I had this on my shelf waiting to be read, so I figured Halloween was a great time to read it. This is a fantastic adaptation of the novel, and does the original work great justice. The art (Giordano) perfectly captures the mood and lends a "period" feel to the whole thing. The HC version is bound nicely, but there is some gutter loss which is a bit frustrating. If you've read the novel this is worth a read especially for the art. I always like to start with the original work before venturing on...

Classic!I've never read Dracula, but this graphic novel adaptation seemed the perfect opportunity. The art is great, but the captions and dialogue are just as vivid in bringing the story to the reader. Some of the captions were challenging since they were lettered in a script form as if handwritten; but it was easy to zoom in to read panel by panel.Also included are pre- and post-script by the writer and artist detailing how their collaboration which started in the 70s was finished much later. S...

I want to preface this by saying Dracula is my favorite fictional character. Ever. That said, I've never actually read the original novel. At times, I find it digesting older texts difficult so I thought this graphic novel might be a good way to familiarize myself, first. Make reading and understanding the book a little easier.I...feel like I've been short-changed. Before I get into that, I want to applaud this book for the respect it clearly holds for Stoker's novel. It's easy to claim adaption...

Dracula is a long-winded Victorian novel about a prototypical vampire and his quest to add to his un-dead harem. The prose is dense and the action is sparse. The story is a slow-build of a horror tale. This comic book version is faithfully translated by Roy Thomas and lavishly illustrated by Dick Giordano. This version of the classic is a solid adaptation except for the lettering which makes the book very hard to read.

Thirty years in the making, Marvel’s Dracula is a thrilling and incredibly faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic tale of horror. When a young woman comes down with a mysterious illness that is determined to be caused by a vampire bite, a group of her friends band together to avenge her by killing the vampire, Count Dracula, who’s attempting to establish a new home (and feeding grounds) in London. At over 200 pages, writer Roy Thomas attempts to include as much as possible from Bram Stoker...

In 1897, Draculawas first published by Bram Stoker. In 1975, comic book legends Dick Giordano and Roy Thomas began working on a comic book adaptation of Dracula for Marvel Comics. Unfortunately, the project was cancelled. Thirty years later, the two reunited to complete the book. Next to Dracula The Graphic Novel: Original Text Illustrated by Staz Johnson, and Bram Stoker's Dracula adapted and illustrated by Fernando Fernandez....this is the second best adaptation. The text of Stoker's novel is...

If it is Bram Stoker's Dracula then it is one of my favorite books, not only as a horror but classic as well. The story that Stoker weaved was beyond comparison, no wonder he is still around! Count Dracula has become synonymous to vampires in some places, especially to those who don't read much horror stories, they often mistake count Dracula as a synonym to vampire.

Solid adaptation of the novel (which I haven't read), but the text and graphics combine to bring the novel's story to vivid life. Was actually feeling mildly fearful at points in the book.

Reprints Marvel Illustrated: Dracula #1-4 (August 2010-September 2010). When Jonathan Harker is sent to Transylvania for a land deal, he finds more than he bargains for. The owner of Castle Dracula has an unearthliness to him that frightens Jonathan to the core. Trapped and unable to escape, Jonathan is unaware that Dracula is headed to England and has become intertwined with the people in his life…and danger that Dracula could pose to his beloved Mina Murray.Written by Roy Thomas, Marvel Illust...

FANG-TASTIC! Or, perhaps, more apropos (though admittedly rather cheeky), BLOODY GOOD! This edition of Marvel's Dracula is like re-reading Bram Stoker's now monolithic little book from way back in 1897, but since it's a gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic novel, it doesn't take quite as long to devour, of course. The interior art, by the late, great, comics industry legend, Dick Giordano, is superb, and equally legendary comics scribe, Roy Thomas, delivers yet another stunning adaptation

It is a faithful adaptation, not a "cheap" thrill of vampire hunting stories (I believe if you want a vampire hunting full action story, Marvel comics provides 'Blade'). There is 'it is me not you' issue: I found cursive handwriting letters on comic text boxes are distracting. I understand the adapters want to present epistolary atmosphere in the story with the cursive letters, but still... oh well, as I said, it is my issue.

I bought this book in Borders, during its going-out-of-business clearance sale. I am very sad to see Borders go, as it was more then a bookstore to me. It was a social hub, a place of high school memories, and a great escape from the craziness of home. But alas...nothing I can do.I've read Bram Stoker's Dracula many times. Who hasn't? I'm sure everyone has seen one of the many Dracula movies made in the last century. And with vampires being incredibly popular nowadays, I figured what else can th...

Borders was closing and this is one of the graphic novels I picked up for 80% off - I am a huge fan of the original novel and was curious. It is very faithful to the novel and the graphics make it even MORE creepy, if that is possible. I also find it very satisfying that Dracula could rip out Edward Cullen's throat and eat him for breakfast. How come there isn't a graphic novel about that? I'd buy that at full price.

It has been a long time since I have read comics, now called graphic novels (?)--- as I see little difference in the two except for the amount of pages. I was pleasantly surprised by this. The illustrations could have been more darker, gritty, horror-esque. However, the storyline flowed much alike Stoker's Dracula that we all know and love.

Dracula, the graphic novel or 'How to ruin a beautiful story with poor lettering choices and a not so great art style'.

I don't normally like comic books but this is beautifully designed.

I loved this edition of Dracula. Though I have not finished the novel itself, I have friends who have and they assured me that this does not leave much out.The story itself was quite interesting. As one of the first full vampire novels, I can see how others have drawn inspiration from this book. There were parts that I was not a fan of, that felt rushed, but as these are journal entries and letters, there would not be the drawn out narratives that would be there were it someone's novel.The art w...

This is a faithfully creepy adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale of vampires that excels both in the text and the illustrations. The dialog and narration are fluid, and in graphic novel format the number of different narrators (Jonathan Harker's diary, Mina Murray's letters, Dr. Seward's phonograph recordings, et al.) stand out as different voices. The artwork is bold yet still nuanced, and it manages to maintain detail even in predominantly dark frames.If I have one complaint, it's that the...

Very solid adaptation to one of my all time favourite classics. The greyscale artwork is astoundingly moody and perfectly creates the gothic tone and the adaptation of the text (since the author didn't exactly 'write' it per-se) was coherent and well done with all that was condensed.Only concern was that I had trouble reading Mina's diary entries, that were written in curly calligraphy (the kind I hate and is unfortunately quite common during this time period in history). It was a bit trying on

Pretty faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's seminal classic, originally serialized for one of Marvel's black-and-white magazines (which got cancelled before the finalization of this story). This is mostly a reprint. As Roy Thomas writes, they got a letterer known for his ability to letter pretty small so as to be able to accomodate the verbosity of his (Thomas') script. The old magazines were bigger than these reprint issues, though, so the legibility suffers quite a bit here, especially when th...