From the Earth to the Moon

by Gregory Feeley

Retells the classic story of three ingenious and courageous men who fly through space towards the moon, as a graphic novel with study guide.

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Alpha Centauri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Más que la novela en si, me sorprender lo visionario que llegó a ser Julio Verne con sus postulados sobre el viaje espacial que no estaban tan alejados de la realidad casi 100 años antes del primer viaje al espacio.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jules Verne is considered by many to be the father of science fiction; sound arguments can be made for this position. While there were other stories about traveling to the moon that predated this one, Verne was the first to put forward a less than nonsensical manner of the travel. Yet, the method of propulsion of what is in fact a large cannon shell would have literally plastered the men inside to the wall.
Like many of the adventure stories of the middle of the nineteenth century, the personalities are strong and significantly antagonistic. There is a duel where two men hunt each other with long rifles and old soldiers lamenting the lack of wars in the world. There is also not a single mention of a human female.
Yet, this story was one of the many pacesetters in an area of literature that would only expand dramatically as the wonders of new technologies emerged. In the early days, the science had to come before the fiction, but it wasn’t long before the fiction began to come before the science. A classic story, the comic version is a great primer of what is a story that should be read and appreciated by modern readers.

[Trico Lutkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

This illustrated version combines From the Earth to the Moon with Around the Moon. Even though it is very condensed and the art isn't that great, you can still glim some of Verne's brilliant storytelling from it. It made me put the original versions on my reading list.

I would recommend.