20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

by Sam Ita

The classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" comes to life through amazing pop-ups and fun illustrations. Join Captain Nemo's underwater adventure -- but keep your eyes peeled! 8 pages.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Childrens, Art

8 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Yana Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really weird book. I think it only makes sense to those who have read the original. I don’t think a kid will get it. But paper engineering is sensational!

[Eliszard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Christmas present for a 7 year old cousin... who is not going to get it, as I am keeping it. The pop-ups are amazing.

[Reza Aleeya · Rating 5 out of 5]

My fav pop up book..
Trying to hunt her other story (mobby dick)

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A literal work of art 🦑

[Steffany Moniky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maravilhoso

[Marcos Kopschitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um clássico da literatura muitas vezes se multiplica e pode ganhar versões adaptadas, ilustradas, e em outras áreas artísticas, em quadrinhos, para o teatro, para o cinema, para a TV, musicais, etc. E aqui está mais uma vertente inovadora: o livro "pop-up". Bem, o que é esse tal pop-up? São dobraduras de papel articuladas de modo a saltarem do livro ganhando três dimensões ao abrir uma página. A primeira vez que vi algo assim, muitos anos atrás, foi em cartões de Natal.

Esta é uma versão do clássico de Júlio Verne Vinte mil léguas submarinas . Júlio Verne foi um gênio que anteviu, em seus livros, muita coisa antes que fosse inventada. Como é o caso do submarino, neste livro. Essa aventura foi uma das melhores para meninos, por muito, muito tempo, antes de surgirem efeitos especiais no cinema, séries de super heróis na TV, videogames e quase tudo o que seduz a garotada de hoje. E cá pra nós, continua sendo uma grande história!

E agora temos Sam Ita, um americano que se apresenta como "engenheiro de papel", além de autor e ilustrador. De fato, o grande negócio dele é transformar a história em super páginas articuladíssimas. Assim, navios a vela com cordame, a lula gigante e vários outros elementos das Vinte mil léguas saltam do livro de maneira sensacional e motivadora. Mas não apenas isto, há várias sub-articulações, pequenos pedaços de página que se dobram, abrem, revelam, etc. E mais os quadrinhos fazendo parte da narrativa.

Sempre fui um fã incondicional da história do Nautilus e do Capitão Nemo, muito ajudado por uma versão para o cinema dos estúdios Disney, de 1954, que vi em reprise nos anos 60. Bem, se fosse eu, quando garoto, que ganhasse de presente esse livro de Sam Ita, eu o acharia a oitava maravilha!

Excelente lançamento em português, de 2010, da Publifolha, que também traduziu e lançou outras adaptações de clássicos feitas por Sam Ita para o mesmo formato: Moby Dick, Frankenstein e A Odisseia.

[mirbass · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the sake of making this tale suitable for a short pop-up book, the author/artist had to severely reduce the original tale's length. Thus, what you get in this book is a dramatically abrupt story: major events in the original story are truncated to the point of barely making any sense, so as to fit within a double page spread. The prose itself is ridiculously simplistic, to the point where a lot of the dialogue doesn't flow well, and I was often confused as to what was actually happening and how much time had passed between panels and pages. Additionally, as others have said, the drawings themselves are quite childish, which also added to the confusion as it was sometimes difficult to understand what was happening in some of the panels... All that said, however, the actual papercraft (the pop-up element) is really, really cool and extremely well done - which salvaged several stars in this book's overall review. And so: the story itself, as it is presented here, only gets 1/2 a star; however, the pop-up elements are just so well-done, they raise the book's overall score to 3.5 stars.

[Rodrigo Campos · Rating 4 out of 5]

La redacción es sencilla pero genial. Julio Verne explicó cosas que, lo empujan a uno a investigar más. Como por ejemplo, todo lo relacionado a los submarinos, pues la máquina es descrita en el libro de manera exquisita. El personaje principal del libro, el "Capitan Nemo", es un ser representado con sentimientos tan humanos (rencor, odio, amistad, etc.) que lo hacen un ser a veces despreciable, a veces conmovedor, con un final un tanto "trágico", (aunque no se sabe con exactitud si terminaron los días del capitán). Los demás personajes, quienes llegan al "nautilus" por mera casualidad, hacen que el capitán saque lo mejor y lo peor de él, dependiendo de la circunstancias que ocurren a cada capítulo del libro.

Es una obra muy buena, con descripciones fantásticas muy exactas acorde a la realidad, con sorpresas en la narrativa, que atrapan al lector para terminar de leer el libro.

Definitivamente es un clásico y sólo me llevará a leer más libros de este autor...

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graphic Novel
Ita, Sam. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Pop-Up Book
In this pop-up, graphic novel version of 20,00 Leagues Under the Sea the reader will be without breath at the sight of the amazing pop-ups. The story is of course shortened, but all the major details are included. The story takes us through Captain Nemo's adventures on the Nautilus. With monsters and mysterious secrets this book is sure to capture the interest of children and those who have read the book.
(ages 10+)

[Karl Kindt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, but read the real book first! Then read this! Then read MYSTERIOUS ISLAND if you want to find out the TRUE fate of Captain Nemo!

[Marla · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great combination of a pop-up book and graphic novel. I loved this introduction to a classic book for my girls.

[Schmacko · Rating 4 out of 5]

My only complaint is that the artwork is not nearly as impressive as the pop-up engineering.

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pop-ups in this book were very impressive, unfortunately, the quality of the art was poor, even juvenile. It diminished the overall quality of the book.

[Northern K Sunderland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun and interesting. I wish the art was a little bit better, but it didn't ruin it.

[Adrian Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Impressive pop up book. But I need to read the original version by Jules Verne to understand the story.

[Memmis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Could use a lot more text, but the design is awesooome.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eeeaaghh! Giant pop-up squid!

[Judah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The pop ups are amazingly intricate, and it was fun exploring how the folded bits operated! The story of Captain Nemo is severely truncated and a bit incoherent, so this would not be a good introductory text. But for those already familiar with the original, this makes a lovely few minutes of amusement.