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George R.R. Martin's Doorways
Dr. Thomas Mason had a regular life, with a regular job, and a regular girlfriend. Until one night, zapped from somewhere else, a mysterious young woman named Cat ends up in his E.R. Pursued by the government and twisted creatures from her own world, Cat inadvertently embroils Tom in her quest for freedom. Which takes him to alternative Earth's he never imagined - and whic...more
Hardcover, 104 pages
Published
June 7th 2011
by IDW Publishing
(first published May 17th 2011)
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From the foreward we learn that George R. Martin was greenlighted to create a television pilot and series based upon this story, and that he spent about a year on this project, only to see it cancelled through the combination of timing and staff changes at the network.
So it has the elements of a television series. We meet the characters -- a human-looking character on the run. check. bounty hunters chasing her. check. the stand-in for the target reader. check. A scenario where each episode they...more
So it has the elements of a television series. We meet the characters -- a human-looking character on the run. check. bounty hunters chasing her. check. the stand-in for the target reader. check. A scenario where each episode they...more
I'm not a big fantasy reader. I tend towards historical fiction and sci fi, but I've recently discovered George RR Martin's "Game of Thrones" series and I've been absolutely blown away by the scope, drama, stories and, most importantly, the characters. In looking for more Martin, I came across "Doorways", published by IDW. This comic delivers Martin and fantasy fans a story originally developed for tv in the 90's.
The first issue of four introduces Cat who appears rather Terminator-like in a stre...more
The first issue of four introduces Cat who appears rather Terminator-like in a stre...more
I received a sneak peak up the upcoming graphic novel George R. R. Martin's Doorways from NetGalley, as a free Advanced Reader's Copy. I am a huge fan of Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, so I jumped at this.
Let me start by saying that I only received the first part of this, and this review covers only that. I enjoyed it. The art and coloring was good (comic book quality good, not Rembrandt, of course). The panels flowed well into each other, never leaving me wondering which was next. The brief gl...more
Let me start by saying that I only received the first part of this, and this review covers only that. I enjoyed it. The art and coloring was good (comic book quality good, not Rembrandt, of course). The panels flowed well into each other, never leaving me wondering which was next. The brief gl...more
Ever since I started reading Martin’s “A Song of Ice & Fire” series (aka, “Game of Thrones”), I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for the dude. And his storytelling skills have only been honed over time, and translate well into comic form. “Doorways” just backs that feeling up, 100%.
This one-off comic seems a bit like “Witchblade” with all of the girls with metal limbs walking around, but it’s definitely nowhere near that series when it comes to plot. I kind of hope there’s more to this series,...more
This one-off comic seems a bit like “Witchblade” with all of the girls with metal limbs walking around, but it’s definitely nowhere near that series when it comes to plot. I kind of hope there’s more to this series,...more
Although I don't read too many graphic novels, I did read quite a few comics when I was a kid. I don't know if it was because the story for Doorways was originally intended for a television series, or if George R.R. Martin's story-telling skills raised the level a bit, or if I'm just slowly becoming more excepting of this medium as an actual graphic novel instead of just a comic book, but I enjoyed my experience with Doorways more than I have with any graphic novel that I've read to this point....more
This was originally the idea for a TV show but to be honest it isn't that great of a story so I doubt it would have done brilliantly as a show.
I am a big fan of George R R Martin, he is a bamf of fantasy but this just wasn't really that good, kind of like 5th Element meets Sliders but in a really boring way.
The characters are okay, a bit predictable and boring nothing really stands out about them. The artwork is not the best but it's okay.
I found there were far too many crash bang wallop scenes...more
I am a big fan of George R R Martin, he is a bamf of fantasy but this just wasn't really that good, kind of like 5th Element meets Sliders but in a really boring way.
The characters are okay, a bit predictable and boring nothing really stands out about them. The artwork is not the best but it's okay.
I found there were far too many crash bang wallop scenes...more
Adapted from the pilot of a failed TV show this is a pretty cool little comic about parallel dimensions. The story is quite familiar: a fugitive from another world being pursued by dark forces and caught in the wake is a normal guy just trying to do the right thing. What's sad is that on it's own the story feels very incomplete, if the TV show had been picked up or if more comics were produced then they could really get some mileage out of the characters and the whole parallel worlds setting. As...more
Not knowing much about George R R Martin or being a comic reader, I didn't know what to expect from this first installment of the Doorways graphic novel. I was pleasantly surprised.
Firstly, the artwork is excellent. The flow of the comic is great.
I do like a good sci-fi story and this didn't disappoint. In fact, I am very interested to get myself a copy of the other installments now.
I love a good strong female sci-fi character and Cat certainly fit the part. The bad guys looked really bad - the...more
Firstly, the artwork is excellent. The flow of the comic is great.
I do like a good sci-fi story and this didn't disappoint. In fact, I am very interested to get myself a copy of the other installments now.
I love a good strong female sci-fi character and Cat certainly fit the part. The bad guys looked really bad - the...more
Way back when, before The Song of Ice and Fire series, bestselling author George R. R Martin was a big guy in Hollywood, working on the new Twilight Zone series, as well as a writer for the Beauty and the Beast TV series. Doorways is the show that very much almost, but ultimately never was. The pilot was filmed and in the process of final editing, but was never given a slot for airing . . . disappearing into the vault of dead shows. Martin still feels sad and very attached to this story, as he i...more
Hrm, well, Doorways wasn't bad. Anyone that knows me would know I picked this up solely for its connection to George R. R. Martin. Martin's masterful character development is not really apparent in this work though - probably because the story was meant to play out over many episodes of a show, not in a brief graphic novel. The book hints at the potential for an interesting and engaging story, but doesn't quite flesh it out. Meh.
This might seems odd to day, but I actually liked the screenplay version of this better. Credit to the author for predating Sliders, which seems to borrow the main mechanic of this plot.
Probably worth a read for a Martin diehard, but as of now this is an unfinished story (unlikely to be completed given the other little project GRRM has going on) so casual fans may want to skip this one.
Probably worth a read for a Martin diehard, but as of now this is an unfinished story (unlikely to be completed given the other little project GRRM has going on) so casual fans may want to skip this one.
This is a really good graphic novel; it's an adaptation of a pilot for a potential television series that Martin wrote several years ago. The plot is simple and straight-forward but very well-paced. The art is very pleasing and of a very high-calibre. Martin provides an interesting introduction that really enhances the volume; I hope that there will be a follow-up.
Sliders beat Geroge RR Martin to the punch but the concept of a monstrous entity pursuing you across worlds is still exciting. I think the best part of this book is the introduction letter by RR Martin himself where he says he wouldn't be the American Tolkien if things had turned out the way he wanted it to at the time. I also discover he's responsible for some of my favorite TV shows as a kid, so one of these days I'll try to throw myself under the wheels of his magnum opus.
Based on George RR Martin's interdimensional, scifi, TV pilot. It is kind of the opposite of Game of Thrones: it is all plot and no character. It's an interesting concept that pre-dates Sliders or Stargate, but in the end it was not picked up. So, we gt a graphic novel.
Not a bad comics volume. The story is to be continued. Buffy and Sliders (GRRM's teleplay was written before Sliders) put together. Lots of silent panels. Slim hard cover volume, like Ellison's book. Read in 40 minutes. Based on George R. R. Martin's aborted tv pilot.
Great concept - there is a girl who goes between the worlds.
Stephen Martino's art is perfect for the story - the aliens are creepy and alien, the situations are believable - and thankfully, no one looks like the just came from a manga con.
Stephen Martino's art is perfect for the story - the aliens are creepy and alien, the situations are believable - and thankfully, no one looks like the just came from a manga con.
I preferred the story version in GRRM: A RRetrospective. But I would love to see this as tv-series!
Not exactly a profound or original story--though I did like some of he art in the collection. Took me about a year to get around to reading this, and now I know why. Don't pick this up just because you like GRRM.
Very good. I really liked the art and it's a good, if very basic story. The characters and settings are interesting. I needed a little more background in places but overall it was enjoyable.
Rather disappointing. The artwork is so-so as is the story, whose chief weakness is that I never quite believed how the hapless Dr. Mason got roped into traveling with Cat.
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This is more like it. Interesting concept, characters AND art. Look forward to future episodes.
The best thing is a foreward from the author.
Decent quick read. Great art.
Graphic Novel
It was pretty cool. Looked good on the Nook Color.
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George R. R. Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies,...more
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Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies,...more
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