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Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

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I've only ever been exposed to Edgar Allen Poe in school, so I'm somewhat familiar to his works. This was enjoyable and beautiful. The story was amazing and the so was the artwork. Definitely recommend!

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This was an interesting version of one of my favorite collections. I am glad to see that someone is keeping these stories alive for the youth of today.

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only my second manga book.
I really like Poe's work, so that was why I picked this book. I enjoyed it. It's still taking me some type to figure out the way to read it.
But it does give his work justice. It was cool to see an artist take on the stories.

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I've read all of the stories in this volume in the past, but I found it far easier to appreciate them in this format. The language is preserved well, but breaking it up into multiple panels helped me slow down and appreciate the way it builds. In some cases, just the illustration helped clarify obscure language. Madness and murder benefit from eerie distortions and heavy use of screentone, building a visual background to the dark stories. The art stays on the clean and appealing side of commercial manga, though, not tipping too far into the horrific, so this could be a good way to introduce kids, as well as older readers ,to the work of Poe.

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I wasn't sure how well the manga style would work for horror and Poe, but it is both gorgeous and creepy in the best of ways.

Edgar Allen Poe has always been a favorite of mine, and in manga form, it's definitely more accessible. Plus the dialogue and narration work well with the images, and make it a decent substitution for reading the short stories.

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I hadn't realised that these stories were horror related, but I thought they were quite good although 1 or 2 were a little boring. Also, I don't think that it was a great idea to turn all of these stories in manga form as some of them were mostly narrations.

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I love Edgar Allan Poe, so I was very excited to give this manga collection a read. I enjoyed it every bit as much as I had hoped! Seeing the pictures to go along with the spooky stories was a fun way to revisit a few of my favorites.. I am hoping that this collection will bring even more interest to some of Poe's most famous stories.

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This book was downloaded via NetGalley during a comic/graphic novel binge that I was on.I had a digest book with these stories when I was younger, which lay forgotten at the back of my mind till I started on this Graphic novel. The stories are deep and dark by themselves and the graphics add to the eerie feeling that comes over with its reading.

The book was very enjoyable ( not in a happy frivolous way due to the content itself) and the illustrations seem perfect for the tales. The stories included are : The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado ,The Fall of the House of Usher  , The Mask of the Red Death , The Raven ( a poem). Definitely meant for fans of the macabre.

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DNF @ 20%
I'm not acquainted with Poe's work but I do love history and so I thought I'd give this a shot which may have been a mistake on my part.
I'm not sure how much of the dialogue in this is straight from Poe himself, but I don't think its for me either way. I just couldn't make myself read it at all.

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4.5 stars

I saw that Stormi at Books, Movies and Review Oh my! got an Edgar Allan Poe manga for review from NetGalley, I decided I had to have it. I love Edgar Allan Poe and I thought the idea of reading his stories with illustrations would be fun. I was very excited that approved to review it. This is my first manga and my first digital comic. It took me a little bit to figure out the reading order (this book does include instructions on how to read a manga, back to front and right to left).

This manga contains five of my favorite Edgar Allen Poe stories, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Mask of the Red Death, The Raven and The Fall of the House of Usher. These are great short stories and one poem. I’m not going to go into the stories. They are Poe. You either know his work or you don’t. He writes some really creepy stories. I think these stories are perfect for a newbie into Poe, as it is some of his best work. I also liked how the manga also included some pages that gave history into Poe and some of his stories.

What I really want to focus on is the artwork. I think the artist at Manga Classics did an amazing job with the artwork in this book. It is as creepy as the stories. I think they really brought out the horror and madness of the characters. There is also artwork that isn’t as creepy, because the story didn’t call for creepy in some pictures. They did exactly what the scene required.

I highly recommend checking out Manga Classic‘s books. They have some other great works including The Scarlet Letter, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations and more.

Here’s a small sample of the artwork that you will see.

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'Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe' by Edgar Allan Poe and adapted by Stacy King is a series of manga adaptations of poplular stories and poems.

Included in the collection are The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado and The Raven among others. Every story features a different artist and I liked all the styles but my favorite was The Raven by pikomaro. The art is really pretty good for all of these chapters.

The adaptations are really good as well. I've seen graphic novel adaptations that aren't as complete. The Masque of the Red Death story is allowed time to simmer and build as are all of them.

It's another great adaptation in the Manga Classics line. I grew up with Classics Illustrated, and these adaptations are more complete.

I received a review copy of this manga from Udon Entertainment, Manga Classics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.

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This brought a whole extra level of creepiness to the classic stories. I really enjoyed them, and I wish this was part of the assigned reading in high school. If you've never read one of his works, than watch out!

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I am typically not a fan of Manga books, but I was intrigued to read it in comparison to Gareth Hinds’s adaptation of Poe’s work, with both works coming out within months of each other.

The Tell-Tale Heart (art by Virginia Nitouhei)- The first story was challenging for me, as I felt the unnamed narrator was too perfect looking (aka Manga-like). But once I got past that, the illustrations told the story very effectively.

The Cask of Amontillado (art by Chagen)- The background of the festival where they two men meet and later the catacombs they enter were well drawn and really gave it a sense of atmosphere. The last page was chilling.

The Raven (art by Pikomaro)- The art work in this story is gorgeous. The visions that the narrator has of his lost Lenore were heartbreaking and the last page of the raven with the grieving man was perfect.

The Masque of the Red Death (art by Uka Nagao)- This ended up being my least favorite, for the story’s very essence centers around the colors of the rooms and what they represent. The lack of color affected the interpretation and it fell flat.

The Fall of the House of Usher (art by Linus Liu & Man Yiu)- I have never been a fan of this story, but the illustrated version of the story elevated it to me. The crumbling estate is aptly drawn and the madness of twins Roderick and Madeline is evident. The sense of impending doom and Gothic despair shine through.

This adaptation is the latest in a series of Manga classics, and I would recommend it if you enjoy Manga and already own previous classics from this collection. I would hope that readers would look at Poe’s additional works, if they enjoyed this strong version of five of his short-stories. I received the online book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, and the timing worked out well for me to compare both excellent adaptations of the premier horror writer’s work.

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It’s no surprise to me that Udon Entertainment is the publisher behind this collection of Edgar Allen Poe stories. This book is well done with carefully drawn illustrations that show so much of what the characters are thinking and what the setting looks like. I love how these books manage to convey more than the written word alone.

Students are drawn to graphic novels, and I think it’s wonderful that they can get so much enjoyment out of reading classics that they would ordinarily pass by. Often the pictures help those who might struggle a bit with reading because by looking at them, they get a sense of what is going on, and it helps them think about what words belong there.

I loved this edition, and I highly recommend it.

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Hmmm Edgar Allen Poe is a wonderful author and his stories are extremely dark. But in manga form it just doesn't come across the same way. It just took away from the actual stories.

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Another spooky interpretation of Poe, a stellar Manga adaptation, and such a wonderful addition to a solid series. The illustrations embody all of the original works' emotions and themes and the text is easy to follow. Great for Poe fans, Manga and retelling followers, and reluctant readers.

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This graphic novel version of Edgar Allan Poe’s immortal stories includes The Tell-tale Heart by Virginia-Nitouhei, The Cask of Amontillado by Chagen, The Masque of the Red Death by Uka Nagao, The Raven by pikomaro and the Fall of the House of Usher by Linus Liu & co.
It’s an interesting compilation, Poe and manga together. In a way they suit very well together, but at times I got the feeling that a somewhat “rounder” drawing style would have serviced the stories better. And some colours too. Especially the Masque of the Red Death, where colours have such prominent role, called for other than just the gray-scale colouring.
However, in general the illustrations are fantastic and keep in the style perfectly. The manga imagery gives the stories a modern ambiance and it would be interesting to see a version with a modern world setting of these stories. Would that work?
For anyone loving Edgar Allan Poe’s works, this is a great opportunity to see a bit different take on some of his best known stories.

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I adore Edgar Allan Poe, and after reading this book I will now have a plethora of students that are going to love his work as well. The illustrations in this book are something to behold, and they truly bring this story alive. I have already purchased copies for my library and I cannot wait for them to arrive. Make sure that you do not miss the chance to read this book!! If you were not a Poe fan before, this might just change your mind!!

Quoth the Raven “Read this book.”

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The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe is a manga adaptation of many famous works of Poe. The stories included are The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Mask of the Red Death and The Raven. Each story is masterfully penned with the artist exploring what Poe may have wanted readers to experience in each story. I didn’t compare the dialogue word for word, but most of the stories stayed true to the original text and readers new to Poe will experience his dark works and probably go looking for the original afterward. The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe was a great read and I am glad I revisited these stories.

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This certainly isn't the only instance of Poe being converted to the graphic novel form, but it's one of the best. In only using five stories we don't get much beyond the household names among the stories he provided us with, but we get the full flavour of them at leisure in these adaptations. Visually, they're great - although I might have knocked off half a star for making the characters beyond the first two stories much too young, and only so as to appease the manga audience. With classics of the genre such as these you can't really go wrong as far as the text is concerned, so this is a highlight of this publisher's catalogue of adapted classics.

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