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The Ray Bradbury Chronicles #1
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles 1
Various artists illustrate adaptations of selected Ray Bradbury stories
Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
About the author
Ray Bradbury
2,564 books25.6k 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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March 21, 2023
Una curiosidad que apenas hace un par de años descubrí abandonada en una sala de espera. Se trata del primer volumen de una serie de siete compilaciones de adaptaciones de algunos de los mejores realtos de Ray Bradbury. El arte es increíble, todos los artistas subliman el espíritu de la pluma del autor, te incertan en la atmósfera de la historial de la misma forma que una buena película lo hace, siempre empujando los límites de la imaginación y percepción, especialmente con la obra que abre la antología y mi personalmente favorito: “Dark they were, and golden-eyed”.
Me cuesta entender que, como mencioné al inicio, sea una curiosidad y no algo sumamente conocido cuando se trata de una obra de arte. Una lectura imprescindible, incluso si no eres un lector habitual de novelas gráficas o cómics ya que te abriría a un mundo más amplio para apreciar la literatura.
Me cuesta entender que, como mencioné al inicio, sea una curiosidad y no algo sumamente conocido cuando se trata de una obra de arte. Una lectura imprescindible, incluso si no eres un lector habitual de novelas gráficas o cómics ya que te abriría a un mundo más amplio para apreciar la literatura.
November 11, 2012
Bradbury ha fatto della sua scrittura un unicum irripetibile.
Si è cimentato con tutti i generi e la sua scrittura li ha modificati rendendoli "suoi".
Anche questa serie di racconti di fantascienza è attraversata dal suo particolare tocco e ne risulta che tali racconti siano qualcosa di estremamente personale: una fantascienza tutta bradburyana dove l'elemento umano o meglio marziano è la componente più importante, l'ingrediente indispensabile.
Si è cimentato con tutti i generi e la sua scrittura li ha modificati rendendoli "suoi".
Anche questa serie di racconti di fantascienza è attraversata dal suo particolare tocco e ne risulta che tali racconti siano qualcosa di estremamente personale: una fantascienza tutta bradburyana dove l'elemento umano o meglio marziano è la componente più importante, l'ingrediente indispensabile.
December 27, 2018
This, like nearly all Ray Bradbury comics, is a collection of multiple stories which are excellent! That said, I read him simply for my edification because, to my taste,
he is almost always in command of his objectively great writing within well-thought-out stories.
No matter how good they are, I don't emotionally enjoy reading Ray Bradbury unless it's a rare story that isn't filled with his signature gloom. Nearly every time I can remember reading him, I get depressed for him because he was so paranoid about so many different things that he thought could or would happen in the future. I get just as angry at the same time because his literary prowess is forcing me into his paranoid mindset.
I would like to think that the writing was an outlet for him- especially when it became expected out of him by a growing audience. Maybe each time he thought "that will spread the word that may help us to escape this eventuality" and then enjoyed a deep breath and smiled.
Hah! I was on to something:
In his introduction to "The Toynbee Convector" he states that he is not an optimist and follows by saying: "I am an optimat behaviorist, which means everyday I write and create and in creating, help to change the world, I hope, for the better." At least he looks at the bright side of the coin!
Please bear with me- in a predictable continuation of self-disclosure I (my ego) think I coined a brilliant quote at its conclusion:
I am a hopeless optimist who shapes my entire mentality on a positive and hopeful perspective. Tricking myself into this, despite all the notions otherwise that one can't help being invaded by, might be the greatest thing I've ever achieved. When the mind wins over matter what does it matter - why mind - when matter is unkind?
Ray never struck me as "haha! funny" but he certainly had dark humor mastered: His subtle humor in the second one fell flat because you'd never find somebody on a trip to the sun that was afraid of fire but the rest of his attempts, in this volume, should force upon you the "inner snicker" he had when writing it. The best examples are obviously in the "Marionettes, Inc." since all of his stories about that company are excellent, funny and intelligent.
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME OUT:
In "The Dragon" - What is he alluding to when he writes "Women deliver forth monsters."?
No matter how good they are, I don't emotionally enjoy reading Ray Bradbury unless it's a rare story that isn't filled with his signature gloom. Nearly every time I can remember reading him, I get depressed for him because he was so paranoid about so many different things that he thought could or would happen in the future. I get just as angry at the same time because his literary prowess is forcing me into his paranoid mindset.
I would like to think that the writing was an outlet for him- especially when it became expected out of him by a growing audience. Maybe each time he thought "that will spread the word that may help us to escape this eventuality" and then enjoyed a deep breath and smiled.
Hah! I was on to something:
In his introduction to "The Toynbee Convector" he states that he is not an optimist and follows by saying: "I am an optimat behaviorist, which means everyday I write and create and in creating, help to change the world, I hope, for the better." At least he looks at the bright side of the coin!
Please bear with me- in a predictable continuation of self-disclosure I (my ego) think I coined a brilliant quote at its conclusion:
I am a hopeless optimist who shapes my entire mentality on a positive and hopeful perspective. Tricking myself into this, despite all the notions otherwise that one can't help being invaded by, might be the greatest thing I've ever achieved. When the mind wins over matter what does it matter - why mind - when matter is unkind?
Ray never struck me as "haha! funny" but he certainly had dark humor mastered: His subtle humor in the second one fell flat because you'd never find somebody on a trip to the sun that was afraid of fire but the rest of his attempts, in this volume, should force upon you the "inner snicker" he had when writing it. The best examples are obviously in the "Marionettes, Inc." since all of his stories about that company are excellent, funny and intelligent.
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME OUT:
In "The Dragon" - What is he alluding to when he writes "Women deliver forth monsters."?
February 25, 2011
I first read this when I was too young to understand it, but I've matured a bit since then (I hope). The Toynbee Convector blew my 7-year-old mind, and I'm pretty sure Marionettes, Inc. made me paranoid about my mom and dad being robots. The art in Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed changed my perception of what a comic book could look like. My favorite page: http://wtiw.files.wordpress.com/2010/...
Now I wanna find Volume 2...
Now I wanna find Volume 2...
July 9, 2011
This collection of short stories in graphic novel form are true to Bradbury's reputation. The stories brought me to different sometimes strange, sometimes scary new worlds and told me truths about myself and my world.
September 1, 2021
Me encantó el arte del cuento "El Dragón", lástima que fuera el más corto. Cuentos narrados por cohetes que ansían volver a servir en la guerra, robots, viajes en el tiempo, la espléndida melancolía y saudade ancestral de humanos que lentamente se vuelven marcianos... Definitivamente el primer cuento es el más complejo, sensorial, ambiental y hasta psicológicamente, y la tipografía confunde, pero me dieron ganas de volver a leer Crónicas Marcianas de nuevo.
El arte peca de ser muy disímil tanto en paleta de colores, estilos y hasta manejo de texto, pero lo más importante no se pierde: Wonder. Asombro. Esos son los cuentos de Bradbury.
¡A leer el Vol 2!
El arte peca de ser muy disímil tanto en paleta de colores, estilos y hasta manejo de texto, pero lo más importante no se pierde: Wonder. Asombro. Esos son los cuentos de Bradbury.
¡A leer el Vol 2!
January 24, 2022
A collection of 6 short stories by Ray Bradbury adapted into a graphic format. Each story is approx. 10 to 20 pages long, drawn in different styles, giving each story a unique look.
This book is a good choice for readers who enjoyed Ray Bradbury's short stories and like to read graphic novels. It's a better choice for the fans of graphic novels and science fiction in general, as the ending of a story is less surprising for the Ray Bradbury fans who read the original stories in the printed form.
This book is a good choice for readers who enjoyed Ray Bradbury's short stories and like to read graphic novels. It's a better choice for the fans of graphic novels and science fiction in general, as the ending of a story is less surprising for the Ray Bradbury fans who read the original stories in the printed form.
August 7, 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.
April 5, 2009
Some Ray Bradbury scifi stories told in graphic form. The first one was really good ("Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed"), because the art was really cool. Neat enough I guess. It's not from 1999, though.
October 11, 2008
I wasn't too impress with this graphic novel. I like his short stories better.
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