Kian Ryan reviewed DUNE : the Graphic Novel, Book 2 by Kevin J. Anderson (Dune: The Graphic Novel, #2)
Could be more
3 stars
This closely tracks the original Dune novel, possibly a little too faithfully, split over three volumes. Volume 1 ends with the storming of the Palace and the fall of House Atraedies. Volume 2 starts with Paul in the desert. The art is very cinematic, and I would argue quite mostly faithful, but where interpretations range from Jodorowsky to Lynch to Villeneuve, this often feels a bit lacking.
The writing is lifted almost directly from the book, with a few extra scenes, and can feel a bit heavy. Exposition is heavy, and some breathing room would be good to let the artwork do some of the work instead. The Bond books from Image were exceptional at this, and sometimes a bit less is more.
There are flashes in here of the fantastic. The water if life sequence is great, and more.of this would be appreciated. But there's a lot of very …
This closely tracks the original Dune novel, possibly a little too faithfully, split over three volumes. Volume 1 ends with the storming of the Palace and the fall of House Atraedies. Volume 2 starts with Paul in the desert. The art is very cinematic, and I would argue quite mostly faithful, but where interpretations range from Jodorowsky to Lynch to Villeneuve, this often feels a bit lacking.
The writing is lifted almost directly from the book, with a few extra scenes, and can feel a bit heavy. Exposition is heavy, and some breathing room would be good to let the artwork do some of the work instead. The Bond books from Image were exceptional at this, and sometimes a bit less is more.
There are flashes in here of the fantastic. The water if life sequence is great, and more.of this would be appreciated. But there's a lot of very busy action going on, and not a lot of breathing room.
It feels rude to not finish out the series, but I'm expecting more of the same.
