I can hardly describe how happy I was when I found these graphic novels. I need help maintaining my sanity until the 6th book of the series is released and these comics are like a gift from the old gods!XDIn my opinion, the graphic novels follow the story and atmosphere of the first novel very closely, but the show has obviously influenced them as well. Honestly, I think the comics actually depict the depth of the books better than the TV series does, since budget can't get in the way when it co...

Awesome artwork!

I love A song of Ice and Fire , and I mean love. This series has impacted me more than anything else I’ve ever read(A Game of thrones review). It changed my life around. So, when I first heard that it was being adapted for another medium, I was, as expected, very excited. Some stories become tired out, and almost redundant, when they are told again and again. This, however, seems to get better. I don’t mean to say that each medium is better than those that came before it, but that with each add...

Well, this was super fun! Have only read the first novel....A Song of Fire and Ice....but have seen the entire HBO series....and am hooked. Do believe I will continue reading GAME OF THRONES in graphic form as George R. R. Martin makes it clear in the preface that the graphic form is not a tie-in to the TV series, but an original adaptation of his novels. Am excited to find out the storyline differences! He also explains it's why the characters do not look like the actors on our flat screens. Ty...

I loved seeing the artist's rendition of the characters in this graphic novel style. The story flow is pretty true to form, except condensed. The adaption of the story by Daniel Abraham is very fun to read. It is interesting that the artist, Tommy Patterson, rendered Catelyn in such a sex goddess way. It was great to see her feeling portrayed in a feminine way that was not ALL maternal. I loved seeing the early rendering sketches of some of the scenes and characters as well as the explanation of...

I read the actual book several years ago, and while I liked it, that sort of super thick high fantasy is very hard for me to get motivated to jump back into.I'm don't think I'm terribly stupid, but a complicated political plot set in a strange land with an assload of characters? Every time I've been on the verge of picking up the next book I get a bit...nervous. Anyway, I saw this in my library and thought it might be the answer to my prayers. A condensed version of the story with pictures! To

Pretty confusing at most times as I think there were a lot of gaps that would be filled in if I read the books, which I haven't and probably never will.

My first exposure to GRRM’s fantasy continent of Westeros was through the excellent HBO series. I haven’t had the chance to read the book, though I would seize the chance should a bargain hardback of the first volume of A Song of Fire and Ice fall on my lap.The first hardcover book of A Game of Thrones just happened to be a collected edition of the first six issues of a planned 24-issue adaptation of it. It is not an adaptation of the HBO series as the two were developed in parallel but with the...

This was really good, but if you haven't read the book series it would be very confusing. It's a great addition to the series but not really necessary.

Are you going through Game of Thrones withdrawals? I am still waiting for Winds of Winter to be released. This first illustrated volume does a great job adapting the Westeros series. Meticulously drawn and vividly colored you are drawn into the world of the Starks, the Lannisters, the Targaryens, and King Robert Baratheon with his entourage and council once again. For this series the characters and scenery do not look like their HBO counterparts but as how envisioned and described by Martin in h...

Well................ahem...........kids............STAY. AWAY. FROM. THIS. BOOK.My fair warning to y'all youngsters.Unless you don't want to become addicted to erotic books. ;)Alright, here's the basic summary of this story:-blood-guts-desire *wiggles eyebrows*-more blood-you know what it is *wiggles eyebrows again*-AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MORE BLOOD.I'm not kidding. About 10 pages in, they're already hacking away at a monster and spewing disgusting stuff everywhere. Oh! And would ya look at th...

7.7/10If you are a fan of the tv show and want to know what are the differences with the book, but you feel a bit lazy, here you have a good alternative choice. The only thing that I personally didn’t like so much is the art, not in general, as it’s good when it comes to environment etc, but the characters look very similar and way too young. This didn’t stop me from enjoying this and I don’t think it will stop you either.Oh oh oh one more thing. The scene with Tyrion making a freaking backflip…...

I honestly think that the amount of love and work put into this work of art is almost equal to the work put into the TV show! The illustrations are amazing and the details are just masterful, and they picked up all of my favorite lines to include here.The experience of using this new medium to hear the story again was very rewarding. I loved how they stayed very true to the character descriptions in the novels (I had no idea that Tyrion had one green and one brown eye!).The most common asked que...

So, I would say that if you haven’t read the book or didn’t watch the show, the graphic novels might be a little confusing. They do explain some things, but it isn’t to an extent that if the information was new, it would make sense.The art in this is beautiful (and I wish I could have gotten a screen shot of some of them, but I had a physical copy). They make even the ugly people look pretty, which actually may be a flaw in the art... now that I think about it. It doesn’t cover the whole book th...

Actual review: 4.5A concise and accurate adaptation of one of my favourite books. The artwork is lovely and all characters are in character. It’s a great refresher for anyone who has already read the first book of the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series.

Loved this book! Detailed review to come.

So I'm still reading through the books, and quite liking them, but this was just...eh. It had the same story, obviously, but the art just sort of killed it for me. The faces were inconsistent from one panel to another, no one looks even close to the age they're supposed to be, and the girls are all just far, far too 'comic booky' to work for who they are. Like Catelyn, for one. A woman with five children, the eldest of which is 15-16 isn't going to have the skin of a 22 year old, nor that whole

Blech. This. I would really hate for anyone's first introduction to the Song of Ice and Fire universe to be this graphic novel because it's such a watered down version of the story. I know a book this long is going to be difficult to adapt, but I'm not sure I would have really been able to follow along or understand the story without having read the books previously or at least watched the show. Some of the panel changes were just so abrupt. My biggest issue though was with the art, which was NO...

Recommended for fans of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. This is an adaptation of the books, not the HBO series. The character depictions are different to the TV series and in a good way.This instalment ends where Catlyn makes it to Kings Landing and lets Eddard know of her suspicions re Bran's accident.The art was detailed and fantastic. If I have a complaint it was that the panels felt a little busy and the overall book felt dense compared to what I would expect in a graphic novel. I found m...

I read this book on a promise from a Goodreads friend that there would be boobies and so I thought I would, in this review, focus on whether Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel delivers on that promise of boobage, both in the quantity and quality of presentation therein.It's worth pointing out, initially, that not every issue of this comic featured nudity of any kind and in order to enjoy the aforementioned boobs you will have to slog through some actual storytelling. This may or may not be a pro...