Nevermore: A Graphic Novel Anthology of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories

Edgar Allan Poe

Metro Media Limited, 2007 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 128 pages

Back cover: The works of Edgar Allan Poe have enthralled and terrified readers for over 150 years. His stories macabre blend of doomed romanticism, gothic melodrama and ghoulish destiny has made him one of crime fiction's greatest authors. Famous for his poems and short stories Poe, who was born in Boston in 1809, laid the foundations for the modern detective story and the psychological thriller. Nevermore brings Poe to a new audience, showcasing some of his most memorable stories. Here Poe's short stories are re-imagined and revived in this vibrant graphic novel anthology, where the cream of modern comics creators are let loose in the playground of Poe's limitless imagination.

Contents

• THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM 124: 21
• THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE: 45
• THE BLACK CAT: 75

About the author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. In 1827, he enlisted in the United States Army and his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems, was published. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Over the next ten years, Poe would edit a number of literary journals including the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short story writer, and an editor. His works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Raven. He struggle with depression and alcoholism his entire life and died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Nevermore: A Graphic Novel Anthology of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories; Classical eye; Eye classics
• Author: Edgar Allan Poe
• Editor: Dan Whitehead
• Publisher: Metro Media Limited, 2007
• ISBN: 0955285682, 9780955285684
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror; Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary