I love these Manga retellings of famous classics.

This one is no exception! I loved the artwork, and the story is well told and easy to follow.

I recieved this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

There was a lot to cover in this manga with five different stories. It could be made more challenging by how popularized Poe has been.

Where this struggled the most was in conveying the particulars of Poe's writing. Many of the stories were awkward or confusing because there is so much going on in the original narritives that the characters don't say.

Overall it fun and unintimidating.

I love Poe's poems so I loved this manga version of them. As I said for all other sinilar titles I reviewed- this is just the perfect thing if you ever wanted a more clear picture of your favorite classics.

A wobderful way to introduce the clasics! Beautifully drawn. Thank you for the opportunity to read for a fair review.

I received a free copy of this for review from NetGalley **

This was my first ever Manga and I had so much fun with this. I love Poe's work and the art was a beautiful addition to his stories.

This book captures the eeriness associated with the Gothic works of Edgar Allan Poe. The art style contributes much to the atmosphere one can experience when reading this manga, and I could feel myself shivering slightly during certain points of these dark tales. The character's facial expressions were very believable! I enjoyed the stories they chose to put in this collection and look forward to seeing if they will do more of Poe's works in manga form in the future.

This book contained wonderful illustrations of some of my favorite stories from Poe. I'd highly recommend this version to anyone who loves his works.

This is a great manga introduction to the fiction of Edgar Allan Poe. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The artwork was a fantastic addition to the already poetic stories of one of the masters of the macabre.

I've never read manga before, but I think this was a great way to be introduced. Poe's stories are so delightfully creepy, and the illustrations in this were perfectly eerie and scary. I love that this form of comic might introduce more people to Poe's work.

This was okay, I am just not the biggest manga fan and it took me a while to get my head around the right to left reading way. I just don't personally feel this is the way Poe's work should be read; But it is an interesting way for Poe's work to be read by people who aren't normally interested in classics or poetry.

Comic Itself: 4/5


Written as a comic:4/5


The comics themselves are written and drawn nicely. I had hoped comic form would help enjoy Edgar Allan Poe's stories but even them couldn't help.

Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe, Stacy King, and multiple artists

4 stars

This is a collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous tales. I have never thought about what Poe’s work would be like it were translated into a manga medium, but I’m glad that I decided to request this on Netgalley because I have been a fan of the Manga Classics series, but I am also a fan of Poe. The two combinations cohesively melded together and made this collection very enjoyable. There was only one story in this collection that I did not like seeing brought to life, but besides that one failure, this collection is incredibly impressive and does a fantastic job of bringing Poe’s ominous style to life through haunting visuals.


The Tell-Tale Heart (Illustrated by Virginia Nitouhei) – 4.5 stars
I loved seeing this one brought to life, but it didn’t translate the lyrical suspense Poe relies heavily on in the story. I think that visuals took away from that hysterical maddening pace. I still really enjoyed the art in this one and there were times where I was chilled to the bone.

The Cask of Amontillado (Illustrated by Chagen) – 5 stars
This is one of my favorite Poe stories and it was so fun to see this brought to life. I’ve read this story multiple times now, so seeing it in a new medium really enhanced my appreciation for this tale and it was horrifying to see in images.

The Raven (Illustrated by pikomaro) – 4.5 stars
I don’t think that poetry translates well into manga. However, the final scene was incredible and it encapsulates the entirety of the story. That final image pretty much won me over and I can’t give it a lower rating because of that.

The Masque of the Red Death (Illustrated by Uka Nagao) – 4.25 stars
This was my first time reading this story and I think that because I have not read the original material the manga formatting confuddled me a bit. I was particularly confused by the plot, but I still really enjoyed reading this and I think it’s a haunting story.

The Fall of the House of Usher (Illustrated by Man Yiu) – 2 stars
I love this story, but it does not translate well into manga. There is a massive amount of description in the original story and it was attempted to be included in the panels. This made the experience very overwhelming and chaotic.

Art Scale (Overall Collection): 4

Overall, I definitely recommend this collection especially if you love Edgar Allan Poe. There were a lot of wonderful illustrations sprinkled throughout the pieces and it really captures Poe’s macabre vibe.


Cover Thoughts: It’s a nice cover, but it only uses art from The Tell-Tale Heart. I think if it had pieces from each story that would be much more inviting.

Thank you, Netgalley and Udon Entertainment, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Poe is always a great read, and the illustrations in this book enhance the creepiness factor. Since manga is loved by many students, I think that this version will be read by some students who otherwise may have not chosen to read it. They might even read some of Poe's other tales which are not included herein....

Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe presents the gruesome classic tales of Edgar Allan Poe illustrated in manga format. The stories include: "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Each story is drawn by a different artist, adding a new flavour into the world of Edgar Allan Poe. The drawings accompanied the eerie imagery found in Poe's writings. This is a perfect manga to read around Halloween, it is sure to give you chills.

The Stories Of Edgar Allen Poe is another adaptation by Stacy King, who has adapted several other Manga Classics including Sense And Sensibility. This was my first encounter with any of Edgar Allen Poe's works, and to say that the stories creeped me out would be an understatement considering that I write horror and creep-worthy fiction myself.

To be honest, this book did not please me like some of the other Manga Classics did; maybe it was because I wasn't able to connect with Poe's writing, or maybe because there were only a couple of stories. Either way, I didn't like this book enough to get and read other works by Mr Poe because having previously read Stacy King's other adaptations, I know that that it wasn't because of her or the illustrations, which were beautifully done to say the least.

The illustrations, as mentioned above, were awesome and spell-binding (literally!) They felt eerie and many times I stopped reading only to examine the illustrations more closely as they had such amazing details. Unfortunately, I received a very early ARC edition of this particular book, so some of the illustrations were only in black and white. Nonetheless, the illustrations were remarkable.

If you're anything like me and dread reading most fo the classics, then go ahead and give this one a read. It never hurts to have read the condensed and illustrated version of the most famous works of one of the greatest authors of their time.

Excerpt from Review: "...I must applaud the artistic talents of the illustrators who leant their talents to Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe: Virginia-Nitouhei, Chagen, Uka Nagao, pikomaro, Linus Liu, Man Yiue, Ron, Shougo and Stoon. They have brought the Edgar Allan Poe’s stories to life in a way I never could have imagined with my mind’s eye. What a terrific way to bring the works of Poe to the younger generations. I wish this had been available to me when I was a child – it would have heightened my experiences reading Poe when I was in school years ago. Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe is a great re-imagining some of the man’s most haunting tales."

I was given this title by NetGalley in return for an honest review.
The only Poe story I ever read was The Cask of Amontillado about 20 years ago, so I’m not that familiar with his original works. However, I enjoyed the collection of stories in this manga comic.
The artwork was magnificent and I appreciated the use of only black and white, which made the stories just that much more eerie.
As my first experience reading manga, I got the hang of it fairly quickly and finished the comic in one sitting.
Overall, I’m glad I found this collection and I would recommend it to anyone, who enjoys comics and retellings of classics.

This is a good representation of Ethat Allan How's works. It was an interesting take on stories long revered.

This is the first manga novel that I have read, so took a little getting used to. I picked this up because of Edgar Allen Poe and was curious to see how an artist would draw his work and adapt to this format. It was quite impressive! The stories were true to the original and the drawings pulled out the sinister feel that pervades Poe's work.
Great fun!
Thank you NetGalley and publisher, Udon Publishing, for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I always love the graphic novels with in the Manga Classics range. The Stories of Edgar Allen Poe are wonderfully presented in this format. I recommend this graphic novel to upper primary grades and higher - it will be popular.