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Voyage Into the Deep: The Saga of Jules Verne and Captain Nemo
Explore Jules Verne's world in a collision of history and fantasy, science and the supernatural, mystery and discovery.
In this brooding tale, François Rivière tells the story of how Jules Verne, the greatest science fiction writer of the nineteenth century,, composed his masterpiece, '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea', in the midst of a fantastical journey of his own. Who are the strange characters crossing Verne's path - a nameless orphan with a mysterious package, an Indian princess on an obsessive quest, and an eccentric artist of extraordinary creations? Through them Verne discovers and immortalizes the most compelling character of his writing career: Captain Nemo. Weaving together details of Verne's own life with events aboard the infamous 'Nautilus', François Rivière tells a powerful - and cryptic - tale of art, science, and the terrible consequences of unbridled passion.
In this brooding tale, François Rivière tells the story of how Jules Verne, the greatest science fiction writer of the nineteenth century,, composed his masterpiece, '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea', in the midst of a fantastical journey of his own. Who are the strange characters crossing Verne's path - a nameless orphan with a mysterious package, an Indian princess on an obsessive quest, and an eccentric artist of extraordinary creations? Through them Verne discovers and immortalizes the most compelling character of his writing career: Captain Nemo. Weaving together details of Verne's own life with events aboard the infamous 'Nautilus', François Rivière tells a powerful - and cryptic - tale of art, science, and the terrible consequences of unbridled passion.
80 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2004
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François Rivière
228 books11 followersRomancier et journaliste, il s’est fait une spécialité des adaptations en bande dessinée d'Agatha Christie chez Emmanuel Proust Editions. Chez le même éditeur, il a également publié Un Drame en Livonie, et les deux tomes de Voyage sous les eaux, d’après Jules Verne.
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October 17, 2016
'God in Heaven! Now I can see it! Now I understand everything!' So said one of the characters in 'Voyage in the Deep'. Well, he was well ahead of me for I hardly understood anything in this brooding and graphically illustrated tale, supposedly of how Jules Verne composed his masterpiece '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. And if he composed it from this jumble of material, all the more credit to him!
Verne embarks on a fantastical journey of his own and on his way he meets up with an orphan, who he names Bert in honour of England's Prince Consort, an Indian princess, with whom he ends up naked and wonders why (so do I), and an artist who creates unusual pictures. All this leads him to discover his famous character, Captain Nemo - or so I think!
In a very different 'Nautilus' he traverses the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean in a mere six days and he declares it to be 'beyond my comprehension' - mine, too! He encounters strange creatures in strange places, even spending time at Margate, and journeys to the South Pole.
It is all very extraordinary and almost completely beyond my comprehension so I am probably not the best judge of the book's worth. But to me it was interestingly, because of the dramatic illustrations, dull and not one that I would recommend to others.
Verne embarks on a fantastical journey of his own and on his way he meets up with an orphan, who he names Bert in honour of England's Prince Consort, an Indian princess, with whom he ends up naked and wonders why (so do I), and an artist who creates unusual pictures. All this leads him to discover his famous character, Captain Nemo - or so I think!
In a very different 'Nautilus' he traverses the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean in a mere six days and he declares it to be 'beyond my comprehension' - mine, too! He encounters strange creatures in strange places, even spending time at Margate, and journeys to the South Pole.
It is all very extraordinary and almost completely beyond my comprehension so I am probably not the best judge of the book's worth. But to me it was interestingly, because of the dramatic illustrations, dull and not one that I would recommend to others.
November 19, 2016
I'm a big fan of Verne and of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in particular. However, this was not very good. The art is not attractive, and the story hardly makes any sense. I'm afraid a lot might have been lost in translation.
February 15, 2021
The physical book itself was cumbersome, the size made it unenjoyable to hold to read..... the contents itself were lumbering and disjointed. I didn't feel it did justice to the history or fantasy of Verne, merely smashing concepts together hoping they stuck.
December 16, 2018
DNF, tried to get into it but just couldn’t. Got to page 30 and realized I hadn’t absorbed a single character or story plot. Didn’t enjoy the style of drawing or the story line.
May 23, 2019
Other than *THAT* page 😶, I loved the illustrations! The merging of Jules Verne and Captain Nemo was complex yet fascinating at the same time. Oooooh the glossy, coloured pages!!! SATISFYING
January 25, 2010
I found the cover of this book quite intriguing. Many of the interior illustration were equally as good but I found a few that I did not enjoy as much. I’m sorry to say that the story was a bit difficult for me to follow. I know that story of Captain Nemo but I am not so well informed on the life of Jules Verne, so I don’t know if it was the story that was hard to follow or that because of my limited knowledge of Verne, it was me. What I recommend is, if you are not too familiar with the life of Jules Verne, that you read the notes at the end of the book first. This may help you better understand the graphic novel much better.
February 26, 2009
It may or may not be apparent that this is the first in a series. Certainly knowing this makes it less concerning that so many threads are set in motion. The art has a frantic style, but the characters are each given a unique design that helps set them apart or at least connects them on purpose.
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