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Title: In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe by Jonathon Scott Fuqua, Stephen John Phillips, Steve Park ISBN: 1-56389-928-0 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Dark, Brooding Art; Fictional Story
Comment: "In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe" is a very interesting work. Not exactly a 'graphic novel', since it is not drawn but photographed. The work was done in Baltimore, where Poe spent his last years and is buried. The photography is amazing, with a very dark atmosphere like Poe's writing, great scenery and amazing costume.
The story is a bit speculative, and not a dead-on historical representation of Poe's life. An interesting take on how he got to write the way he did (the authors tell the tale by his being harassed by demons).
If anything, if you are a Poe fan, buy this for the pictures. You will feel like you are seeing photographs of him in his life, even if you don't buy the story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Truly Breathtaking
Comment: I have two simple words for this book... MIND BLOWING!
Rating: 4
Summary: Not quite Poe, but good nonetheless
Comment: "In The Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe" is a superb graphic novel, certainly unique in its style. The photographic art is a great concept and it works very well with this "real" story of Edgar Poe. Unfortunately, as an avid scholar of Poe, I still cringe when reading this story, which is great despite its inaccuracies.
First and foremost, the perverted love triangle between Edgar, his wife Virginia, and aunt "Muddy" was a rumor created in passing after Poe's death by his sort of arch-nemesis Rufus Griswold, and there has never been any record to prove it as truth. Additionally, the story continues a variety of false truths of Edgar's life, including his moody character. Readers should be aware that an artist's work is not necessarily a reflection of the artist's life. If that were the case, perhaps it is Jonathon Scott Fuqua, and not Poe, that is plagued by demons.
Overall, this is a great read with a highly innovative art style. Just don't use it as source material for your studies of Poe.
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Title: Edgar A Poe : Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance by Kenneth Silverman ISBN: 0060923318 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others by Mike Mignola ISBN: 1569713499 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 05 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Hellboy Wake the Devil (Hellboy # 2) by Mike Mignola, Alan Moore, James Sinclair ISBN: 1593070950 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (Hellboy) by Mike Mignola, John Byrne, Mark Chiarello, Dave Stewart, Matthew Hollingsworth, Robert Bloch, Barbara Kesel, Scott Allie, Kevin Nowlan, Gary Grazzini ISBN: 1593070942 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot ISBN: 1569710775 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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