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Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation (Ray Bradbury Graphic Novels) Paperback – July 19, 2011

by Ray Bradbury (Author), Dennis Calero (Illustrator), Howard Zimmerman (Consultant Editor)

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Rendered in gorgeous, full-color art by Dennis Calero, Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles: The Authorized Adaptation graphically translates fourteen of Bradbury's famous interconnected science-fiction stories, turning an unforgettable vision of man and Mars into an unforgettable work of art.

The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars began as a place of boundless hopes and dreams, a planet to replace an Earth sinking into waste and war. It became a canvas for mankind's follies and darkest desires. Ultimately, the Earthmen who came to conquer the red-gold planet awoke to discover themselves conquered by Mars. Lulled by its ancient enchantments, the Earthmen learned, at terrible cost, to overcome their own humanity.

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160 pages
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English
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Hill and Wang
Publication date

July 19, 2011
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6 x 0.47 x 8.99 inches
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9780809080458
ISBN-13

978-0809080458
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Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was one of science fiction's greatest luminaries. The author of such classic, important works as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Bradbury was honored in 2007 with a Pulitzer citation "for his distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy." Other distinctions include a 1954 honor from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation in 2000, and the National Medal of Arts, awarded by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush in 2004. He was also an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. Born in Waukegan, Illinois in 1920, Bradbury spent most of his life in Los Angeles, where he passed away in 2012.

Dennis Calero received an honorable mention from the Society of Illustrators West in 2009 for his work on X-Men Noir. He was also nominated for a Harvey Award in 2007 for his work on X-Factor.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0809080451
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hill and Wang; Illustrated edition (July 19, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780809080458
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0809080458
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.47 x 8.99 inches

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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.
Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."
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Thomas Wiczek

Fantastic read. Great condition.

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New version to an old classic. Fair price

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Thomas More

What's here is great. What's not here is sorely missed...

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I'm an English teacher always looking for new angles to attract my readers in looking through great literature. I often tell my students that Bradbury is America's greatest living author. So when I saw this new Martian Chronicles graphic adaptation, I was incredibly excited. The stories that are present in this thin volume are well rendered. I think the short interludes such as "Rocket Summer" and "The Musicians," which act as bridges between the longer and more traditionally structured stories, are perhaps the most creative portions of the book. Without a concrete narrative to anchor the flow of images, it allowed the artists to be much more imaginative in the layout. Unfortunately, this graphic rendition omits some of the very best material from its pages. Where is the wonderful "Usher II," in which William Stendahl gets revenge for the destruction of his priceless library of fictional tales? Where is "Silent Towns," in which poor Walter Gripp finds himself the only man left on Mars? (This one, though a very funny story, is incredibly chauvinistic for today's readers). And finally, how can we call this a true version of Martian Chronicles without "There Will Come Soft Rains," the haunting tale of a mechanized Earth home left to fend for itself after a nuclear holocaust? This is probably the most celebrated and anthologized story from the book, and yet it's not in here. Can't you imagine the incredible images they could have used to depict this story?

This could have been a wonderful companion to the original collection, but with so many essential pieces missing, it falls short of the mark.

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KateE

High expectations

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This purchase was a test, and I was hoping for a successful conjunction of graphic novel style (my younger friends' great pleasure) with my own literary tastes. Ray Bradbury's "Martian Chronicles" was a huge fave of mine since 8th grade-- and that was a LONG time ago-- and here it was, illustrated.
Mostly, I was disappointed in the artwork. The examples my friend had shown me in the graphic novel of his choice were INCREDIBLY DYNAMIC and powerfully attractive! and I don't think this can be said of "MC: The Graphic Novel."

In all fairness, my friend's books had stories of high adventure and weird creatures to work with, whereas the tone of "Martian Chronicles" is subdued and thoughtful, and its characters are human beings or humanoid. Full credit to its illustrators for their occasional charming "reaction shot" of characters' emotions and reactions-- but these moments were too few and not strong enough to evoke for me a book that had remained in my memory for so long.

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Magical Flight

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Was surprised to find this an illustrated book (my misunderstanding) but found the illustrations made for a magical adaptation and in no way took from the reader's imagination.

Each interwoven story was unique with Bradbury's wonderful insight into human nature and his fantastic themes of the future. Loved that many of the stories were clearly worked around the early 20th century ie "the best hotdog stand on Mars" but were strangely not the least bit dated.

Something different and totally unexpected. A real treasure both the story and the animation.

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kristine m folden

Gift for grandsons

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One of my favorite books, got it for my grandson

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Mark M.

A Classic by one of the Masters.

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Still a classic. It is a bunch of short stories dealing with Mars.

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I have read this book many many times, both with my eyes, and now with my ears. I love this book SO much! It takes me back to the "rocket summer" of my childhood.

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Travis Phillips

The Martian Chronicles Illustrated

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2011

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The comic book adaption of The Martian Chronicles is somewhat of a surprise, but it works. To some readers it might be somewhat of a letdowm, sort of like a condensed book version, tells the story, but you miss the author's style. I think it's an interesting experiment that works and I recommend the book.

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The original work was started in the 1940’s and is a tapestry of short stories which all use the same version of Mars but only a few returning characters. This early example of Sci-fi now appears dry to the modern reader who is more used to space opera.

Whilst some of the poetic language and imagery (which was highly praised by Aldus Huxley at the time) remains, only the ending shows the real impact this commentary on the human condition can deliver. Also excised are the stories about racial tension and religion that would have had a similar profound message. All the stories that take place on Earth have been removed.

The art is very basic and is mostly talking heads with lots of blank backgrounds and thick blocks of dark colours which isn’t how we are used to imagining Mars. This is an illustrated novel rather than a graphic one as none of the storytelling is accomplished by the pictures, they serve merely as a visual soundtrack.

High concept literature such as this is very much tied to the medium it was written in. But if you look at I.N.J Culbard’s H.P Lovecraft works they show that you can pull it off. Even the Rock Hudson TV movie enjoys some success.

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Carpo Collins

lacking the details which Ray Bradbury had written so beautifully. There are better comic takes on The Martian ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2015

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The artwork is dark and vague at times, lacking the details which Ray Bradbury had written so beautifully. There are better comic takes on The Martian Chronicles in The Ray Bradbury Chronicles.

Boris Stokalski

OK for Martian Chronicles Fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 27, 2014

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The visual art and storyline preserves much of the eerieness and sense of doom present in the original work. The major disappointment for me was the absence of the "Usher II" story, which I have always perceived as one of the "defining" stories for the entire book. Anyway - if you love the Chronicles, definitely buy this adaptation, most likely you are going to enjoy it. If you are new to Chronicles, definitely start with the Bradbury's original.

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callisto

Ein wenig uninspiriert

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on August 2, 2016

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Bradbury’s Martion Chronicles sind ein Meilenstein der Sci-Fi. Eine Sammlung lose miteinander verwobener Kurzgeschichten, die Auslöschung der indigenen Bevölkerung und die Besiedlung des Mars beschreiben. Mehr Sozial- und Zeitkritik als Sci-Fi. Wissenschaftlich unhaltbar aber wunderbar poetisch.
Dieses Buch versuchte Dennis Calero nun als Comic umzusetzen. Natürlich musste dabei ein Großteil der poetischen, grandiosen Sprache dran glauben. Wenn man nun diesen Comic liest und das Buch kennt, merkt man, was das Buch wirklich ausmachte: Die Sprache. Als Comic funktionieren die Geschichten nicht mehr so gut.
Die Zeichnungen sind natürlich immer Geschmackssache. Schönheit liegt im Auge des Betrachters. Ich finde sie OK. Nicht grandios, nichts Besonderes, Gebrauchskunst und ein wenig uninspiriert.
Was mich wirklich ärgert ist jedoch, dass gerade einige meiner Lieblingsgeschichten fehlen. Der Auszug der Schwarzen, die auf der Erde für sich keine Zukunft mehr sehen und auf dem Mars einen Neuanfang machen wollen und die postapocalyptische Geschichte des verlassenen Hauses, das nur noch von den Robotern am Laufen gehalten wird und die beiden Geschichte der zurückgelassenen Siedler auf dem Mars (die des angeblich letzten Mannes, der alle Telefonnummern durchruft, um eine Frau zu finden und jene des Computeringenieurs, der seine Familie als Roboter nachbaut) habe ich schmerzlich vermisst.
Wenn man mit Schülern die Martian Chronicles lesen sollte, ist die Comicversion streckenweise als Strukturierungshilfe, zum Eintragen der Dialoge oder dergleichen sicherlich hilfreich. Wenn man das Buch kennt, wird man aber sicherlich enttäuscht sein. Wenn man das Buch nicht kennt, wird man sie vielleicht nicht wirklich verstehen.

Fazit: OK, nett, kommt ans Buch nicht ran.

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Me suis trompée

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on June 4, 2019

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Ce n'est pas un bon achat, mais c'est sûrement ma faute, je n'ai pas compris que c'était une BD! Dessins affreux... un achat inutile pour le besoin que j'en avais. Je n'avais qu'à faire attention

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