Customer Reviews

Vic and Blood: The Chronicles of a Boy and His Dog

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Sure, Harlan Ellison wrote the classic stories, but my first exposure to the adventures of Vic and Blood came through Richard Corben's comic adaptations. I read Ellison's stories later and was happy to find that the comics were very faithful adaptations. It's good to see, therefore, that the iBooks paperback edition of VIC & BLOOD - THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF A BOY & HIS DOG gives you the chance to compare the comics with the original stories, all in one book! You get both comic and text versions of "Eggsucker", "A Boy and His Dog", and "Run Spot Run", and the texts are accompanied by a handfull of highly detailed Corben illustrations, along with sidebar quotes from Blood (The Wit and Wisdom of Blood). It's a very attractive package, led off with a humorous introduction by Ellison that touches on his supposed upcoming novel BLOOD'S A ROVER (will we ever see it? I can only hope). While this type of literature might not be everyone's cup of tea, I give this book 5 stars for presentation, as well as its appeal to fans of Ellison and Corben - they will love it.

I love Corben's work and Ellison's as well. I wish Corben collaborated with more writers of Ellison's caliber actually. I would give the art 7/10 on the scale of What Corben can do and 10/10 for story. Keep in mind this is the story that spawned a genre of imitators for decades. I only wish there were more chapters, it has all the makings of an epic.

I debated wether I should give this graphic novel 3 stars or 4. I have decided to give it a 4 star rating.

The story was'nt that spectacular, and neither was the art (which is a letdown from this Corben fan). However, the story and art were still in the good range. It was a close call, but I will give this graphic novel a shaky 4 star rating. It was'nt bad.