Orbit: George R.R. Martin: The Power Behind the Thrones

by J.S. Earls

This is the epic story of how a humble, comic-loving boy from Jersey became the modern, high king of fantasy. Best known for the Game of Thrones TV series, George R. R. Martin has -- over the decades -- "rewritten the book" on sci-fi, horror and fandom in ways few authors could. Come and discover the reason Time magazine named him "one of the most influential people in the world". Come and discover GEORGE R. R. The Power Behind the Thrones. As featured on CNN, Time Magazine, People Magazine, LA Times, Forbes, and MSNBC! Orbit is a comic book biography series that focuses on the people that have made a difference in the world! Read about the world of George R.R. Martin in comic book form!

26 pages, Hardcover

First published May 29, 2013

Reviews

[itchy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Please get a move on already, George.

[Nermin]

I was searching for the new Game of Thrones comic book issue and stumbled upon this. the whole premise sounds really silly but you can't say that George doesn't look adorable on that cover!

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting Way to Offer Biographical Information

The art is good and the book itself is a fun quick read at only twenty-five pages long. While the information in the book may be found for free through various websites, collecting it and presenting it in the form of a graphic novel, makes it much more interesting and accessible than just reading it as an article on a website.

[Mazen El-asy · Rating 4 out of 5]

التمسك بالحب التمسك بالأمل التمسك بالفانتازيا و الخيال العلمي

يعتقد الجميع أن جورج مارتن بدأ من هنا

و لكنك كي تكون كاتب ناجح عليك أن تكون قارئ من صغرك



زادت شهرة مارتن حتى أنه أحياناً لا يجد أوقات فراغ

و أخيراً نصيحة لمن لم يشاهد Game Of Thrones أو يقرأ سلسلة أغنية الجليد و النار

الكتاب رائع عرفت منه العديد من الكتب لمارتن لم أكن اتوقع أني سأعرفها و لو كنت تصفحت عنه بطريقة عادية

[Sander Philipse · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, that was a waste of time. It's basically a summary of the George R. R. Martin Wikipedia article with some mediocre drawings added in.

So I guess if you can't be bothered to read more than two sentences without the benefit of pictures, yet you still want to read GRRM's Wikipedia page, this would be perfect for you.

Everyone else can just go here instead and save themselves $2.

[read it twice · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has nothing over Wikipedia and if we are willing to purchase this, we already know most of it. I must admit Mr Martin on the cover will make me buy anything.
Still, you can take this as a palette cleanser before you dive into the song of ice and fire comic books. can't wait for those.

[Britta · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was actually a really good short comic. Offered more of a background to him.