‘Dune: House Atreides, Volume One’ by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson with art by Dev Pramanik is a graphic novel adaptation of the novel.

This is a prequel to the original Dune novel by Frank Herbert. Along the way, we meet familiar characters as they are younger, or, in some cases, still alive. A young Duncan Idaho seeks escape from tormenting captors. Pardo Kynes, a planetologist, wants to unlock the secrets of Arrakis. Leto Atreides begins a journey with a defined ending.

I have not read the Brian Herbert novels, but after reading this, I can see their appeal. The story moves around between planets but remains interesting. The art works really well here.

This graphic novel was engaging and well-drawn, definitely worth the money and the hype, and I hope will be successful!

I was disappointed with Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1. I'm a fan of the Dune books and was hoping to have a quicker way of catching up with the history of Paul Atreides and his family and friends, but this was not really working for me. Because the point of view characters change so much, it may be that the graphic novel format is not really the best way to tell the story, or at the very least it would be better to wait for all of the volumes. I felt like nothing much happened in Vol. 1 because the story jumped around so much.

I would not recommend Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1 on its own. I would wait until all volumes have been published.

I received a preview copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

A solid prequel to Dune. All of the older characters are here as youngsters, Leto Atreides, Duncan Idaho, Vladimir and Raban Harkonnen, the Bene Gesserit. I do wish the interior art was as weird and alien looking as the Jae Lee cover. I don't think this is a good introduction to Dune if you've never read it before. You're still better off reading the original novel first.

3.3 beware of everybody stars.

This is the graphic adaptation of the novel of the same name. A prequel to "Dune", this volume contain the first 4 issues and end in cliffhanger.

Here is presenting some of the political climate, the Emperor, the Benne Gesserit, and the Dukes of other planets. Undoubtedly the most entertaining is meeting old characters known to whom we hardly know Duna, such as the young Leto and Duncan Idaho, as well as some Harkonnen (Vladimir and Raban), and a creepy Piter de Vries.

Pardot Kynes, the planetologist, is presented as the typical distracted scientist, who is commissioned by the emperor to investigate Arrakis.

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Meanwhile, Leto's father decides to send him to planet Ix to educate him in other aspects, this is a planet that specializes in technology and advanced machines, although it is prohibited from developing 'thinking machines'.

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On the other hand, the story presents again that cruel aspect of the Harkonnen who carry out slave hunts like a game, where the young Duncan Idaho tries to survive and free his parents.

The art? 2 stars to 2.5 stars (a pity)

We have glimpses of:
-Caladan: Home planet of Atreides (descendents of Agamennon?)
-Kaitain: Imperial Palace (where the prince Shadamm is planning a quick sucession)
-Wallach IX: Benne Gesserit Mother School Complex (the sisterhood with their plans for controlling the birth of KH)
-Giedi Prime: Harkonnen Home World.
-Planet IX : House Vernius (and where another revolution is maybe starting
-Arrakis and the worms.

At the end of the volume there are alternative covers and some sketches .

Anyway, I hope to read the second volume.

*My thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the Digital ARC. My personal opinion as always my own.*

Graphic novel adaption of the book DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES (published on August 2000).

The overall artwork is 3.5 out of 5. The quality varied throughout the graphic novel. I appreciated that each location had its own set color scheme (Arrakis: light browns and oranges, Imperial Palace: blues and purples). My favorite panels were on Arrakis because they had a grainy texture with no sharp edges. I hope future issue will improve the artwork of the people (especially the faces).

In a similar fashion to movies based on books, this graphic novel offers the overall storyline, but not all the intricate details found in the beginning chapters of the original 704 page book. I am glad that they kept my favorite part of the original Dune book, the inner monologues; each character has their own boldly colored boxes.

Recommendation: Read the book Dune first.

Let me first disclose, I've never read anything Dune related before reading this graphic novel. That said, I have a basic understanding of what the main story elements and plot are.

This is sort of a prequel to Dune, setting up a lot of the major plots that will take place within the series ahead.

I found the story a bit short, but enjoyable nonetheless. Just wishing there was more content to read. Felt it was enough to spark interest, then left open ended. I would assume there will be more in this series, not sure how I feel about that.
Overall while I liked where it was going, I don't feel this volume provided enough of a story as a whole.

**Thank you to BOOM! Studios and NetGallery for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. **

Better Than Any "Dune" Sequels

I enjoyed and admired the first "Dune" novel, but slowly lost interest as the sequels came out. This graphic novel looked interesting because it's a "Dune" prequel and sets up the backstories of all of the "Dune" characters and relates the events that ultimately lead to the first "Dune". I expected a dry history, because how much can you do with a prequel when it's already clear where everyone is going to end up?

Surprise. This was gripping, rich but not overly complex, and loaded with energy and action. It brought all of my favorite "Dune" characters to life, and filled in all sorts of gaps in the "Dune" story I hadn't even realized existed.

The art is fine for the purpose of illustrating the story, but it not an especially strong feature on its own. Characters are recognizable and expressive, the scenes are set with authority, and the action is always clear, so in that sense the art works well.

It was fun to revisit "Dune", and this ended up being a fine return to the classic tale.

(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

I had a great time reading this graphic novel. We see a number of stories begin, some having harsher beginnings than others. We get to travel to many fascinating worlds where lots of plans get put into motion. For some worlds the future looks very bright but others not so much. As this graphic novel comes to a close these stories are far from over.

3,3/5
Quality of writing: 4
Plot development: 3
Pace: 3
Characters: 4
Enjoyability: 3
Ease of reading: 3

Art? Amazing! Story? A tad bit confusing. Characters? Too many. What happened? I have no idea. Did I like it? Sure, yeah... I guess. So now you'll read Dune, right? Ask me in about a month. Or 12.

Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Aggressively fine? There's nothing here that specifically calls for attention, and honestly I'm not sure how readable this is for someone who is not already familiar with the Dune series. Of the many, many stories told within, probably the most compelling is that of a young Duncan Idaho. But because of the spit focus you don't even get a chance to really appreciate what is going on with him.

I am unlikely to seek out more from this series.

This felt like a good abreviated version of what the original novel´s first part would probably be like. I have not read the original but will be sure to pick it up now. Thank you NetGalley for accepting my request for this ARC.

I've always loved the mythology of Dune, if not the books that were written about it, so I can't comment on how accurate this is to the books as written. I know the timeline and story to Dune itself though, so reading through this was an intriguing segway into the history of each of the characters and the parts they were to play in the book.

The artwork is good, clear, well illustrated, and captures both the nuance and the grandeur in equal measure, the writing is crisp and sharp, each of the characters reacts as I imagine a younger version of themselves would, and the makings of the person they would be is nicely captured within.

Overall, very interesting, it's volume one, so I'll be interested to read the following volumes, but this was a very good start.

An adventurous, action-packed adaptation of Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson’s bestselling novels.

A prequel to Dune. It is set in the future on planet Arrakis where a violent coup and an escaped slave come together. It has been a long time since I have watched Dune and I have never read the book. Even though I was not familiar with the story I did recognize some parts and understood the basics. If you have read the novel or are a bigger fan than I am you will more than likely be able to pick up things that I missed. The story was interesting and the art had a painting quality to it. The colors were soft, using browns outside and then bright colors in the capital.

Creative Team:
Written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson
Illustrated by Dev Paramanik
Lettered by Ed Dukeshire
Colored by Alex Guimaraes
Published by Boom

I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I honestly enjoyed this read. I do not know a lot about the Dune universe, but this was a decent introduction into what is going on. The artwork was well done and the dialogue was well written. I'm excited to see how these builds into the series and the new movie.

The graphic novel adaptation of the prequel to Dune. This story sees planetologist Pardot Kynes set off to investigate the planet Arrakis. The Emperor’s Elrood’s son and a “friend” are hastening his death and looking into a way to break the spice trade monopoly. Duncan Idaho is being hunted like prey. Leto Atriedes has been sent to study on Ix. And the female spiritual leaders are arranging for a special birth.

It’s been about 2 decades since I read Dune and I never read the prequel, so I only vaguely remember how the people and machinations introduced here play into setting up things for the scifi classic. From what I do remember, this seems a decent adaptation (though I had issues with the way Duncan was drawn…he looks like he’s 18 and is supposed to be 8). Because of some of the content, only recommended for mature readers, and it is probably better to go into this knowing something of the plotline of Dune or you may be left scratching your head as to what the point was in all of this. This ISBN is a collection of the first four installations and I believe there are at least four more to come so this doesn’t even completely tell the whole story of the prequel. You’ll need to wait for at least Vol. 2 if not more for that.

Notes on content [based on the ARC]: About 5 minor swears. The religious mother leader is blackmailing a man into fathering a child and that is very vaguely illustrated from afar with partial clothing so that you can’t really see anything, but it is still depicted somewhat and very awkward/gross-feeling. There’s also someone watching this without their knowledge. It is mentioned that one woman used to be another house lord’s concubine and has moved to another lord. There’s a slow poisoning going on. Duncan is being hunting like an animal by a twisted man who kills his parents off page. There are at least 2 altercations that result in death with blood shown.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

An enticing prequel to the Dune we all know and love. The whole gang is here; Paul's father, Duncan Idaho, various Harkonnens including Vladimir and Raban, the Bene Gesserit, Piter de Vries. We jump from Arrakis to Caladan to Giedi Prime to Kaitain to the mysterious Ix.

Look, if you like Dune - big surprise - you'll like this. My only point of criticism is that the art is merely okay - I wish it had a bit more style, that the designs were a bit more alien and stylised.

3.5 stars

I don't know if I found this so confusing because I have never read the original Dune or because of the style of the writing, which had the perspective jumping from person to person every few pages, or what. The art is stunningly beautiful but I still have no clue at all what was happening here.

"Dune: House Atreides Vol I" is the graphic prelude to the "Dune" trilogy following young Duncan Idaho and Leto Atreides

General Impressions

I have been a hundred pages into Dune for a year now (and yes, I fully intend to finish it. someday.) so I jumped at the opportunity to read this.

I found this story and the art inside very enjoyable and really liked all the political background and learning about two characters that are so instrumental in the original trilogy as children. I only wish there was more because I felt like there was barely any story since it focused so much on building the characters so I'm really looking forward to the next volumes.

Thank you to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for this DRC.

Rating: 3.5/5