Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1

Follows the book of House Atriedes.

Excellent prequel to Dune, well adapted to graphic novel format. Recommended to fans of expanded Dune universe. Interesting enough to invite you to the second book of the series.

I am normally very skeptical when it comes to comic or graphic novel versions of popular movies, books or tv shows. They normally significantly miss the mark - not this one. If you are a fan of Dune, you should enjoy this. It’s a good prequel and falls in line with the writing and the original Dune. The only bad thing is that the book comprises of only 4 comic books - so it’s a bit short. You can easily read in one sitting, but it’s a good read.

‘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.

The media could not be loaded.  The top corner of the book is damaged and the back of the book has several scratch marks on the back cover

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.)

Amazing artwork and fun story if you're a fan of Dune.

Disappointed. I would expect a dust cover at least for this price. Story is excellent a pity.

Nicely illustrated, but hard to follow. I think you would have to be a dedicated Dune enthusiast to really enjoy this.