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Dracula
Quand l'écrivain Bram Stoker se rend chez l'archiviste du British Museum, celui-ci lui fait une révélation terrible sur le personnage historique de Vlad Tepes, l'empaleur... Le romancier entreprend alors la rédaction de son roman culte Dracula, où le jeune Jonathan Harker va devenir la victime du Prince...
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2009
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Françoise-Sylvie Pauly
22 booksFrançoise-Sylvie Pauly, romancière et scénariste, vit dans l'Aveyron. Elle collabore avec Pascal Croci sur les scénarios de Gloriande de Thémines et Lady Tara Cornwall. Elle a donné une suite au roman de Bram Stocker : L'invitée de Dracula qui a servi de base à l'album Dracula, le prince valaque Vlad Tepes.
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May 13, 2022
Anlaşılır, güzel , dikkat çekici, bazı panellerini duvara asacak kadar detaylı ve harikulade çizimleri olan renklendirmesi de bir o kadar başarılı olan ama senaryosu ve hikayesi ile bir anda yerle yeksan olan çizgi roman. Kasvetli, ürkütücü ve muhteşem bir atmosfer yaratmayı çok iyi başarmış Pascal Croci çizimleri ve renklendirmesi ile; heykellerin detayları, şatosu, odaların detayları vs çok başarılıydı.
İki kitap sözde üç hikaye barındıran grafik romanın anlatım tekniğini, şeklini - hatta bir hikayesinde Dracula'yı hiç göstermeyerek hoş bir gerilim yaratan- çok doğru bularak çok beğendim. Ancak ne anlattığı belli olmayan öyküsü, kopuk kopuk bir yere bağlanmayan çok fazla eksiği ile bir çuval inciri berbat etmiş Pascal Croci. Gerçek dracula hikayesini bilmeden okursanız hiçbir şey anlaşılamayan,gerçi bilinse bile genel olarak hikayeden her hangi bir tat alınamayan çok başarılı olabilecekken vasat kalmış Dracula çizgi romanı tıpkı filmleri gibi. Bir tek ortadaki hikayesi biraz derli topluydu o kadar. Gerçekten yazık olmuş ama emeği belli bakılması gereken bir çizgi roman olmuş gene de açıkçası..
İki kitap sözde üç hikaye barındıran grafik romanın anlatım tekniğini, şeklini - hatta bir hikayesinde Dracula'yı hiç göstermeyerek hoş bir gerilim yaratan- çok doğru bularak çok beğendim. Ancak ne anlattığı belli olmayan öyküsü, kopuk kopuk bir yere bağlanmayan çok fazla eksiği ile bir çuval inciri berbat etmiş Pascal Croci. Gerçek dracula hikayesini bilmeden okursanız hiçbir şey anlaşılamayan,gerçi bilinse bile genel olarak hikayeden her hangi bir tat alınamayan çok başarılı olabilecekken vasat kalmış Dracula çizgi romanı tıpkı filmleri gibi. Bir tek ortadaki hikayesi biraz derli topluydu o kadar. Gerçekten yazık olmuş ama emeği belli bakılması gereken bir çizgi roman olmuş gene de açıkçası..
December 4, 2025
"Net zoals de vampier alleen rust kan vinden in gewijde grond - zo kan hij ook alleen een ziel ontdaan van goddelijke bezieling teisteren..."
-Pascal Croci, Dracula
Review in Nederlands + Engels!
(04/12/2025)
(NL)
In Dracula hervertellen Pascal Croci en Françoise-Sylvie Pauly zowel de historische legende van Vlad Tepes als de klassieke vampiermythe uit Bram Stokers roman. Croci’s directe schilderstijl — donker, expressief en sfeervol — dompelt het verhaal onder in een gotische, bijna broeierige atmosfeer. Zijn kleurgebruik en scherpe lijnvoering leggen de nadruk op zowel de wreedheid van de historische figuur als de dreiging van de fictieve graaf, waardoor geschiedenis en horror naadloos in elkaar overvloeien.
Het was fijn om deze graphic novel na jaren nog eens opnieuw te lezen. Naar mijn gevoel zijn mijn meningen sindsdien niet echt veranderd. Ik blijf het een sfeervol boek vinden. Het is alleen spijtig dat de afgebeelde seizoenen niet kloppen met hoe ze in de tekst staan én dat er flink is geknoeid met de originele woordvoering van Bram Stoker. Voor dit alles wordt echter een uitgebreide uitleg gegeven op de laatste vier bladzijden van dit boek.
Zeker een graphic novel die ik ooit nog eens wil lezen!
(ENG)
In Dracula, Pascal Croci and Françoise-Sylvie Pauly retell both the historical legend of Vlad Tepes and the classic vampire myth from Bram Stoker's novel. Croci's direct painting style — dark, expressive and atmospheric — immerses the story in a gothic, almost sultry atmosphere. His use of colour and sharp lines emphasise both the cruelty of the historical figure and the menace of the fictional count, seamlessly blending history and horror.
It was nice to reread this graphic novel after all these years. I don't feel that my opinions have really changed since then. I still find it an atmospheric book. It's just a pity that the seasons depicted don't match how they are described in the text and that Bram Stoker's original wording has been significantly altered. However, a detailed explanation for all this is provided on the last four pages of the book.
Definitely a graphic novel I want to read again someday!
(16/09/2020)
A beautiful graphic novel, filled with the uncanny, dark and gloomy atmosphere of a true Gothic story. In my opinion, this is the best version of Dracula in graphic novel form out there! Pascal Croci makes some intresting choises with this novel. Like telling us a complete, somewhat accurate, origin story of Vlad Tepes. After this, we get to the beginning of the real Stoker novel. Dracula is never shown in this story, rather in shadows and statues, wich is a intresting choice. Sometimes, the really recognizable art style of Corci brings up some confusion. Like how every drawing is set during winter, but it's clearley stated in the story that everything begins during summertime. But, as I said, this is stille a gorgeous novel, only fitted for those of us who like to see the beauty in darkness.
-Pascal Croci, Dracula
Review in Nederlands + Engels!
(04/12/2025)
(NL)
In Dracula hervertellen Pascal Croci en Françoise-Sylvie Pauly zowel de historische legende van Vlad Tepes als de klassieke vampiermythe uit Bram Stokers roman. Croci’s directe schilderstijl — donker, expressief en sfeervol — dompelt het verhaal onder in een gotische, bijna broeierige atmosfeer. Zijn kleurgebruik en scherpe lijnvoering leggen de nadruk op zowel de wreedheid van de historische figuur als de dreiging van de fictieve graaf, waardoor geschiedenis en horror naadloos in elkaar overvloeien.
Het was fijn om deze graphic novel na jaren nog eens opnieuw te lezen. Naar mijn gevoel zijn mijn meningen sindsdien niet echt veranderd. Ik blijf het een sfeervol boek vinden. Het is alleen spijtig dat de afgebeelde seizoenen niet kloppen met hoe ze in de tekst staan én dat er flink is geknoeid met de originele woordvoering van Bram Stoker. Voor dit alles wordt echter een uitgebreide uitleg gegeven op de laatste vier bladzijden van dit boek.
Zeker een graphic novel die ik ooit nog eens wil lezen!
(ENG)
In Dracula, Pascal Croci and Françoise-Sylvie Pauly retell both the historical legend of Vlad Tepes and the classic vampire myth from Bram Stoker's novel. Croci's direct painting style — dark, expressive and atmospheric — immerses the story in a gothic, almost sultry atmosphere. His use of colour and sharp lines emphasise both the cruelty of the historical figure and the menace of the fictional count, seamlessly blending history and horror.
It was nice to reread this graphic novel after all these years. I don't feel that my opinions have really changed since then. I still find it an atmospheric book. It's just a pity that the seasons depicted don't match how they are described in the text and that Bram Stoker's original wording has been significantly altered. However, a detailed explanation for all this is provided on the last four pages of the book.
Definitely a graphic novel I want to read again someday!
(16/09/2020)
A beautiful graphic novel, filled with the uncanny, dark and gloomy atmosphere of a true Gothic story. In my opinion, this is the best version of Dracula in graphic novel form out there! Pascal Croci makes some intresting choises with this novel. Like telling us a complete, somewhat accurate, origin story of Vlad Tepes. After this, we get to the beginning of the real Stoker novel. Dracula is never shown in this story, rather in shadows and statues, wich is a intresting choice. Sometimes, the really recognizable art style of Corci brings up some confusion. Like how every drawing is set during winter, but it's clearley stated in the story that everything begins during summertime. But, as I said, this is stille a gorgeous novel, only fitted for those of us who like to see the beauty in darkness.
August 25, 2019
Les images sont sublimes! Les lignes sont longues et anguleuses, les couleurs se mêlent les unes aux autres pour créer une ambiance digne du roman de Stocker. Par contre, le texte, superficiel et éparpillé, ne rend pas justice aux planches.
May 3, 2016
3.5
Çizimler çok güzel. Hikayenin bu kitap için farklılaşan yanları hoşuma gitti. Aradaki notlar da güzel olmuş.
Seviyorum işlerini Ntv Yayınları, devam.
Çizimler çok güzel. Hikayenin bu kitap için farklılaşan yanları hoşuma gitti. Aradaki notlar da güzel olmuş.
Seviyorum işlerini Ntv Yayınları, devam.
August 11, 2016
Çizimler güzeldi ama genel olarak beklentilerimi karşılamadı maalesef, ntv'nin seriden diğer çizgi romanlarına bakacağım
November 24, 2025
Yanlış hatırlamıyorsam 7-8 sene önce Beşiktaştaki Minoa kitap kafeden almıştım, oraya da ilk gidişimdi. O zaman 12 lira vermiştik pahalı geldiğini hatırlıyorum. Bir iki defa okumaya çalışıp köşede tuttuyordum. Hikayeyi bilmeden okunmamalı zaten bu yüzden öncesinde bitirememiştim. Şimdi hikayeye hakim olduğum için bitirebildim sanırım biraz da büyüdüm hzjsklala. Hikaye çok parçalı o açıdan beğenmedim ama çok da çizgi roman formatına hakim değilim. Sırf o muazzam gotik çizimleri için bile 5 yıldız vermeseydim kötü hissederdim.
January 15, 2018
Çizimleri ve kağıdın kalitesi HARİKA. Ama onun dışında pek bir şey anlamadım. İkinci kitap birinci kitaba nazaran daha anlaşılırdı. Birinci kitapta sanki bilgi eksiklikleri varmış gibi geldi bana. Mutlaka Bram Stoker'in yazdığı orjinal kitabı okuyacağım.
April 29, 2021
Chaotisch verteld en getekend
June 25, 2023
Çizimlere bayıldım. Gerçekten çok sürükleyiciydi. Şimdi hem kitabını hem de filmini izlemeye gidiyorum.
November 12, 2016
This was an odd collection of two stories. Based on the title you would think that this is just another adaptation of Stoker's novel, but these are actually two novels in one. The first I think is there to show, somewhat, how Dracula became a vampire and the second is an adapation of Stoker's novel. And I have no idea why on earth both are in this as both seem only loosely connected.
Also based on the artstyle it is pretty hard to differentiate when a person is a vampire or not, since all of them have white skin and huge eyes. I cannot even tell if the vampire woman in the first story (who "created" Dracula) was simply standing still or turning into a statue.
When they got to the actual novel adaptation it was a really odd way of telling and showing as we were constantly on the look-out for the count but he was never shown even though the novel depicts several scenes where he was present. There were several dumb statements, which I cannot remember from the book, and for some reason the women only wear red or black here, in the entire novel. Especially Mina looks like she is on a funeral. Plus there is even further cases of "tell this and show something else" as Mina is describing a serene land but we see red and black images of a ship, a storm and Dracula and had I not seen the 90s movie/read the book I would have had no idea that this depicts his journey. First we were not shown what we were told, then we were told and what we were shown was only half-true. The text said Lucy is laying on a bank, but the picture clearly shows her on a tomb.
After that this just rushes through the story. I could deal with characters and plotpoints being omitted (except for the fact that Mina never drank vampire blood here so why should she have a connection with Dracula?) but not like this. And instead of using space for panels and make the story flow, it jumps around and the artist apparently was more interested in showing us one old and decrepit graveyard or building after the other and just one shot of empty landscapes after the other with some text, so basically just told stuff but not shown. This is boring, stale, the pages stink and this guy claimed to love the book, but he is to that what Shyamalan was to Avatar.
Also based on the artstyle it is pretty hard to differentiate when a person is a vampire or not, since all of them have white skin and huge eyes. I cannot even tell if the vampire woman in the first story (who "created" Dracula) was simply standing still or turning into a statue.
When they got to the actual novel adaptation it was a really odd way of telling and showing as we were constantly on the look-out for the count but he was never shown even though the novel depicts several scenes where he was present. There were several dumb statements, which I cannot remember from the book, and for some reason the women only wear red or black here, in the entire novel. Especially Mina looks like she is on a funeral. Plus there is even further cases of "tell this and show something else" as Mina is describing a serene land but we see red and black images of a ship, a storm and Dracula and had I not seen the 90s movie/read the book I would have had no idea that this depicts his journey. First we were not shown what we were told, then we were told and what we were shown was only half-true. The text said Lucy is laying on a bank, but the picture clearly shows her on a tomb.
After that this just rushes through the story. I could deal with characters and plotpoints being omitted (except for the fact that Mina never drank vampire blood here so why should she have a connection with Dracula?) but not like this. And instead of using space for panels and make the story flow, it jumps around and the artist apparently was more interested in showing us one old and decrepit graveyard or building after the other and just one shot of empty landscapes after the other with some text, so basically just told stuff but not shown. This is boring, stale, the pages stink and this guy claimed to love the book, but he is to that what Shyamalan was to Avatar.
November 25, 2017
¿Acaso hay que añadir algo más para que salgáis como locos a por esta obra?
Vale, vale, pues soltaré un poco el rollo. Cómics sobre drácula hay miles, qué digo miles, cienes. La mayoría son panfeltos para vampirófagos en los que el protagonista el nuestro venerado conde transilvano. Incluso ha tendio apariciones más o menos memorables junto a Batman o hasta en Funhunter. Pero cómics que trante al oscuro príncipe valaco como el Diablo manda pocos, y basados en el relato de Stoker menos (supongo que por cuestiones de derechos, vaya usted a saber). El caso es que Drácula, el Vampiro por antonomasia puede seguir seduciendo a incuatos a través de un nuevo medio: este fatástico cómic de los franceses Pascal Croci, Françoise-Sylvie Pauly (eitado por Norma).
El libro se divide en dos partes, una primera en la que un bibliotecario y el viejo Stoker hablan sobre un dirario encontrado en un cementerio de Munich (si no recuerdo mal). El diario en cuestión es de la esposa de Vlad el Empalador, y nos cuenta pone al corriente de sus últimos días como príncipe valaco. La segunda parte es un resumen bastatante bien conseguido del libro que todos conocemos. Por supuesto la primera parte es más interesante que la segunda, en tanto a la novedad, pero el resumen de nuestra historia favorita tampoco está nada mal. Lo mejor es es acertadísimo estilo del dibujo. Colores cenicientos, apagados, mortecinos, con un sorprendente predominio del blanco que resalta más las sombras allí donde se acentúan, y unos trazos alargados y siniestros, magestuosos, que una vez vistos no dejan duda de que no hay forma mejor de representar las escenas que nos muestran.
Así que ya podéis id corriendo a abrir las tapas del libro y a entrar de nuevo en el reino de las sombras, y no olvidéis dejar parte de la alegría que portáis con vosotros...
Vale, vale, pues soltaré un poco el rollo. Cómics sobre drácula hay miles, qué digo miles, cienes. La mayoría son panfeltos para vampirófagos en los que el protagonista el nuestro venerado conde transilvano. Incluso ha tendio apariciones más o menos memorables junto a Batman o hasta en Funhunter. Pero cómics que trante al oscuro príncipe valaco como el Diablo manda pocos, y basados en el relato de Stoker menos (supongo que por cuestiones de derechos, vaya usted a saber). El caso es que Drácula, el Vampiro por antonomasia puede seguir seduciendo a incuatos a través de un nuevo medio: este fatástico cómic de los franceses Pascal Croci, Françoise-Sylvie Pauly (eitado por Norma).
El libro se divide en dos partes, una primera en la que un bibliotecario y el viejo Stoker hablan sobre un dirario encontrado en un cementerio de Munich (si no recuerdo mal). El diario en cuestión es de la esposa de Vlad el Empalador, y nos cuenta pone al corriente de sus últimos días como príncipe valaco. La segunda parte es un resumen bastatante bien conseguido del libro que todos conocemos. Por supuesto la primera parte es más interesante que la segunda, en tanto a la novedad, pero el resumen de nuestra historia favorita tampoco está nada mal. Lo mejor es es acertadísimo estilo del dibujo. Colores cenicientos, apagados, mortecinos, con un sorprendente predominio del blanco que resalta más las sombras allí donde se acentúan, y unos trazos alargados y siniestros, magestuosos, que una vez vistos no dejan duda de que no hay forma mejor de representar las escenas que nos muestran.
Así que ya podéis id corriendo a abrir las tapas del libro y a entrar de nuevo en el reino de las sombras, y no olvidéis dejar parte de la alegría que portáis con vosotros...
September 6, 2023
Idk why so many people are giving 3 stars, this book is slay. I read this on the bus when we were going on a holiday a year ago and it left me with a surreal feeling, I couldn't put it down.
It leaves you some space to think just like how the Dracula by Bram Stoker was formed with letters and had emptiness after each one and you could fill it with your own imagination. The first book manages to make you feel the thrills of Dracula without even showing his face. The second one was just as amazing as the first but it left me with different feelings like sadness, hope and hopelessness.
Illustration style first felt weird but I ended up loving it so much with the gothic and dark ambience to it and the lanscpaes were insanely beautiful. I rarely re-read books but even after years I still feel like re-reading this again and feel the things I felt when I first read this book.
It leaves you some space to think just like how the Dracula by Bram Stoker was formed with letters and had emptiness after each one and you could fill it with your own imagination. The first book manages to make you feel the thrills of Dracula without even showing his face. The second one was just as amazing as the first but it left me with different feelings like sadness, hope and hopelessness.
Illustration style first felt weird but I ended up loving it so much with the gothic and dark ambience to it and the lanscpaes were insanely beautiful. I rarely re-read books but even after years I still feel like re-reading this again and feel the things I felt when I first read this book.
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March 10, 2017Aparentemente, edición argentina de próxima aparición.
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