7/7/2023 0 Comments King Lear by Gareth Hinds![]() ![]() Review Quotes Hinds adds to his impressive library of graphic novel adaptations with this collection of stories and poems.A spellbinding adaptation of one of Americas most legendary authors. The seven concise graphic narratives, keyed to thematic icons, amplify and honor the timeless legacy of a master of gothic horror. Alongside these tales are visual interpretations of three poems - The Raven, The Bells, and Poes poignant elegy to lost love, Annabel Lee. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, faced with a swinging blade and swarming rats, cant see his tormentors in The Pit and the Pendulum, and in The Tell-Tale Heart, a milky eye and a deafening heartbeat reveal the effects of conscience and creeping madness. In The Masque of the Red Death, a prince shielding himself from plague hosts a doomed party inside his abbey stronghold. But why will you say that I am mad? In The Cask of Amontillado, a man exacts revenge on a disloyal friend at carnival, luring him into catacombs below the city. Book Synopsis In a thrilling adaptation of Edgar Allan Poes best-known works, acclaimed artist-adapter Gareth Hinds translates Poes dark genius into graphic-novel format. About the Book A volume of graphic novel renderings of some of Edgar Allan Poes best-known works includes The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven. ![]()
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