Steampunk: Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe, Manuel Sumberac (Illustrator)

Overview

If you combined clockwork gears, parasols, and air balloons with Edgar Allan Poe, what would you get? Steampunk: Poe! This is the first collection ever of Poe stories illustrated with the influence of steampunk. Running Press Teens has selected some of the most popular, thrilling, and memorable stories and poems by the classic 19th century American writer whose literary talent continues to open the mind to countless interpretations.

Every Poe story and poems is fully illustrated with steampunk-inspired art -- from 1920s aviation gear to elaborate musical instruments -- creating a fresh perspective on his work containing bizarre characters of madmen and mystery. Just in time for Halloween, Steampunk: Poe is the perfect classic horror choice with a haunting steampunk twist!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762443871
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	10/04/2011
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	881,483
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Zdenko Basic is the illustrator of many books including Steampunk: Poe, Steampunk: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Steampunk: H.G. Wells. He is the director of the critically acclaimed short film Guliver, and works as a costume and set designer for The Merlin Theatre. He was the recipient of the 2008 Grigor Vitez award for Best Illustration in Children's Books and also the 2009 Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts award for best Young Artist. He lives in Croatia.

Manuel Sumberac has often worked in conjunction with Zdenko Basic to create works of art, including the short film Guliver and as co-illustrator for the first book in our Steampunk series, Steampunk: Poe. He recently served as the sole director and producer of the short film Escargot.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 10 Up—In this collection, Poe's words remain the same, but the vision is new. From hot-air balloons to top hats to intricate decor and architecture, these stories and poems are enhanced by steampunk illustrations. These images, replete with clockwork trimmings, bring to the classic tales a new dimension of a history that never was. The mask that Death wears in the short story "The Masque of the Red Death" and the poem "The City in the Sea" is a gas mask. The old man's pale blue eye that drives the narrator to murder in "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a mechanized contraption that adds an especially eerie dimension to the murder victim himself. And the spectacles refused by the vain narrator of the comedic "The Spectacles" become the iconic steampunk goggles. The splash of riotous red in the otherwise gloomy illustrations for "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" brings a joyful sense of mayhem to the story of the insane asylum run amok. Perhaps even the most reluctant of students might be persuaded to give these wonderfully illustrated tales a try. Poe would be pleased. Fun!—Heather M. Campbell, formerly at Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO

School Library Journal