Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9780345373946
ISBN number: 0345373944
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 1
Printing Date: October 29, 1991
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: October 29, 1991
Sale Popularity Level: 596522
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Collected for the very first time, here are the twelve extraordinary illustrated volumes that form the graphic novel of THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. Evocative full-colour paintings and an artful abridgment of the original text capture the inimitable spirit and atmosphere of this passionate, complex, and thrilling tale.
The story begins in our own time with Lestat, tall, blond, and handsome, a world-renowned rock star. His gifts are timeless, his youth never withers. But he was not always the powerful and famous child of darkness. Before his long earth-encrusted sleep, he was an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-Revolutionary France. It was then that he came face-to-face with the incarnation of evil and the temptations of love that he has ravenously pursued through time. Where it has led him and what he has become is the heart of the tale that has captured millions of readers.
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Collected for the very first time, here are the twelve extraordinary illustrated volumes that form the graphic novel of The Vampire Lestat. Evocative full-colour paintings and an artful abridgement of the original text capture the inimitable spirit and atmosphere of this passionate, complex, and thrilling tale.
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I read the stories before I saw the film. Then read the stories again.
And even tho I understand why they have to abridge these tales (have you seen the size of the original books!!) it still saddens me that some of the intricacy is lost. That said, stunning, beautiful, fabulous art, and a great way to get into the stories. Try The Mayfair Witches next. Just the best.
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This is NO substitute for reading the novel, but if you already love the story of Lestat, this is a beautiful version of it worth having. Some it might not be as you imagined it, but most of it is dead on. Much of the dialogue is kept intact but the interesting choices of angles, styles, layout and mood keep it from geting tiresome and static. I wish there was a leatherbound deluxe edition!
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This is a beautiful adaptation of the classic story of The Vampire Lestat. Lestat was the antagonist of Interivew with the vampire but in this book you get his own side of things. This is pretty much word for word the entire original novel but with beautiful, artistic accompaniment. The illustrations are gorgeous.
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This is actually a reasonably well done take on this story.
Often would expect something like this to be rushed out and not done that well, but that was not the case here. Well worth a look.
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Anne Rice's "The Vampire Lestat" is a great book in and of itself, and I definitely reccomend reading it - however, not as a graphic novel. I am a huge fan of Anne Rice, but I'm also not prejudiced against the graphic format either. In fact, I love comics in any form. However, this graphic novel is a huge disappointment. The script is amazing, Faye Perozich manages to convey the wonder and excitement of the original book, but... The art is terrible. Lestat's face in many instances looks ugly and deformed, which directly contradicts the book - in fact Lestat was chosen for vampirism for his good looks. Marius, who was once a proud Roman Senator, wears a mullet. Armand looks all right at first, but when the book revisits the events told in "Interview With The Vampire", he looks positively hiddeous. Do yourself a favor. Don't waste your money on this. If you absolutely must have an Anne Rice graphic novel, buy "The Tale of the Body Thief", which is just as good a story, and much, much better art, which reminds me of P. Craig Russel at times and focuses on the lushness and beauty of Anne Rice's world.
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