Amazing

Poe is a graphic novel story in which Edgar Allan Poe is himself a detective, and it's no surprise that supernatural elements are involved as well. This is a perfect alternate history story for me, as I'm obviously a huge Poe fan. The author does keep the theme of mad-but-intelligent for the character of Poe that surrounds his legacy to this day, and I am glad that was a big element in this plot. Though his mental state is not healthy, Poe drudges through it to solve the mystery and continues hi...

Very great book! Always on the edge of my seat waiting to see what was next

In the past few years I've become a big fan of the graphic novel. It can be such an amazing way to read the adaptation of a novel and get the gist of the original novel. When I saw Poe at our school book fair, I thought the summary on the back cover made is sound intriguing, and there's rarely a book's graphics I do not like as I have no artistic abilities to begin with.Unfortunately, I was not a big fan of this novel and I keep asking myself why. I felt that the story did not flow together very...

Creepy

“I was a child and she was a child,In this kingdom by the sea,But we loved with a love that was more than love-I and my Annabel Lee...”Incorporating themes from various Poe stories, Poe tells a tale of Edgar after the death of his wife Virginia & his deteriorating mental state. It takes a few liberties with Poe’s life (he did have an older brother William, but he was a sailor who died at 24) but weaves a half way decent detective tale. 3⭐️’s

This was a quick read. It made Poe accessible and action driven— telling the story of an ill Poe taken in by his brother the constable. Together, the two work to solve a crime with dark magic elements.

Albeit a little ham-fisted in its execution, Poe is an interesting (and sensationally fictionalized) mish-mash of Edgar Allan Poe's (fictional) life and inspiration with Sherlock Holmes. In fact, I'm pretty convinced that Edgar Allan Poe in Poe is a new embodiment of Holmes, because much of the dialogue is written in a similar fashion.Topping it off - to squeeze in more inspiration for Poe's macabre literature, of course - is a heap of madness with a big dollop of the supernatural. Ghosts and go...

I'm not sure 'Edgar Allen Poe as a Sherlock Holmes style detective who is also a psychic' was ever gonna work as a premise but if it was this isn't it. Maybe it took itself too seriously for such a goofy idea? Not sure. But it was pretty meh.

Not exactly a story written by Poe, but lots of elements inspired by Poe has been used in the book.

This was "Ok," nothing all that unique or memorable. If you're a Edgar Allan Poe fan, I think you can find it some what enjoyable. The artwork is nice, but the storytelling is really lazy, very predictable and a bit absurd. A simple predictable story isn't really so much what works against this graphic novel. I really disliked how incompetent Edgar's brother, William, is in his profession as a detective. There's a dead body on the streets with several clues dismissed which seems very unrealistic...

“Poe” by J Barton Mitchell is a book about a man who loses his wife and goes crazy. He starts seeing her ghost and other people's ghosts, so his brother puts him in a mental hospital. Edgar always escapes seeing his wife’s grave so his brother takes him out and lets him go on a call with him. It’s a murder and something valuable is taken from the body. The “valuable thing” is a coin. If all coins gathered you can bring back someone to life, so this evil magical man tries to get all the coins to

Not bad, but quite predictable and nothing really original. I suppose I was looking for more of a twist somewhere along the line. Decent enough story and some good artwork, but if you are an Edgar Allan Poe fan nothing noteworthy.

Edgar Allen Poe is the central character for J. Barton Mitchell's titular Poe series from Boom Studios. Haunted by his wife's passing, Poe is battling visions of the dead. His early release from the mental hospital draws him into his brother's examination of a crime scene - one that has the trappings of the supernatural. As the brothers delve into a murder mystery and confront the otherworldly, the macabre writer encounters the very things that will become his greatest stories. Mitchell attempts...

This was a fun read about Edgar Allen Poe helping his detective brother solve a murder mystery with strange paranormal and fantasy elements throughout. It had a little bit of horror, murder and a bit of thrill to the story. I love this art work, however some of the hand gestures and facial expressions during scared moments were a bit odd to see. I loved the references of opening and ending the book with Poe's poem Annabel Lee. There is a raven that follows him throughout, which is a great refere...

This was an interesting blending of genres. I feel I should probably reread some of Poe's detective fiction (he did originate that type of story). The fantasy/horror elements were drawn from Poe's own works, the implication being that this adventure inspired many of his most famous works. It takes enough liberties that I feel it can be described as an alternate history. It wasn't great, but it was a good, solid story that kept me hunting for Easter eggs all the way through.

This graphic novel is based on the life and works of Edgar Allen Poe. After Poe's wife dies, he begins to go off the rails. His brother then brings him along to the scene of the latest murder where Poe uses his deductive skills to piece together the events leading to the crime. The brothers team up to find out who's behind the murders and why they're happening in the first place. I absolutely loved the illustrations and the color work for this graphic novel. It was dark and eerie and fit Poe's w...

One of the benefits of becoming interested in the "Steampunk" genre is the discovery of new types of literature. I have not been that interested in "graphic novels", not since I was a teenager reading comic books. Poe is a graphic novel with text by J. Barton Mitchell and art by Dean Kotz with assistance from others. The story is shows Poe and his brother William, a constable with the Baltimore police department, attempting to solve a series of murders that seem to revolve around some Roman coin...

What is new in this book is the new dimensions to the characters and incidents which would make one wonder, “Did this really happen?”, everything and everyone is portrayed with a shade of weakness along with their strength making the entire storyline seem practical like it is happening today, more than it just being spiritual. Issues of law, administration, architecture, warfare, and leadership are discussed in the form of in-depth conversations between the characters. At places, I felt the imag...

A supernatural mystery/adventure starring E. A. Poe. It was good