Jim Butcher's Dresden Files Welcome to the Jungle, No. 1

Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #1

by Jim Butcher

The very first issue of the first series of comic books based on The Dresden Files and written by Jim Butcher

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Paranormal, Magic

40 pages, Comic

First published April 1, 2008

About the author

Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and a new steampunk series, the Cinder Spires. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games on PC and console, and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. Jim currently resides mostly inside his own head, but his head can generally be found in his home town of Independence, Missouri.

Jim goes by the moniker Longshot in a number of online locales. He came by this name in the early 1990′s when he decided he would become a published author. Usually only 3 in 1000 who make such an attempt actually manage to become published; of those, only 1 in 10 make enough money to call it a living. The sale of a second series was the breakthrough that let him beat the long odds against attaining a career as a novelist.

All the same, he refuses to change his nickname.

Reviews

[Dr Rashmit Mishra · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art is amazing , the story is good 4****

[Marcelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I'm Harry Dresden, a professional wizard and a private investigator"

Saído direto da série (homônima) de livros de Jim Butcher (e escrito pelo autor) eis que conhecemos o bruxo-detetive Harry Dresden.

São claras as homenagens/referências a John Constantine (o sobretudo) e ao italiano Dylan Dog (o "dresdenmobile" é um beetle - fusca)



Pouco é revelado sobre o protagonista, neste primeiro número.

Sabemos que ele domina as artes místicas (desintegra um demônio, logo nas primeiras páginas), usa um bastão e um amuleto (que lhe conferem acesso a fortes magias), é dotado de um senso de humor que, a mim, agradou demais e que, quando o "bicho pega" (literalmente), a polícia de Chicago solicita sua ajuda.



Neste primeiro número (de quatro volumes), Dresden é chamado para ajudar na investigação de um caso sinistro: um vigia do Zoo local aparece retalhado. E as evidências indicam algo improvável; era como se o gorila do Zoo tivesse: destrancado sua jaula; saído e feito o "serviço"; retornado para ela; e se trancado novamente.



Achei a dosagem de mistério, ação e suspense (bem pouco deste último) ideais para o tipo de história proposta.

Vale a pena dar uma olhada, principalmente quem curte o gênero.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know that many of my friends will claim it to be blasphemy, but I am not much of a comics fan. I LOVE the artwork, but I find them difficult to read.

This is a rare one that I really went for. I like the layout, I like the art and of course - it's Dresden. I'm a huge fan.

It's also a great thing to get a little story about Harry that I hadn't read yet. I'll have to keep an eye out for more.

[Lucie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I like the books better than the graphic novels. Just as actors in movies never seem to match my mental pictures of the characters from reading the book, my mental pictures of the Dresden characters is very different from the pictures in the graphic novel. Just a personal thing. The story is short and the illustrations are beautiful. Just not my cup of tea.

[Bryce Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice art, good story. I tried getting into the tv series which was a bit too cheesy. I have an issue with the inner monologue and narration. It's great for noir which is a component of this book but sucks for graphic novels. I was torn but in the end I still hate narration in my picture books... that's why there are pictures.

[Chris Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chronological order. Number 00.3.1

[Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

[Edmond · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great introduction....

This is a great introduction to the Dresden Files. If you like mystery, action, magic, and zoos, this is a great comic book for you.

[Scribd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files is a sprawling, fantastical universe of stories surrounding one Harry Dresden, wizard-for-hire in a hardboiled version of Chicago.The world of The Dresden Files lends itself beautifully to the graphic novel form, with compelling characters at every turn and a hero inspired by the comic greats.

In Storm Front, Dresden’s been hired by the Chicago PD to investigate a gruesome double murder committed using forbidden magic. When a damsel in distress comes to him searching for a missing husband who may have been dabbling in the mystical arts, he can’t say no. While investigating the two seemingly unrelated cases, the situation spirals wildly out of control, and soon Dresden finds himself targeted by everyone from the mob to vampires to jilted femme fatales, and even his own high council of mages. Mark Powers expertly adapts Butcher’s novel and captures the Dresden’s classic hardboiled narration, while Ardian Syaf’s art perfectly blends gritty realism with the flash and wonder of a world in which magic is very much alive.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my second Dresden files graphic novel and it was reasonably good. Of course the graphics replace a huge amount of prose, a picture is worth a thousand words, and it works very nicely for a Dresden story. The story itself was decent enough for being so short. I'll have to read some of the others our library has, quick and fun reads.

[Janet L. Hage · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great addition but not finished

Dresden is called in for a murder at the zoo. Story is like first chapter of a book great introduction but not finished. Adult readers due to violence

[Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have given it four stars were it not for the cheap, misogynist insults thrown at the antagonists. I wish the author would figure out that there are many women fans Dresden who would probably like the books better if he could crank the casual sexism down a couple of notches.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic Plot: When bodies begin piling up at a zoo, it's up to Harry Dresden to figure out what supernatural beastie is responsible and stop it before things get worse.

I have reviewed the entire graphic novel rather than reviewing each individual issue.

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dark and a big gory, but pretty fun.

[Charles Applewhite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yay

This is the first Dresden graphic novel. I wish there was a collection of the four this story contains. Very good though.

[Kim Dallmeier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. That first part was Awesome!!

[Jarri A. Parker Jr. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book would be better

I am not a fan of graphic novels, swords are much better since they trigger your own imagination rather than depending on the artist.

[Shawn Bird · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great art. Story is appropriate for the medium.

[L.J. Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just ok

First time reading any Dresden comics but am a big fan of the tv series. I wasn't terribly impressed but they were ok. I'll keep reading.

[Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of reminds me of John Constantine

[Shawn Kass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great Dresden book

Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden is an amazing character, well written, and despite what he might have to say for himself, smart too. Can't wait to read more.

[Terry · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's not a book, it's a chapter

Don't get fooled. You're not getting a 160 page book. You're getting a single chapter. It took all of 5 minutes to read

[Vader · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

well drawn, exciting but smart at the same time; makes me want to read more in the series

[Pritesh Patil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightfully done. Jim's a magician when it comes to Urban Fantasy.

[Lee Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fun. Makes me wanna go find the TV series, or start reading the novels over again from the start. Loved the art work too.