I love Edgar Allan Poe and his unique writing style. This is my first manga and i am really happy because it is about Edgar Allan Poe stories and it is amazing.

Book Review
Title: The Stories of Edgar Allen Poe (Manga Classics)
Author: Stacey King, Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia-Nitouhei (Art "The Tell-Tale Heart"), Chagen (Art "The Cask of Amontillado"), Uka Nagao (Art "The Masque... Read Death"), pikomaro (Art "The Raven"), Linus Liu (Art "Fall of the House of Usher"), Man Yiu (Art "Fall of the House of Usher")
Genre: Manga/Classic
Rating: ****
Review: So, like my other reviews in this series I haven’t read anything by Edgar Allen Poe before although I have a vague idea of some of the stories like the tell-tale heart. I have loved all the manga classics I have read so far, and I don’t expect things to change with this one. As this is a collection of stories I am going to review them individually and then sum it up at the end.
The first story in the collection is the tell-tale heart and from the artwork on the opening page I can already tell I am going to love this art style. I was also surprised when I saw this for request because all the other classics have been romance based or child friendly except for this collection and Romeo and Juliet. The tell-tale heart is a story told through the perspective of a killer after the fact, we learn of a young man living with an older man neither given names. The younger man is disturbed by the look in the older man eye and decides to kill him for it and puts weeks of planning into the event and when the time comes he kills the older man and gets rid of the body. However, a scream is heard by a neighbour and the police arrive shortly after and the young man in confident that they won’t find anything, but he begins to hear the heartbeat of the older man and it eventually drive him to confess, leading to position he is in at the beginning of the tale.
The next story is the cask of Amontillado which I have never heard of before in my life. In this story like the tell-tale heart we meet a man who vows revenge against a man called Fortunato, however, he does this is a cunning way by not changing how he reacts to the man while he plans his demise. He tempts the man with a case of rare wine; amontillado and leads him down into the catacombs beneath his home all the while imploring him to return to making merry but the greedy Fortunato refuses. Eventually he leads to man to a niche wear he chains him and begins to build a wall closing him in and while Fortunato believes it is a joke for a while the harsh reality soon sets in but by then it is too late for him encased with only the dead for company until he himself joins them.
We then reach one of Poe’s most famous stories; the Raven. This is a strange story from what I can gather it is about a young man consumed by grief after losing his love named Lenore. In the night a raven comes into his home saying one word nevermore to all the man questions and it ends either with the man dying or coming to terms with the fact that his love is forever lost. Honestly, I didn’t know what to make of it, but it was very interesting to read. By this point in the collection the art styles of the different artists are quite easy to distinguish but my favourite so far is the artwork in the raven done by pikomaro.
The next story is the masque of the read death. This story is about a plague that kills many people in the Kingdom whose prince Prospero turns his back on them sealing himself and his most faithful within the walls of his castle. The sickness nicknamed the red death the rich believe they have sealed outside and leave the world beyond the castle to fend for itself. This continues for many months with parties and festivities inside and death outside until a masquerade takes place and a person turns up with the visage of a corpse and kills the Prospero and then the others begin to die until no one is left but the red death.
The final story in this collection is the fall of the house of Usher. We meet the best friend of Head of the House of Usher, Roderick Usher who is travelling to see his old friend after receiving a letter saying he was suffering from some mental illness and wanted to see his friend once more. He stays with his friend for a long time even helping him to bury his twin sister after her death although he sees his friend slow descend into madness believing he buried his sister while she was still alive. His friend tries to comfort him but is proven right when the walking corpse of his twin comes to take him to, the friend barely manages to escape with his life as the House of Usher literally falls around him.
Out of all the stories in this collection my favourite must be the Raven because the art work was beautiful, the language is poetic and very easy to understand and the story itself is a piece of art encompassing so many emotions within. However, my least favourite would be the fall of the House of Usher, mainly because the story was confusing, overly long and I didn’t care for the artwork.

I enjoyed this adaptation very much. The art style went very well with Poe's works, and I would be interested to see the artist's interpretation of other author's works

This ARC was provided by NetGalley and Udon Entertainment in exchange for an honest review.
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I absolutely loved this manga adaptation of Poe's stories! The art styles were different for each story but beautifully rendered and they very much suited the stories' mood, setting and time period.

I have never read the actual stories of Poe, but these manga adaptations were an absolutely wonderful introduction to his work. I especially loved how the setting and character's expressions were shown during long monologues.

The Masque of the Red Death was my favourite story-wise. As for the art style, I loved all of them equally because the different art styles were so appropriate for each story. I especially loved the way Usher was drawn. His gaunt face and his eyes were very expressive and matched the description from the novel perfectly. The atmosphere of the masquerade in Red Death was absolutely beautiful.

I'll even go as far as to say that I would not have enjoyed all of these stories as much if I had not read them in manga form. This was a great read!

5/5 stars
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ARC provided by NetGalley and Udon Entertainment.
An excellent manga adaptation of Poe's works. I have not previously read these stories and have a feeling I would not enjoy them as much outside of this manga format. The art styles were all distinct and very appropriate for each story. I especially loved the art during the masquerade scene in Masque of the Red Death and the way Usher was drawn in The Fall of the House of Usher.
5/5 stars

I loved Edgar Allen Poe as a teenager, then reread his stories recently and found many of them lurid and immature. This Manga adaptation has breathed new life into them for me and I find I can appreciate them once more. Gorgeous artwork that really captured the spirit of these chilling tales.

As a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe, I jumped at the chance to read and review this graphic novel. I loved the illustrations and the style of art. The Raven, and A Tell-Tale Heart are my favorite, and this illustrator did a wonderful job at recreating it. Completely stunning, and I will definitely be on the lookout for more graphic novels by this illustrator.

I have received a much appreciated digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much for providing the opportunity to read and review this graphic novel. Always a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, this format provides a totally different perspective. Fantastic artwork! I will highly recommend this one to my friends and fellow book lovers!

Some of Poe's most popular stories are presented in comic book style in this fantastic book. The original text is used, and the illustrations are as creepy and atmospheric as Poe's writing. This will make an excellent addition to any middle school or high school classroom that already reads Poe's work, especially for students who struggle with the language. Any fan of Edgar Allan Poe will enjoy this collection, which includes "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Fall of the House of Usher."

I liked seeing these stories that I've read so many times adapted as manga, the art looks nice and really conveyed the mood and atmosphere. Overall, very solid collection!

"I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review"

The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe is a brilliant collection of some of his best-known stories: The Tell Tale Heart (a murder s haunting guilt), The Cask of Amontillado (a story of brilliant revenge), and The Fall of the House of Usher (an ancient house full of very dark secrets). Also included in this collection are The Mask of the Red Death (horrors of 'the Plague'), and the most famous of all his poems: The Raven (a lover s decline into madness). Best read in a dimly-lit room with the curtains drawn, Poe s brilliant works come to life in darkly thrilling ways in this Manga Classic adaptation."

I have to admit first up that the only story I know by Edger Allan Poe is The Raven so being introduced to the stories this way probably wasn't the way to go for me. I just couldn't get into it the way I normally would any other manga.

In saying that the art work was so amazing I loved each and every page for that. I also enjoyed The Raven story in this manga, as well The Mask of the Red Death. I think with me and the way my mind works I would of loved this so much more if I hard read his stories in a more traditional way first them read this.

I still gave this 3 out of 5 stars because of the amazing art work and because I did enjoy some of the stories in here. I also think anyone who loves Edgar Allan Poe's work would also really enjoy this. This has got me interested in reading more of his work very soon.

Many thanks to Udon and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review. Great adaptation! I would have loved to see Red Death in color. That would have been quite striking. The heint was a superb rendering. Also the crowd scenes during Carnival in Casque were good. The people were well defined, didn’t look like a pile of shadows. I enjoyed the little fact snippets thrown in at the end of each story. Trivia gems are always appreciated. Another hit, Udon!

I love these Manga retellings of famous classics.

This one is no exception! I loved the artwork, and the story is well told and easy to follow.

I recieved this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

There was a lot to cover in this manga with five different stories. It could be made more challenging by how popularized Poe has been.

Where this struggled the most was in conveying the particulars of Poe's writing. Many of the stories were awkward or confusing because there is so much going on in the original narritives that the characters don't say.

Overall it fun and unintimidating.

I love Poe's poems so I loved this manga version of them. As I said for all other sinilar titles I reviewed- this is just the perfect thing if you ever wanted a more clear picture of your favorite classics.

A wobderful way to introduce the clasics! Beautifully drawn. Thank you for the opportunity to read for a fair review.

I received a free copy of this for review from NetGalley **

This was my first ever Manga and I had so much fun with this. I love Poe's work and the art was a beautiful addition to his stories.

This book captures the eeriness associated with the Gothic works of Edgar Allan Poe. The art style contributes much to the atmosphere one can experience when reading this manga, and I could feel myself shivering slightly during certain points of these dark tales. The character's facial expressions were very believable! I enjoyed the stories they chose to put in this collection and look forward to seeing if they will do more of Poe's works in manga form in the future.

This book contained wonderful illustrations of some of my favorite stories from Poe. I'd highly recommend this version to anyone who loves his works.

This manga of Mr. Poe's brilliant tales is a delight to read. The images set up the mood of their own, adding up to the atmosphere and you will find yourself appreciating the fact that you picked up the manga instead of the usual large volume. A great deal of thought and effort has been put to present the cherished classic in the way most pleasing to the fans.

This also serves as a great beginner for people who are afraid to dive into the thick classics or anyone wanting to read them but are intimidated.

This is a great manga introduction to the fiction of Edgar Allan Poe. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The artwork was a fantastic addition to the already poetic stories of one of the masters of the macabre.