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The Ray Bradbury Chronicles #2
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles 2
Ray Bradbury, the galaxy's master storyteller, presents a collection of his fantasy, science fiction, and horror tales, each adapted by one of today's top graphic story illustrators.
This second volume includes Marionettes, Inc. adapted by Ralph Reese, The Toynbee Convector adapted by Ray Zone and illustrated by Sam Parsons, The Dragon adapted by Vicente Segrelles, and I, Rocket, illustrated by Al Williamson.
This second volume includes Marionettes, Inc. adapted by Ralph Reese, The Toynbee Convector adapted by Ray Zone and illustrated by Sam Parsons, The Dragon adapted by Vicente Segrelles, and I, Rocket, illustrated by Al Williamson.
80 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1992
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About the author
Ray Bradbury
2,556 books25.3k followersRay Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
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February 24, 2020
Me ha gustado mucho este álbum, en que distintos ilustradores adaptan diez narraciones de Ray Bradbury. Son todo dibujantes de primera linea, nombres como: Vicente Segrelles, Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Daniel Torres, Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Mark Chiarello, el inimitable Richard Corben y otros. Todo un festival!
Los estilos son muy variados y las historias muy cortas y amenas. En cada historia entramos en un universo conceptual y gráfico que nos sorprende, nada que ver con la anterior. Es un derroche de creatividad y para el lector un placer reconocer narraciones que había leído o visto en adaptaciones al cine y que aquí adoptan un aspecto gráfico sorprendente e imprevisto.
Por ejemplo 'El sonido de un trueno', que recuerdo haber visto en una entretenida película de serie B, la revisamos aquí a través de la óptica personalísima de Richard Corben. Trata de una agencia que comercializa safaris combinados con viajes en el tiempo y ofrece a los clientes la posibilidad de matar un Tyranosaurus Rex. La regla principal es que los participantes tienen que permanecer en una pasarela para no producir alteraciones que pudieran cambiar el devenir de la evolución, pero es fácil dar un mal paso... En fin, para mí, si hay dinosaurios, hay diversión!
Otra historia que me ha resultado conocida es 'Ven a mi sótano'. Trata de unos misteriosos paquetes que son enviados por correspondencia para cultivar setas en casa. Ya se puede imaginar por donde irá la trama! Me ha resultado encantadora la estética años 50 que Dave Gibbons le da a la historia, muy acorde con las películas de serie B de la época.
En general, todas las historias me han gustado, podría destacar 'A punto de explotar', 'Encuentro nocturno' y 'The April Witch', pero todas son originales y merecen la pena.
Los estilos son muy variados y las historias muy cortas y amenas. En cada historia entramos en un universo conceptual y gráfico que nos sorprende, nada que ver con la anterior. Es un derroche de creatividad y para el lector un placer reconocer narraciones que había leído o visto en adaptaciones al cine y que aquí adoptan un aspecto gráfico sorprendente e imprevisto.
Por ejemplo 'El sonido de un trueno', que recuerdo haber visto en una entretenida película de serie B, la revisamos aquí a través de la óptica personalísima de Richard Corben. Trata de una agencia que comercializa safaris combinados con viajes en el tiempo y ofrece a los clientes la posibilidad de matar un Tyranosaurus Rex. La regla principal es que los participantes tienen que permanecer en una pasarela para no producir alteraciones que pudieran cambiar el devenir de la evolución, pero es fácil dar un mal paso... En fin, para mí, si hay dinosaurios, hay diversión!
Otra historia que me ha resultado conocida es 'Ven a mi sótano'. Trata de unos misteriosos paquetes que son enviados por correspondencia para cultivar setas en casa. Ya se puede imaginar por donde irá la trama! Me ha resultado encantadora la estética años 50 que Dave Gibbons le da a la historia, muy acorde con las películas de serie B de la época.
En general, todas las historias me han gustado, podría destacar 'A punto de explotar', 'Encuentro nocturno' y 'The April Witch', pero todas son originales y merecen la pena.
January 29, 2022
Graphic adaptions of Ray Bradbury's short stories. While the different artwork in the adaptation of each story is subject to the personal preference of the reader, the selection of short stories in Volume 2 were not as interesting as the ones featured in Volume 1.
My personal favorite in this collection was Come Into My Cellar, which slowly built the tension, presented in a comic book format that was similar to the early 1960's or late 1950's.
My personal favorite in this collection was Come Into My Cellar, which slowly built the tension, presented in a comic book format that was similar to the early 1960's or late 1950's.
November 5, 2019
The only story worth a shit is the last story "The Flying Machine." The other six stories fail the graphic novel treatment. The author's vignettes are more interesting than the contents.
June 21, 2023
Excellent book
May 28, 2014
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles is a series of authorized adaptations of Bradbury's short stories into comic book format. This volume adapts seven stories, three from The Marian Chronicles and four random stories. The stories are adapted by famous comic book artists like Dave Gibbons (of Watchmen fame) with introductions by Bradbury (mostly describing the inspiration for the stories). The comics bring the stories to life but none are so outstanding as to be "must reads." Though, in my book, any excuse to read more Ray Bradbury is a good excuse.
The book also includes an introduction by Ray Bradbury. He describes how he collected comic strips from the newspapers in his youth and once sent a fan letter to Harold Foster, creator and illustrator of Prince Valiant. At thirty-two years old, he was hired by Universal Studios and credits his ease with screenwriting to his history of comics. He easily pictured the scripts as storyboards, the graphical way filmmakers plan out shots for films. His interest in comics definitely paid off for Bradbury!
The book also includes an introduction by Ray Bradbury. He describes how he collected comic strips from the newspapers in his youth and once sent a fan letter to Harold Foster, creator and illustrator of Prince Valiant. At thirty-two years old, he was hired by Universal Studios and credits his ease with screenwriting to his history of comics. He easily pictured the scripts as storyboards, the graphical way filmmakers plan out shots for films. His interest in comics definitely paid off for Bradbury!
December 24, 2020
Ray Bradbury stories are exceptional. Amazing ideas. Delightful writing style adapted perfectly for a graphic novel. The only drawback was the old-fashioned graphic style.
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