The Fall of the House of Usher

By Matthew K. Manning and Jim Jimenez

Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale of the crumbling Usher mansion -- and its ghastly inhabitants -- comes to life as never before in this one of a kind graphic novel adaptation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666309348

Matthew K. Manning

The author of the Amazon best-selling hardcover Batman: A Visual History, Matthew K. Manning has contributed to many comic books, including Beware the Batman, Spider-Man Unlimited, Pirates of the Caribbean: Six Sea Shanties, Justice League Adventures, Looney Tunes, and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? When not writing comics themselves, Manning often authors books about comics, as well as a series of young reader books starring Superman, Batman, and the Flash for Capstone. He currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and their two daughters, Lillian and Gwendolyn. Visit him online at www.matthewkmanning.com.

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Reviews for The Fall of the House of Usher

[philsyphe · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I had high expectations for this story because of its reputation as a classic. Ultimately, I was disappointed. No real conflict happens until the end, and that’s tarnished with melodrama. For the most part, nothing happens to move the story along. Rather, it’s dragged down with asides like a poem recital and excess detail. I couldn’t stomach the writing style, either. Clunky sentences run on and on. Passive paragraphs are huge with little dialogue to change the pace. Of what dialogue there is, much of it appears as another condensed paragraph made up of long-winded sentences. No snappy dialogue exchanges here.The author generally opts for reported speech instead of dialogue, making the prose even less active. We have lots of “telling” with little “showing”. Because of this style, I experience none of the suspense that the reviewers who rave about this story feel. The passive prose robs the story of drama.