Graphic Story / Graphic Mistake
588147
Reading the story of the Blackest Night in single form was exciting and pleasing. By the end it felt like 5 years, but waiting on the Graphic Novels of the series was a wanting effort. My disappointment was to read the story out of sequence. All the stories are linked to other titles so reading them in one title per Graphic Novel is confusing. Blackest Night ties into Green Lantern: Blackest Night which ties into short individual Blackest Night titles, like Superman: Blackest Night, Wonder Woman: Blackest Night, Batman: Blackest Night and so on and so on.

The creators of the Graphic Novels should have placed the stories in chronological order and dubbed them Blackest Night series 1, 2 and 3.

It is a must read for fans out there, but I would stick to the single titles as they came available to not get confused.
4635799
This is one of my favorite stories, but beware:  What you see is NOT what you get.  The "illustrations" shown on the Amazon page are NOT what are in the book.  The illustrations are very few and far between and not really all that good.
1485080
The book has a printing error where pages are missing and in the wrong order. At page 620, the next page is number 573. I've included images of the book where the error is. If you turn pages ahead, the pages repeat pages 573-620 again and then rejoin the proper page chronology at page 669. Also, pages 621-668 are completely missing so I can't even read them in a different section and finish the story. :/
299092
This is not a cool comic eventhough it has a great story. The art's color look dull and not colorful.  Frank put too much thoughts in this story and it causes confusion.  Dont believe in other rewiews because not everybody is having the same opinion.  if u get use to new comic with nice colorful art, don't go for this comic.
1033762
This review is not about the story but about the copy. Amazon issued a refund because the copy I got started with page 13! The beginning of the book is missing. I suspect that my copy was not the only one that was printed this way because the book was not damaged. This was not a case of vandalism but a case of error in printing and binding. Be careful when ordering your copy to make sure you don't get the defective copy. I am going to wait awhile before I reorder it just in case the damaged lot is still out there.
750994
I actually enjoyed this graphic novel more than the movie. It went deeper into Joey's past and how it affected his family. I didn't like his wife's response. Thought she should have been horrified that her husband had been so violent. We did see more of Joey's story actually told by him. It was a good graphic novel, but just wish the artwork had been better and in color. Costs too much for what you get.
1431652
......the graphic IS ON THE WRONG SIDE. good job you morons, the shirt looks incredibly awkward now.
1265201
In terms of publishing, the 1996 The Illustrated A Brief History of Time is a beautiful book with costly design, illustrations and paper stock.
It is unfortunate that the caption on p. 144 of Professor Stephen Hawking's illustrated book identifies the wrong pope with whom Prof. Hawking met in 1981. It was not Pope Paul but Pope John Paul II (who was pope from 1978-2005). Paul VI was pope from 1963 to 1978. If there are to be future editions of this illustrated book, I hope that the error can be corrected. Just as misspellings do, a mistake such as this calls into question the accuracy of the whole text. Subsequent scientific work after this book's publication reportedly supports Prof. Hawking's ideas. Typos undercut. Fix, please.
2846312
I chose to buy this kindle version instead of downloading the free copy specifically because of Howard Pyle's reputation as an illustrator.  I was disappointed to find that something is very wrong with the graphics in this edition - all the illustrations are black boxes!  It's like they inverted the coloring, but Pyle's fine pen-strokes are not easily visible in the white-on-black set-up - they get swallowed up by the dark background.
122600
I tried to give this book "zero" stars but apparently that is not an option. I really wish I had noticed the "warning" about graphic violence before I downloaded this book. I will not read another book by her.
3302494
Sadly, this great story has been incorrectly ordered, and doesn't make sense. I love the friendship and the illustrations. Please fix it!
2144735
There was one  subject that was dealt with using too much graphic detail

There was one subject the author dealt with that was a little too graphic for my reading taste.
3936176
As advertised, it is very graphic. An interesting storyline, but I felt some of the graphic content was there only for that reason. I also find it hard to believe people would fall to such a level of depravity so quickly.
4541930
The cover I recieved was different then the one shown, which was beautiful. Other than that the art in the comic sucked. I loved the facts inside, some which I didn't know. My Recommendation, look inside and decide for yourself if you want to give this author $4.00 of your money.
4810431
The concept of the book is great. There are a few errors pointed out in other reviews, however, my concern is the illustrations. On each page there is one illustration that flows together, but the text talks about two time zones. My daughters found that extremely confusing. I'm disappointed because it really could have been a great book.

edited: While I was reading through it again, my daughter noticed a man smoking in the illustration. There is absolutely no need for this in a children's picture book. Will definitely be returning!
354809
Warning: EXPLICIT INTIMATE ScENES!  It is quite a shame that this book is so graphic.  I loved the two main characters and loved the interaction between the two, that is until the sex scenes began.  I think that a warning should have been given in the book's description.  If I had known about the sex scenes, then I would never have purchased this book.  After the second scene, within 2 pages of each other, I promptly deleted the book.
1443007
I give the book compliments for being graphic and trying to tell the civil rights story in illustration.  The problem was the poor quality of the illustrations.  I could not - repeat could not - read the narrative quotes because in some of the bubbles the print was so small.  I didn't like the darkness of the illustration. It just seemed to be a jumbled mess IMO.