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The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic/The Light Fantastic
In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly . . .
Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) parallel to our own--but also very different. That is the setting for Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld s...more
Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) parallel to our own--but also very different. That is the setting for Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld s...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
June 3rd 2008
by Harper
(first published June 1st 2008)
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3.5 stars. I was a bit disappointed by this one, probably because I was just expecting something different--the art varies throughout the book, and at times it was difficult to follow the plot. Had I not read the novels first, it probably would have been very confusing. However, I don't regret buying it at all--it was a lot of fun to revisit Discworld and its inhabitants, and to see someone else's visual interpretation of them. Also, it is faithful to the books.
A note to the squeamish (including...more
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When I saw this on the library shelf, I thought it would be the perfect supplement to the first two Discworld novels. I spent so much time mentally visualizing things while reading the books - the elephants that stand on the giant turtle, the chest with hundreds of little feet, the giant tower where the final showdown takes place - I was really keen on seeing someone else draw it all out for me.
The only problem is, it didn't really match up with what I'd had in my head. The Discworld seems so Le...more
The only problem is, it didn't really match up with what I'd had in my head. The Discworld seems so Le...more
In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly . . .
Imagine a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) strikingly parallel to our own—but also very different. But also very similar.
To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the birth of the Discworld, the first two volumes of the remarkable Terry Pratchett's equally remarkable—and phenomena
I have yet to read the Discworld Novels, or any books by Terry Pratchett for that matter; therefore, I am not sure how reliable this review is for most. I did enjoy the book, it was engaging and entertaining for the most parts, and the plot was fairly easy to follow except for some minor instances.
The quirky world imagined by Pratchett is highly interesting and novel ("Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle."): it constant...more
The quirky world imagined by Pratchett is highly interesting and novel ("Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle."): it constant...more
This is a graphic book version of two of the Discworld books, "The Colour of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic". This book is something I read maining since my daughter lent it to me; I have only read two Discworld books before, and do I not read graphic novels much. So, perhaps I am not the best reviewer. Nonetheless, I was a bit underwhelmed.
I had read the original book version of the first half, "The Colour of Magic", many years ago. So the story line was recognizable. The problem is that many...more
I had read the original book version of the first half, "The Colour of Magic", many years ago. So the story line was recognizable. The problem is that many...more
I am not sure I am going to become a Terry Pratchett fan but this book was enjoyable. I find his imagination to be fun and full of adventure. I have yet to read one of his novels (I have seen a couple of films based on his works).
This story follows Twoflower as he goes on vacation. That is a very funny idea for a book because his vacation becomes a huge adventure but he never stops being a tourist. He meets Rincewind, a failed wizard who has a great spell stuck in his head. They go on this great...more
This story follows Twoflower as he goes on vacation. That is a very funny idea for a book because his vacation becomes a huge adventure but he never stops being a tourist. He meets Rincewind, a failed wizard who has a great spell stuck in his head. They go on this great...more
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At first I always get confuse when searching for Terry Pratchett works when trying to look for the same title but ended-up it just another different Midnight that got itself on almost major bookstore 'Midnight Children' series. Then it did not stop me fro...more
All begin from this blog Malaysian Readers that produce a highlight on the latest limited edition of Tiffany Aching adventure book title 'I Shall Wear Midnight'. The journey to get an in depth background about the author started.
At first I always get confuse when searching for Terry Pratchett works when trying to look for the same title but ended-up it just another different Midnight that got itself on almost major bookstore 'Midnight Children' series. Then it did not stop me fro...more
This book is actually a two-in-one, consisting of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, two parts of the same story. I've never really read much of the Discworld series. That said, this book was highly entertaining. The plot consists of Rincewind (a wizard of sorts), Twoflower (the Disc's first tourist), and a host of other transient companions as they pass from one improbable event to another. The running jokes are wonderful, especially Death's appearance every so often to collect Rincew...more
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In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly... Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) parallel to our own—but also very different. That is the setting for Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld series, which now celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary. The Discworld Graphic Novels presents the very firs...more
In a distant and second-hand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly... Imagine a flat world, sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle. The Discworld is a place (and a time) parallel to our own—but also very different. That is the setting for Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld series, which now celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary. The Discworld Graphic Novels presents the very firs...more
Aug 21, 2009
Sofia
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3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Sofia by:
André Nóbrega
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I was disappointed by this book. I'm a fan of Terry Pratchett and his Discworld series, and The Color of Magic is one of my favourites, so I guess I approached this book with high expectations. I just can't help compare it with the original, and I felt that in graphic novel form it lost most of its spark. Somehow it was much less funny and much more confusing. The relationship between words and images was at times too simplistic and descriptive, and the story seemed to jump all over the place.
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I haven't read much fantasy since I entered my 20s. I had read so much of it when I was younger, that it took a lot to impress me. I started looking for allusion, allegory, strong plotting and characterization in my fiction, as opposed to something that was fun to read. It probably has more to do with my comic book habit increasing when I started making money. Those graphic stories were my fluff, and I wanted something a bit more meaty from my hard text.
So, because it's a graphic novel, I picked...more
In a parallel universe hurtling through space is Discworld, a flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants balanced on a giant turtle. I am already hooked. The adventure starts out with Twoflower, Discworld’s first ever tourist, hiring Rincewind, an apprehensive wizard, to be his guide. Rincewind gets a little bit more than he bargained for with this new job including encounters with dragons, trolls, barbarians, a giant squid-like creature, druids, and the occasional visit from the Grim Rea...more
For the 25th anniversary, Mr. Pratchett’s whimsical, dangerous, highly off-kilter flat world is displayed in all its colorful, bizarre glory. Twoflower the Tourist with his traveling Luggage, Rincewind the incompetent wizard with an uncanny knack for surviving the most perilous situations, Cohen the Barbarian, toothless but still kicking butt at the advanced age of 87, and many others are all present here, unique characters vividly illustrated with Mr. Pratchett’s hilarious prose wittily attache...more
I was excited to get this book from my daughter for Christmas and delved right in. While I enjoyed the art work by Steven Ross that brought the Discworld characters to life, I wasn't so thrilled by the story for The Colour of Magic. I don't know if it was the adaptation by Scott Rockwell, but at times it seemed less than fluid.
Adapting a Discworld novel to a manageable-sized graphic novel is no small feat (this is not an allusion to the Luggage in the story). Perhaps if you read the Pratchett no...more
Adapting a Discworld novel to a manageable-sized graphic novel is no small feat (this is not an allusion to the Luggage in the story). Perhaps if you read the Pratchett no...more
This was an interesting experience for me; I've read The Colour of Magic, but not The Light Fantastic, so I was able to experience one book as an adaptation of a previously read volume, and the other back as a first-look.
The art was nothing to write home about, but I think it captured the mood of the books well, and the composition and dialogue placement was mostly excellent (there were some issues with how the eye moved from word box to word box, but that's a minor issue). The stories themselv...more
The art was nothing to write home about, but I think it captured the mood of the books well, and the composition and dialogue placement was mostly excellent (there were some issues with how the eye moved from word box to word box, but that's a minor issue). The stories themselv...more
This was worth reading, but not as good as I'd hoped. It was interesting to see an artistic rendering of Discworld and some of the great Terry Pratchett characters we've come to love. However, the dialogue was sometimes incorrectly written (misspellings, etc) and there were large unexplained gaps between pages, sometimes. The first time we had a skip like that, I thought maybe some pages had been removed from the book. However, I realized the skip was intentional to move the story along. Some ef...more
A beautifully illustrated book which spans the first two Discworld novels, it is a joy to see and read!
Having read the books underlying the graphic novel, it is really good to see that it captures the key themes, events and the general tone of sarcasm (driven by the chief protagonist - Rincewind) of the two novels. Given the density of ideas that Terry Pratchett weaves into the narrative, it is no mean feat to follow the two books in this format so faithfully.
It is a must read for fans of Discw...more
Having read the books underlying the graphic novel, it is really good to see that it captures the key themes, events and the general tone of sarcasm (driven by the chief protagonist - Rincewind) of the two novels. Given the density of ideas that Terry Pratchett weaves into the narrative, it is no mean feat to follow the two books in this format so faithfully.
It is a must read for fans of Discw...more
When I started the Terry Pratchett Challenge, a couple of friends had warned me that his first couple Disc World books, while clever, were a little disjointed. However, I felt I needed some kind of grounding in Pratchett's world-building before jumping into the others in the series.
I think the graphic version of Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic did that for me. It established the make-up of Disc World and gave me the basic plot, as well as giving me a taste of Pratchett's cleverness.
The troub...more
I think the graphic version of Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic did that for me. It established the make-up of Disc World and gave me the basic plot, as well as giving me a taste of Pratchett's cleverness.
The troub...more
this was an amazing book though I had trouble reading the actual book I flew by this one in 3 days!
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This is the first time I have ever tried to read a graphic novel. I really enjoyed the experience and was very taken by the skill of the artists involved.
I have read "The colour of Magic" before and this helped me to understand the plot from the pictures. It might sound silly, but I would have found it all rather confusing if this had been the first time I had "read" a Terry Pratchett book.
On the whole, I still feel that I would have preferred reading the original book. However, this is an ada...more
I have read "The colour of Magic" before and this helped me to understand the plot from the pictures. It might sound silly, but I would have found it all rather confusing if this had been the first time I had "read" a Terry Pratchett book.
On the whole, I still feel that I would have preferred reading the original book. However, this is an ada...more
Not terrible, but not that wonderful either. Could have been much better. Poor editing--saw some obvious mistakes in both text and images, and in many spots layout could have been improved to make the story flow better. Not sure if Pratchett's work doesn't translate that readily to graphic novel form, or if the creative team behind this just wasn't as great as they should have been.
Probably gets more bonus points than it deserves b/c it is based on the two novels. But again not awful, and I did...more
Probably gets more bonus points than it deserves b/c it is based on the two novels. But again not awful, and I did...more
I first read Terry Pratchett, when I picked up "Good Omens." I thought it was amazing, but I was not too sure if it was Pratchett's writing or Gaiman's, which I love his writing. So when I first heard about Discworld, I was sure that I needed to read those books.
Enter the Discworld Graphic Novels. I saw them and had to pick it up. I was really pleased by the selection. It was a fun and very original read. I enjoyed the characters the story was fun and crisp. The writing was good, and the illust...more
Enter the Discworld Graphic Novels. I saw them and had to pick it up. I was really pleased by the selection. It was a fun and very original read. I enjoyed the characters the story was fun and crisp. The writing was good, and the illust...more
I now gather that Pratchett's 'Discworld,' which I had heard of as a series for children, is spread out all over the place and that some of the works are intended for 'younger readers,' while others, like this one, are for 'adults of all ages.' So maybe this one with its violence and scantily-clad zaftig sirens, is not for middle schoolers, like the unbelievably great 'Nation' is. Or maybe that will get some of them into 'Nation.' Both graphic novels connect to the fascination Pratchett showed i...more
I've never actually read Terry Pratchett before. Strange, considering his prolific writing and high popularity among my friends. Anyway, I really enjoyed this collection of the graphic novels. It seemed a little abrupt at times, but I assumed that was due to its comic nature and that the same points are probably covered in more detail in the books; graphic novels such as this are generally geared towards people who have already read the books, after all. So, highly enjoyable this was, and I'd de...more
I think Terry Pratchett is still working out the premise of Discworld in his first two books so illustrating that doesn't really anything for me. Also, I'm not a fan of the illustrations. If you're going to add pictures to one of these books you have to be 1.) a world class artist like Paul Kidby 2.) able to combine great artistry with comedy 3.) use the pictures to enhance the illustrative writing. If you can do all of these then pack up your pencils and do something else.
Overall I wasn't impr...more
Overall I wasn't impr...more
Picked this up while browsing the graphic novel section of the local library. A retelling of the first 2 Discworld books, hitting the major highpoints of each novel along the way.
The artwork is nicely done, even if it doesn't quite match my mental images of Rincewind (should be scragglier) or TwoFlower (I didn't think he'd be quite so plump). The Luggage, on the other hand was pretty much spot on.
I don't think the story would be very easy to follow for someone new to Discworld, as this version...more
The artwork is nicely done, even if it doesn't quite match my mental images of Rincewind (should be scragglier) or TwoFlower (I didn't think he'd be quite so plump). The Luggage, on the other hand was pretty much spot on.
I don't think the story would be very easy to follow for someone new to Discworld, as this version...more
Nobody looks like what they looked like in my head when i read the books! Also, since the graphic novel has a lot fewer words than the original novels, it loses a lot of the fun and silly wordplay.
Despite those shortcomings, I enjoyed this graphic novel because these two books are still a couple of my favorite Discworld novels. Most people don't care for them, I know, but working as an actuary myself, I love Twoflower, and enjoy referting to the industry I work in as in-sewer-ants.
Despite those shortcomings, I enjoyed this graphic novel because these two books are still a couple of my favorite Discworld novels. Most people don't care for them, I know, but working as an actuary myself, I love Twoflower, and enjoy referting to the industry I work in as in-sewer-ants.
This is a decent adaptation of the first two Discworld books. There are a few hiccups in the quality control -- there are a few times when people's clothing changes color from one page to the next, and at times the reproduction is a bit blurry -- but overall the adaptation is a good one. Steven Ross's beefcake-fantasy style art is an excellent choice for these two books, which parodied so many cheesy fantasy tropes. The contrast between Rincewind and Twoflower and the fantasy characters they mee...more
A pretty fun read. I'm not familiar enough with the discworld books to compare the quality of this graphic novel to the originals, but this was humorous and light-hearted, with a balance between fantasy-spoof and enjoyment of the genre. I was particularly impressed by some of the interesting page layouts. My only qualm was the episodicity of the piece, which was rather distracting--but that's probably a feature of the original books, I imagine.
Dec 01, 2008
Alyssa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of discworld &/or graphic novels
Recommended to Alyssa by:
Grant Wall gifted me with this
This was a fun romp through Discworld. Our two main guides are a tourist and a life-long resident so we get a nice balanced view of things (well, as balanced as things can get in a world that is carried on the backs of 4 elephants who are themselves riding on the back of a giant sea turtle). This illustrated version does vary some from the original, but I think the adaptation was well-done and Pratchett's unique sense of humor is carried through. They did a fabulous job of realizing Great A'tuan...more
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Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel,...more
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