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I've always liked Edgar Allan Poe's stories, especially The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Black Cat, but until now I haven't had a chance to read the stories with illustrations. I had been craving an adaptation like this for a long time!

The work they did representing the Poe stories was magnificent and I am looking forward to getting a physical copy of such an amazing adaptation.
I especially loved how they portrayed and illustrated the story of The Tell-Tale Heart. It is by far my favorite story and seeing that new perspective only made me fall in love even more.

The illustrations were beautiful, the shots they used were just correct and adequate to represent the feelings of the moment. Especially lighting! In these stories, the way the shots were arranged and the darkness of the image played a very important role, which added suspense and made me get fully into the story once again.

I wish that instead of putting the story of The Fall of the House Usher they had put the one of The Black Cat, that story is more creepy and I would love to see it illustrated.

On the other hand, I think I loved the way the story of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death and The Raven was illustrated more, I felt it much more aesthetic and familiar, especially because it had the essence of manga illustration.

I hope to have the opportunity to see other collections like this, I really loved them~.

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El ARC de este libro fue proporcionado por la editorial via NetGalley a cambio de una reseña honesta.

Siempre me han gustado los cuentos de Edgar Allan Poe, especialmente el de El corazón delator, La máscara de la muerte roja y El gato negro, pero hasta ahora no había tenido la oportunidad de leer los relatos con ilustraciones. ¡Llevaba muchísimo tiempo ansiando una adaptación como esta!

El trabajo que hicieron al representar los relatos de Poe fue magnífico y estoy ansiosa por conseguir una copia en físico de tan increíble adaptación.
En especial amé cómo representaron e ilustraron el relato de El corazón delator. Es por mucho mi cuento favorito del autor y ver esa nueva perspectiva sólo hizo que me enamorara aún más.

Las ilustraciones fueron preciosas, los planos que usaron fueron justo los correctos y adecuados para representar los sentimientos del momento. ¡Especialmente la iluminación! En estos relatos jugó un papel muy importante la forma en que se acomodaron los planos y lo oscura de la imagen, eso le añadió suspenso e hizo que me metiera de lleno en la historia una vez más.

Me hubiera gustado que en vez de poner el cuento de La caída de la casa Usher hubieran puesto la de El gato negro, esa historia es más espeluznante y me encantaría verla ilustrada.

Por otra parte, creo que me encantó más la forma en que se ilustró el relato de El corazón delator y La máscara de la muerte roja y El cuervo, lo sentí muchísimo más estético y familiar, especialmente porque tenía la esencia de ilustración de manga.

Espero tener la oportunidad de ver otras colecciones como esta, en serio me encantaron~.

Esperava mais da história, mais profundidade dos personagens, maior desenvolvimento da trama... A história caba caindo no clichê de drama, sendo previsível e raso. O foco do livro ser em uma amizade e não só no romance é o ponto positivo do livro. O desfecho faz sentido, porém não condiz com a postura dos personagens construída durante a história. Não me apeguei muito a história, gostaria de mais detalhes sobre os sentimentos e traumas complexos que são levantados, mas rapidamente deixados de lado.

I am not sure why I never gave the feedback for this book. This book was awesome. The art was amazing and the stories were ones I knew very well.

I have always wanted to see the dark and twisted stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life like this and I am so happy I picked up this ARC. The illustrator's renditions of Poe's eerie tales were chilling to the bone and such a thrill to read. I loved the stories this manga picked to tell and I loved their interpretations of his tales. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to see Poe's wicked stories through such a vivid medium.

For me it's been a very long time, about 18-20 years, since I read something by Edgar Allan Poe. That is until this week, when I read the Manga adaptation of a set of his stories. I know it's not the same thing, but it brought back memories of my teen years, when I would read anything that fell in my hands (not that it's much different from today - but I didn't have GoodReads or #bookstagram back then 😅)
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The stories included:
⚡The Tell-Tale Heart
⚡The Cask of Amontillado
⚡The Masque of the Red Death
⚡The Raven
⚡The Fall of the House of Usher
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The stories are adapted in a comic book style, Manga. It's my second comic in this Manga Classics Series and I'm pretty enthusiastic about them. There are about 310 pages full of art, telling these 5 stories in images and dialogue/text boxes.
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I had read 3 of these stories in my teens, and loved them then. Getting to read the manga adaptations now was great. I think the art of the stories was very well done, as well as the text bubbles adaptations.
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They did a great job of building the suspense, and grimness of the stories, the mental instability of the protagonists. I have read these at night, and I think it's the perfect time of day to read them, as it helps with the atmosphere. I am a sucker for a spooky story😅.
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I loved it. I recommend it. I'm making plans of buying some of these Managa Classics for some friends and friend's kids 😁.
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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I kept reading this through two cold nights and it was everything. I love Poe and the graphics in this book are amazing! I'm really impressed with the art work and how it all works together to create a creepy, eerie mood. Couldn't put it down. This is the first manga I've ever read, so I had a little trouble with the structure at first, but it didn't take long to get the hang of it (especially because the first story is The Tell Tale Heart, which is my favorite!).

*I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

This book was an excellent graphic version of Edgar Allen Poe's short stories. The renderings were beautiful and served the stories they were depicting quite well. I think this book could be a fantastic resource for educators who are working with students on Poe stories to aid in visualizing his work through a different medium.

Certain stories lend themselves to graphic novels; Poe’s works are in this category. His description of eyes, facial expressions, and descent to madness, to name just a few, create incredible visuals in the comic book format.

To start this off, I really wish I had this when I was in school. It would have been so helpful to have the visuals in addition to Poe's writing. The publisher also has manga for other classic works of literature, which I would have found so helpful throughout school. I am interested in reading the Jane Eyre and Dracula Manga adaptations.

The art in this manga was wonderful and captured the essence of Poe. It was dark and twisted, and it illustrated the story beautifully. However, unfortunately, when reading adaptations of classic literature, I also have to review the base work. Now, if you know me, you know I love everything spooky. Dark is my favorite genre. However, I am not a fan of Edgar Allan Poe because of his writing style. It is redundant and wordy. I find most of his stories repetitive and unnecessary, which is why I was so thankful for the art in this manga. It helped keep me interested and helped me understand the story. I did like a few of the stories at the core, it was just all the unnecessary descriptions and tangents that caused me to take almost 6 months to finally finish this.

So, 5 stars for the manga and 2 stars for the story. Overall a 3 star read.

I was provided a copy of The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Udon Entertainment!

I'll preface this by saying that Poe is one of my favorite authors, so I already knew I would enjoy the stories. I think they did a fantastic job with the artwork and matching the atmosphere of the writing. I particularly enjoyed The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven, the artwork is gorgeous!

The Fall of the House of Usher and The Cask of Amontillado were a bit less eye catching, and might be more difficult for younger readers to connect with, but overall the collection was very good.

I think would be a great introduction for teenagers who enjoy manga and comic books, but have difficulty getting into regular books.

This is one of the most accessible Edgar Allan Poe adaptations that I've ever read.
And by this I'm by no means saying it's dumbed down, I'm just referring to how well it translated the complexity of his writing into something that's more straightforwardly understood.
The art plays perfectly within the narrative and gives light to the words, flawlessly helping get the idea of the story across visually. It's also deliciously detailed and dark, so it truly does help in setting up the mood for Poe's tales.
I fully admit that the four stars are mainly due to the fact that I have no love whatsoever for House of Usher and it colored my dislike of how it was presented. Compared to the lush presentation on the previous stories, it felt lacking despite having some of the most memorable images.
I would recommend it as a primer for new readers who aren't sure if they're ready to get into the dark and twisted writings of a classic or just to get someone hooked on Poe. Consider it a primer into all things Edgar Allan Poe.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to explore this new rendition of a classic.

My Thoughts
With Poe, the eeriness of the stories are captured effortlessly with the art and the condensed text (as adapted for the manga version). The art easily captures the excitement of the moment, of every moment when we read Poe.

This collection includes the following:

- The Tell-Tale Heart (easily my favorite Poe) – illustrated by Virginia-Nitouhei (and also easily the favorite in this collection as well)
- as well as The Cask of Amantillado – illustrated by Chagen
- The Raven illustrated by pikomaro
- The Masque of the Red Death with art by Uka Nagao
- and The Fall of the House of the Usher illustrated by Linus Liu
I loved the extras included at the end of each story about the adaptation process as well as trivia about the story itself.

Manga Moment
Each book’s artwork is absolutely beautiful and the adaptation as well as the storytelling is brilliant. I love that each of them include details on the adaptation process at the end (rather the beginning) of the book which help the reader understand the choices the creators made, as well as get an insight into the process itself.

These books make the classics more approachable for those who were hesitant to read them, and will definitely want them either reading more or reading the originals. And I feel either reaction from the reader is good.

If a book leaves a reader wanting them to read again, then it has done its job! And these books manage to do that while leaving the reader (me included) with a blissful feeling of satisfaction of having seen and read something beautiful.

I now look forward to getting the physical copies of these books (definitely the Poe one) as well as to reading more in the series. And yes, to trying to emulate the adaptations – both text and artwork – myself.

Disclaimer: Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the digital RC of the books; these are my honest opinions after reading these books.
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I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a manga version of a collection of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. I have previously read The Raven and The Tell Tale heart. I have always intended to read his other works so when the opportunity to read it in this format came along I jumped at it.

It is really hard to rate this book accurately. I thought that the artwork was superb as was the way it was adapted into Manga. I was hoping to find a new favourite story from Poe in this collection but the only stories I enjoyed were The Raven and The Tell Tale Heart that as I earlier stated I have read before.

My only option of reading this was via Adobe Editions. I really feel that it would have been easier to read on the kindle app via my iPad. The adobe format was harder to read as zooming in messed up my reading with having to read from right to left.

This was my first introduction to Edgar Allan Poe. I was hesitant to pick up his works because I’m not a big fan of horror. However, I thought reading his stories in a form of a manga would be more approachable and digestible.

I’m very glad I read it! I didn’t realize how poetic Poe’s writing style was. The way he describes grief is breathtaking. If it wasn’t for this manga, I wouldn’t have had discovered his beautifully melancholic prose.

I liked the art style. There was a lot of shading that nicely matched the dark tone of Poe’s writing. I especially liked the way shading was used to manifest deeper emotions on the faces of the characters.

This manga is a great introduction to works of Edgar Allan Poe. I highly recommended to people who aren't familiar with his work and are looking for a place to start.

I have read and loved Poe since I was a child. So many of his stories were my bedtime tales, leading me to a lifelong love of the Horror and Mystery novel. And like any fan of Poe, I have my favorites of his many stories.

I was intrigued by the idea of a Manga collection of Poe’s work, more to see how they handled the stores than any new interest in them.

I was at first confused by the traditional format, reading right to left, unlike the American way and the fact that the collection began at what I would think of as the end of the book. It took just a moment to get used to reading “in the wrong order” and was soon a non-issue. So don’t let that scare you away from this amazing offering from Manga Classics.

The Tell-tale Heart was the first story, an old nugget that didn’t so much scare me as a child as it did teach me how powerful guilt can be. Even more powerful than self-protection or madness. This moral is brought to perfect vision by the artist of this story.
I felt the unnamed young man’s madness begin to take hold, his patience that only the insane can exhibit as he stalked and planned his deed, and the overwhelming fear and guilt as he heard what no one else could.

The Raven was given every ounce of fear, loathing, and loneliness that it has always resonated. Poe was so perfect and unusual in not naming the protagonist of his stories. They stayed nameless in many, which just added to the feelings of dread and fear, and also made it much more possible to place yourself in their positions.

The Masque of the Red Death was always a creepy story, but more so today in the time of a Pandemic that threatens us all as the Red Death did the kingdom of the mad Prince. I would suggest this be sent to our infantile leader, but I doubt he would see the irony or understand the message that death comes for all, not just the poor and disenfranchised but even the richest and most powerful.

A bonus after some of the stories is a few paragraphs of little known facts about the story you just read. How Poe arrived at it, when and how it was originally published, and how it was received by the reading public. I enjoyed this little blurbs as much as the Manga itself, I had hoped this would be at the end of every story as a point of interest but it wasn’t. I suggest that they are added for each tale to add to, not just the history but the enjoyment of the tale.

Oh so well done! Bravo to Manga Classics for breathing new life into such perfect tales of horror, fear, and mystery by the original and still the best of the genre. Each and every story they chose was well-drawn, well represented, and adapted by Stacy King, even to those of us who have read them for many, many years and should grab and hold the more jaded horror readers of the youth today. Gore and splatter horror, while fun, is not necessary to tell a truly terrifying story.
I received this book free from Manga Classics, UDON Entertainment, and Netgalley for my honest, unbiased review.

I really loved this adaptation although there were'nt so many different details as in the origibal book.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Ngl I don't care much for poe lmao but wanted to check out the manga versions of some of this stories and its good, ive read other manga classics of books I liked and this is on par with those

Adapting classic literature into manga form is no small feat so kudos to the illustrator and everyone involved in making this. Not only does it do justice to the original works, but it does feel as if you are reading a typical manga. It feels more of a companion to the text, using the exact words written by Poe, with beautiful illustrations that are clearly thought out and allow the reader to visualize the characters and action when oftentimes they are left ambiguous.

What immediately comes to mind when reading this manga is how it is perfect for a classroom setting. While it in no way is meant to supplement the original text, it acts as a way to engage readers through different medium styles to provide more clarity and depth than only written word can.

This was an easy breakdown of Edgar Allen Poes poetry.
This is a common easy read for all.
This comic or graphic novel is great to get younger or any readers to try out new items.
This type of publication makes it easier for everyone.

Manga adaptations of classic works is one of my favourite things in the book universe. Being able to see a story in a different way is always such a great experience.

I love Edgar Allan Poe, so I figured this was an excellent choice for me. I would highly recommend educators picking up books like these and give them to their students. Having an option to see the story as well as pick them apart would be a great way to learn!

This book includes a little bio of Edgar, who is quite the interesting soul if you didn't know about him. His spooky tales seemed to be inspired by his tragic life. There's also more than a few classics scattered throughout this anthology of manga/stories: The Raven, The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, and Mask of the Red Death

The pictures are haunting (in a good way). The black and white colour scheme fits well with Poe's tales. They are dark, spooky and weird. The style fits really well, which is just an added bonus to seeing the story.

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Udon Entertainment for providing me a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.