, e incluso los cuadros de texto tienen diferenciación de colores según piense un personaje u otro.
Ahora a esperar con ganas la segunda parte, a publicar el año 2022
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Graphic novel that tells us the story of Dune, as Frank Herbert wrote it. In fact, his son says it in the prologue, that he does not want to adapt the story with his particular vision, but to make a faithful reflection of the original material.
The difference here is the illustrated representation. I liked it a lot, it has very well structured vignettes, and the characters are recognizable. Some faces have some features in the close-ups that fail a bit for me, but in general it is very good. Some vignettes are spectacular, such as the arrival of the ship with the Atreides at Arrakis or the first appearance of a sandworm. The color palette works very well, and even the text boxes have color differentiation according to one character or another thinking.
Now to look forward to the second part, to publish the year 2022
Novela gráfica que nos va a contar la historia de Dune, tal como la escribió Frank Herbert. De hecho su hijo lo dice en el prólogo, que no quiere adaptar la historia con su visión, sino hacer un fiel reflejo del material original.
La diferencia aquí es la representación ilustrada. Me ha gustado bastante, tiene unas viñetas muy bien estructuradas, y los personajes son reconocibles. Algunas caras tienen en los primeros planos algunos rasgos que me fallan, pero en general está muy bien. Algunas viñetas son espectaculares, como la llegada de la nave con los Atreides a Arrakis o la primera aparición de un gusano de arena. La paleta de colores cumple muy bien, e incluso los cuadros de texto tienen diferenciación de colores según piense un personaje u otro.
Ahora a esperar con ganas la segunda parte, a publicar el año 2022
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Graphic novel that tells us the story of Dune, as Frank Herbert wrote it. In fact, his son says it in the prologue, that he does not want to adapt the story with his particular vision, but to make a faithful reflection of the original material.
The difference here is the illustrated representation. I liked it a lot, it has very well structured vignettes, and the characters are recognizable. Some faces have some features in the close-ups that fail a bit for me, but in general it is very good. Some vignettes are spectacular, such as the arrival of the ship with the Atreides at Arrakis or the first appearance of a sandworm. The color palette works very well, and even the text boxes have color differentiation according to one character or another thinking.
Now to look forward to the second part, to publish the year 2022
January 14, 2021
As a fan of the book, and someone willing to see the good in the '80s film version and even the early 2000s SyFy miniseries, this was probably not the adaptation for me as the art, while well executed, didn't provide the depth of detail I would usually search for when revisiting a familiar fictional universe in a new visual medium.
That said, it worked just fine as a kind of Dune methadone before the Villeneuve film is released, and also a great gateway to this world if the film trailers piqued your interest but a brick of a novel from the '60s isn't your thing.
That said, it worked just fine as a kind of Dune methadone before the Villeneuve film is released, and also a great gateway to this world if the film trailers piqued your interest but a brick of a novel from the '60s isn't your thing.
December 29, 2020
I dutifully read the first six books of the Dune series back in the '80s to earn my sci fi geek cred, despite the fact that I found them intensely boring. (Around the same time, I masochistically slogged through Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.)
This stiff graphic adaptation just drives home for me how dull the first book is with its dreary court intrigue and hollow protagonist, Paul Atreides.
I always did get a kick out of Herbert's character names though, e.g., Gurney Halleck, Duncan Idaho, Vladimir Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha, Shadout Mapes, and Iakin Nefud.
This stiff graphic adaptation just drives home for me how dull the first book is with its dreary court intrigue and hollow protagonist, Paul Atreides.
I always did get a kick out of Herbert's character names though, e.g., Gurney Halleck, Duncan Idaho, Vladimir Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha, Shadout Mapes, and Iakin Nefud.
January 2, 2022
Okay, I loved this. It's so so beautiful and it gets most of the story from part one of Dune onto the pages in an understandable way. Although I do think it might be better to read the book first just in case and use this as a reminder.
What I really love is that the characters look almost exactly how I imagined them. I'm glad they took that route instead of making them look like the movie cast (that might happen too, now that I've spoken it into existence).
Super excited for part two now.
What I really love is that the characters look almost exactly how I imagined them. I'm glad they took that route instead of making them look like the movie cast (that might happen too, now that I've spoken it into existence).
Super excited for part two now.
November 5, 2021
Incredible!
DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune
By Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
I have loved Dune when it first came out when I was a teen. When the old movie came out I was thrilled. With the new movie I read the novel, watched the old movie and then the new movie and requested the library get this book! They did! I was so happy!
This is so good and stays more to the book than the movies. The art is fantastic and tells the story practically without words, lol! The font is easy to read and follows the book well. Enjoyed this tremendously.
For people who don't want to read a full novel and want to feel like they are watching a movie too, this is for them! Great for gift giving!
DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune
By Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
I have loved Dune when it first came out when I was a teen. When the old movie came out I was thrilled. With the new movie I read the novel, watched the old movie and then the new movie and requested the library get this book! They did! I was so happy!
This is so good and stays more to the book than the movies. The art is fantastic and tells the story practically without words, lol! The font is easy to read and follows the book well. Enjoyed this tremendously.
For people who don't want to read a full novel and want to feel like they are watching a movie too, this is for them! Great for gift giving!
December 12, 2020
As a Dune fan a new graphic novel was not something I am going to pass up, neither am I missing the new 12 part comic serie House of Atreides which is by now has 2 of its 12 installments released.
This was supposed to be a great year for Dune fans with a Movie, graphic novel, comic book series and a new novel by Brian Herbert, all have been released with the exception of the movie which is kind of a bummer.
Anyhow the graphic novel is not the complete Dune novel only the first of three installments, with Muad'dib being released in spring 2022 (I am not joking!!!). This first one starts on Caladan and ends with the Harkonnen invasion and Paul and his mothers flight into the desert of Arrakis.
The good news is that the comic is fairly true to the Herbert novel and the drawings of the Sandworm are actually quite impressive. The rest of the art is decent enough without being spectacular, the text blocks for lady Jessica in orange are difficult to read, even if the choice of the various colours for the thoughts of the various characters is quite original.
If you never read any Dune this graphic novel might come across as allright to boring as the original book is a buildup for the end and the next two books (children & Messiah of Dune).
I enjoyed the graphic novel and dislike the fact that I have to wait for more than a year for the next installment, glad that the movie is upon us before that time.
This was supposed to be a great year for Dune fans with a Movie, graphic novel, comic book series and a new novel by Brian Herbert, all have been released with the exception of the movie which is kind of a bummer.
Anyhow the graphic novel is not the complete Dune novel only the first of three installments, with Muad'dib being released in spring 2022 (I am not joking!!!). This first one starts on Caladan and ends with the Harkonnen invasion and Paul and his mothers flight into the desert of Arrakis.
The good news is that the comic is fairly true to the Herbert novel and the drawings of the Sandworm are actually quite impressive. The rest of the art is decent enough without being spectacular, the text blocks for lady Jessica in orange are difficult to read, even if the choice of the various colours for the thoughts of the various characters is quite original.
If you never read any Dune this graphic novel might come across as allright to boring as the original book is a buildup for the end and the next two books (children & Messiah of Dune).
I enjoyed the graphic novel and dislike the fact that I have to wait for more than a year for the next installment, glad that the movie is upon us before that time.
December 6, 2021
Beğendim, güzeldi. Filmle aynı yerde bitiyor hikaye. Devam ciltleri de çıkar umarım yakında. Filmine hayran kaldım bu arada ve tüm bunlar ilk cildi tekrardan okuma isteği yarattı bende.
July 19, 2021
Excellent artwork throughout the book, I was really impressed with the standard, this is a very good graphic novel attempt at the story of Dune, follows generally the same story line as the movie, the Emperor gives house Atreides control of the Spice planet, much to the dis pleasure of the Baron who wants control of the spice planet himself, he designs a plot to capture the spice planet for himself and it works. I wont put in too many spoilers, but it is very enjoyable, I read the hardback copy of the book, the quality of the pages was high. No editorial issue or errors, the story was very easy to follow, and the artwork was consistently self explanatory in meaning. The wordings and artwork were match consistently well with each other. Brilliant book, really enjoyed it, the colourings throughout the book create the images of Dune that you remember from the movie.
March 8, 2024
Graphic Novel Adaption des Klassikers aufgeteilt auf eine Trilogie. Dies hier ist Teil 1.
Das Buch ist ein Klassiker, ich war vollkommen begeistert. Die Umsetzung hier ist ebenfalls sehr gelungen. Ich freue mich auf die weiteren Teile
Das Buch ist ein Klassiker, ich war vollkommen begeistert. Die Umsetzung hier ist ebenfalls sehr gelungen. Ich freue mich auf die weiteren Teile
November 29, 2025
Zasadniczo jest to 1:1 powieść przedstawiona w formie bardziej graficznej. Myślę, że może być dobrym pomysłem dla osób, których książka pokonała, a chciałby poznać tę historię. Ewentualnie może służyć za przypomnienie sobie fabuły powieści. Samo w sobie nie porywa, ale jest całkiem wierna adaptacją. Raczej nie będę kontynuować, bo już te historie znam, a sam komiks nie wnosi mi nic więcej ponad to co poznałam z książek.
December 22, 2020
This version is the mind-killer
February 28, 2024
3.5 stars. Been wanting to check this out for a while and here I am. This story starts off dealing with a lot of politics. Different royal families and showing how this world works. Seems like whenever you deal with royal families and politics you have secret plots and treachery. Well you definitely get that here. The family, or the House of Atreides is to take over the planet Arrakis. This is a dry desert planet that has locals called the Fremen, giant sand worms and the stuff every one wants that is mined here, spice. Seems like the people who were here ruling before, the Harkonnens, don’t want to give up control and that’s where the schemes and traitors come in. By the end of the book, the son, Paul, and his mother, Jessica, are left stranded in the desert as the Harkonnens have taken back over. Paul seems to be special tho. He has some abilities and there seems to be a prophecy about him on this desert planet. This book started off really slow and was taking awhile to get going. But a little past the half way it started to get interesting and I started really getting into it. Plus the art is really good throughout. Interested to see how the next book flows.
November 10, 2021
I saw the new movie the other day. A lot of people liked it, apparently, but I wasn't too hot on it, and not for the reasons you might imagine: it had decent enough plotting and its characters did good job, and had a great deal more space to play with than the 1984 adaptation did, overall probably the better movie on objective technical terms.
It was just so dull. So bleak. So... bland and safe.
No bright colors, no interesting and imaginitive setpieces, no weird surreal practical effects. It's all dark and drab. The costumes are plain and functional but uninteresting. The spaceships are just a bunch of eggs. The sandworm looked like a fleshlight. And the music... all credit to Hans Zimmer, but it's the usual bit of bombastic trailer music and wailing women what we hear everywhere these days. Except the Atreides bagpipes, those were pretty good.
And it's not just Dune. Judge Dredd, all of the DC superhero movies and almost all of the Marvel ones, the Star Wars sequels, where Star Trek's been going... it's all the same. Impressive technical accomplishments, sure, but each of them has had nearly all of their imagination and color stripped out in return. Drab, drab, drab. The only one of them I liked at all was Dredd: its extreme violence and comic-book references pulled it through. But still. It really feels like Hollywood no longer knows how to have fun, and leaves no space for artistic merit - just grind it all into samey dull mediocrity so that as many people as possible will come see them. It's lame.
Oh, right, I was supposed to review a comic book? Uh, yeah. It's fine.
More than fine, actually - I like it better than either of the movie adaptations, I think. It gets more of the books into it, without having to cut much away, and it manages to get itself a fairly good distinct visual style as well, unlike the new movie (though I still prefer Lynch's vision). The character artwork wasn't so good, though: something about the way they gesticulated felt weird to me.
I'd still rather read the book again. I've been meaning to.
It was just so dull. So bleak. So... bland and safe.
No bright colors, no interesting and imaginitive setpieces, no weird surreal practical effects. It's all dark and drab. The costumes are plain and functional but uninteresting. The spaceships are just a bunch of eggs. The sandworm looked like a fleshlight. And the music... all credit to Hans Zimmer, but it's the usual bit of bombastic trailer music and wailing women what we hear everywhere these days. Except the Atreides bagpipes, those were pretty good.
And it's not just Dune. Judge Dredd, all of the DC superhero movies and almost all of the Marvel ones, the Star Wars sequels, where Star Trek's been going... it's all the same. Impressive technical accomplishments, sure, but each of them has had nearly all of their imagination and color stripped out in return. Drab, drab, drab. The only one of them I liked at all was Dredd: its extreme violence and comic-book references pulled it through. But still. It really feels like Hollywood no longer knows how to have fun, and leaves no space for artistic merit - just grind it all into samey dull mediocrity so that as many people as possible will come see them. It's lame.
Oh, right, I was supposed to review a comic book? Uh, yeah. It's fine.
More than fine, actually - I like it better than either of the movie adaptations, I think. It gets more of the books into it, without having to cut much away, and it manages to get itself a fairly good distinct visual style as well, unlike the new movie (though I still prefer Lynch's vision). The character artwork wasn't so good, though: something about the way they gesticulated felt weird to me.
I'd still rather read the book again. I've been meaning to.
April 5, 2021
Devorado, me ha hecho recordar perfectamente toda la historia, problemas tiene pero me ha hecho retomar las ganas de releer así que se lo perdono todo. Un perfecto regalo por hacer años 😉
September 7, 2021
A faithful comic book adaptation of Herbert's sci-fi classic Dune, which serves as a respectful and cleverly constructed visualisation. In many ways this is more approachable than the original novel, in others however, lacks the mysticism and magic of it source material.
Dune: the Graphic Novel includes an introduction stating that it did not mean to reinterpret the novel, but to adapt it faithfully and while not reconstructing every gesture, certainly aiming to keep its essence. The story therefore is the same: we follow young Paul Atreides and his family on the desert planet Arrakis, where they have to deal with adventures, betrayal and politics. This first out of three planned volumes covers the story up until the point where
Don't expect anything new in here. Hardcore fans and purists will be pleased, as the authors kept their word of treating their source material respectfully. When reading the novel, it took me a while to get used to all the concepts of mind-reading and controlling, so I was curious how it would translate onto the (visual) page. Turns out pretty well! The story was easy to follow, thought beware that I am saying that as someone already familiar with the plot. I can imagine that if this ends up being your introduction to the story, its magic will essentially be lost, as it does lack the intricacies and atmospheric integrity.
The art felt nice, but I kept wishing for more. I don't have specific complaints, it's just that with a world so rich and thought-provoking I would have wished for something more. The colouring felt bland, the compositions generic. Not bad either, but since this is the visual adaptation of an established novel, the visuals could or maybe even should have been the selling point of this and that it certainly wasn't.
All in all, a pleasant refresher of a story and a welcomed excuse to dive back into the world of Arrakis.
Dune: the Graphic Novel includes an introduction stating that it did not mean to reinterpret the novel, but to adapt it faithfully and while not reconstructing every gesture, certainly aiming to keep its essence. The story therefore is the same: we follow young Paul Atreides and his family on the desert planet Arrakis, where they have to deal with adventures, betrayal and politics. This first out of three planned volumes covers the story up until the point where
Don't expect anything new in here. Hardcore fans and purists will be pleased, as the authors kept their word of treating their source material respectfully. When reading the novel, it took me a while to get used to all the concepts of mind-reading and controlling, so I was curious how it would translate onto the (visual) page. Turns out pretty well! The story was easy to follow, thought beware that I am saying that as someone already familiar with the plot. I can imagine that if this ends up being your introduction to the story, its magic will essentially be lost, as it does lack the intricacies and atmospheric integrity.
The art felt nice, but I kept wishing for more. I don't have specific complaints, it's just that with a world so rich and thought-provoking I would have wished for something more. The colouring felt bland, the compositions generic. Not bad either, but since this is the visual adaptation of an established novel, the visuals could or maybe even should have been the selling point of this and that it certainly wasn't.
All in all, a pleasant refresher of a story and a welcomed excuse to dive back into the world of Arrakis.
November 29, 2020
This is fine in the same way the Syfy miniseries was fine. It goes through the plot and serves as an adequate visualization of Frank Herbert's masterpiece. It also fails to remotely come close to matching its source material's greatness. If you're a fan of Dune, you'll probably enjoy it for what it is. If you've never read Dune, read this if you want but don't for one second think it's an adequate substitution for reading the actual novel. It's not. Not even close
January 15, 2022
Lady Jessica looks so hot here 🤤
May 1, 2022
"Babam demişti ki, denizde boğulan bir insanın kurtulmak için bir başkasının omuzlarına basması anlaşılırdır. Ama bunu yemek sofrasında yapması affedilmez."
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