Reviews

A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume One by Tommy Patterson, George R.R. Martin, Daniel Abraham

rwilkinson's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

beth_joey's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Whilst I enjoyed this read and thought the artwork was incredible, I don’t think this series is really one for me. I might continue because I’ve always had this feeling that I should read the books, but am simultaneously terrified of them - so the graphic novel seems like the perfect middle-ground! Like I said, the artwork was incredible and detailed, but I don’t think the graphic novel style carried the story well, unless you spend a good amount of time analysing each panel to see the minute expressions and details. I’m not that sort of reader when it comes to graphic novels, so whilst I can appreciate the story, I’m not exactly invested in it.

reneoro's review against another edition

4.0

Y, por primera vez en cientos de años, la noche cobró vida con la música de los dragones.

paperqueen69's review against another edition

4.0

Love the story and all but the illustrtaions are low key ugly.

jmitschke's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyed the visual interpretation of the text but I think I would have missed out on a lot of detail/nuance if I hadn't read the book.

Also, boo for a predictably disproportionate amount of naked ladies vs dudes.

bookbingingbedlam's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

itsdanysbooks's review against another edition

5.0

juhuuu! moj druhy graficky roman!! bolo to nakreslene krajsie ako VA a nebolo to take urychlene. neviem ci to je len tym, ze som videla len serial, ale podla mna to bolo dost dobre spracovane a nenatrepali hned vsetko do jednej tenkej knizocky.
postavy boli fakt pekne, aj ked vacsina chlapov vyzerala uplne rovnako. inak som zhodnotila len to, ze Catelyn bola dobra bitch a teraz len premyslam ci je taka aj v kniznej serii :D ale, ako inak, najviac ma bavila Daenerys s Drogom! inak to malo niekolko takych detajlov, ktore som si v serialy nevsimla alebo tam neboli.
taky skvely doplnok k celej serii :)

lisawreading's review against another edition

5.0

Just beautiful. This graphic novel is a must-read for fans of George R.R. Martin's book series. It's interesting to see the depictions of the characters here, as the graphic novel is an adaptation of Martin's novel and is not tied into the HBO series. Therefore, many of the characters look quite different than they do on TV, which is a bit jarring at first.

Ultimately, I liked it very much. The drawings were, for the most part, very true to how I originally envisioned some of the characters, and the characters don't appear to be "aged up" at all the way they are in the HBO series. Khal Drogo is impressive to behold, as are the direwolves. I like what they've done with Ned and Catelyn very much, and all of the supporting characters are nicely represented as well.

The drawings and use of color are beautiful, and the writers do a masterful job of including enough information while holding true to the graphic novel genre.

fireth's review against another edition

4.0

A digest version of GoT, somewhat similar to the first half of 1st season of tv series.

aslituba's review against another edition

4.0

A well adapted book if you ask me.