あらすじ
Various artists illustrate adaptations of selected Ray Bradbury stories. Classic tales adapted by top graphic-story artists. Horror "It Burns Me Up!" adapted by Harvey Kurtzman & Matt Wagnor. Lettered by Tim Sale. "Touched By Fire," adapted by Sean Phillips. Lettered by Willie Schubert. "The Black Ferris," EC Classic Version, adapted by Jack Davis. Newly colored by Heather Brown. Dinosaurs "A Sound of Thunder," adapted by Richard Corben. Lettered by George Roberts. "Tyrannosaurus Rex", adapted by Garces. Lettered by Willie Schubert. "A Sound of Thunder," EC Classic Version, adapted by Al Williamson. Newly colored by Kenneth Smith.
作品考察・見どころ
ブラッドベリの詩的な魔術が、実力派絵師の手で鮮烈な視覚芸術へ昇華されています。文字の余韻を衝撃的なイメージに変換することで、作品に潜む残酷な美しさが直接脳髄を刺激します。時間の重みを扱うテーマは、絵と言葉が共鳴する形式だからこそ到達できる、静謐な凄みに満ちています。 映像版がスペクタクルな興奮を誘うのに対し、本書は一コマに宿る哲学的思索を咀嚼する悦びを教えてくれます。映像の「動」と本書の「静」の対比。この両者を味わうことで、巨星が描いた人間の脆さと宇宙の深淵を、より深く、情熱的に体感できるはずです。


