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At the Dragon Awards ceremony at DragonCon in Atlanta, the DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN comics (script by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, art by Michael Shelfer, published by BOOM! Studios) won the prestigious Dragon Award in the Best Comics/Graphic Novel category. The Dragon Award is a very broad-based award chosen by fans worldwide; more than 50,000 votes are cast. a b c O'Reilly, Tim. "Chapter 2: Under Pressure". Frank Herbert. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007 . Retrieved March 26, 2019. Weber, Rachel (April 25, 2022). " Dune: Spice Wars enters Early Access with sandworms, strategy, and serious lore". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022 . Retrieved April 26, 2022. Hume, Kathryn (October 1974). "Romance: A Perdurable Pattern". College English. 36 (2): 129–146. doi: 10.2307/374771. JSTOR 374771. Reynolds, Simon (March 23, 2011). " Dune remake dropped by Paramount". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 . Retrieved March 24, 2011.

Although the cover art for the three individual graphic novels stand alone, when pieced together they form one large triptych image. The cover was designed by Bill Sienkewicz, whilst the interiors are provided by Raul Ayan and Patritia Martin. Issue: Marvel Super Special #36". Grand Comics Database. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020 . Retrieved January 10, 2020– via comics.org. Lawrence of Arabia Is the Unlikely Prequel to Star Wars, Dune, And All Your Favorite Fantasy Epics". New York Post. December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019 . Retrieved June 14, 2019– via Decider.com. a b "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Planitiae". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011 . Retrieved January 3, 2015– via Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.Love, Jeff (August 16, 2013). " Dune: The Most Important Science Fiction Art Ever". Omni Reboot. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014 . Retrieved October 31, 2014. Dune 2000 (1998) is a remake of Dune II from Intelligent Games/Westwood Studios/Virgin Interactive. [191] Its sequel was the 3D video game Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001) by Intelligent Games/Westwood Studios/ Electronic Arts. [192] [193] The 3D game Frank Herbert's Dune (2001) by Cryo Interactive/ DreamCatcher Interactive is based on the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries of the same name. [194] [195] He who controls the spice, controls the Monopoly game…. Legendary has just introduced a new version of the classic game Monopoly, with a Dune theme.

a b Sherry, Andrew, Julie Dennison (ed.), Dune Politics and Religion, archived from the original on February 2, 2023 , retrieved February 4, 2023 Between the events of Dune and Dune Messiah, the name Muad'Dib becomes a battle cry on the lips of the Fremen army that sweeps across the universe in a jihad in the name of Muad'Dib's religion. [122] The population of the universe sees Muad'Dib as their god, whether they like it or not, and they cannot deny his power religiously. [123] The Fremen culture is irreparably damaged by jihad; the new religion takes shape of rituals that are dependent on Muad'Dib's omnipresence. [95] As Muad'Dib, Paul is the messiah and the Emperor (King of Kings) who gives himself to fate and becomes a martyr to his followers, wanders blinded into the desert to die, [95] later finding emancipation as a heretic of his own church as the Preacher. [124] The regency of Paul's sister Alia and the Qizarate priests continue to promote Muad'Dib's religion to help keep control of the universe, ensuring that others do not oppose them. [123] In his Golden Path, Herbert presents an argument of how to create a healthy society, avoiding despotism and hero worship, a trap in which social groups can be caught: Tilley, E. Allen (February 1978). "The Modes of Fiction: A Plot Morphology". College English. 39 (6): 692–706. doi: 10.2307/375873. JSTOR 375873. Artistic preferences remain subjective and, especially with a book as widely renowned as Dune, it was always going to be a challenge to find a style that appeals to all fans, however it’s apparent that an enormous amount of effort and research went into the visuals for this project. One of the stylistic aspects that I most enjoyed was the inventive use of color throughout; whether to contrast locations, create a real feeling of temperature difference (and indoors vs. outdoors), or add an intimidating weight to threatening scenes.Roberts, A. (November 28, 2005). The History of Science Fiction. Springer. p.235. ISBN 9780230554658. a b Kevin Williams, Imperialism & Globalization: Lessons from Frank Herbert's Dune, archived from the original on April 14, 2013 a b Herbert, Frank (July 1980). " Dune Genesis". Omni. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012 . Retrieved October 31, 2014– via FrankHerbert.org. Guder, Derek (April 19, 2001). " Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium Capsule Review". RPG.net. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010 . Retrieved March 18, 2010.

Herbert's interest in the desert setting of Dune and its challenges is attributed to research he began in 1957 for a never-completed article about a United States Department of Agriculture experiment using poverty grasses to stabilize damaging sand dunes, which could "swallow whole cities, lakes, rivers, and highways." [30] Herbert spent the next five years researching, writing, and revising what would eventually become the novel Dune, [30] which was initially serialized in Analog magazine as two shorter works, Dune World (1963) and The Prophet of Dune (1965). [31] The serialized version was expanded and reworked—and rejected by more than 20 publishers—before being published by Chilton Books, a printing house best known for its auto repair manuals, in 1965. [32] Dune won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966, and the 1966 Hugo Award. [33] [34] The novel has been translated into dozens of languages, and has sold almost 20 million copies. [35] Dune has been regularly cited as one of the world's best-selling science fiction novels. [1] [2] Kevin J. Anderson interview". Mir Fantastiki. Arrakis.ru. 2004. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012 . Retrieved March 14, 2010. In Herbert's God Emperor of Dune (1981), Leto II Atreides indicates that the Jihad had been a semi-religious social upheaval initiated by humans who felt repulsed by how guided and controlled they had become by machines. [12] This technological reversal leads to the creation of the universal Orange Catholic Bible and the rise of a new feudal pan-galactic empire that lasts for over 10,000 years before Herbert's series begins. [13] [14] Several secret societies also develop, using eugenics programs, intensive mental and physical training, and pharmaceutical enhancements to hone human skills to an astonishing degree. [13] Artificial insemination is also prohibited, as explained in Dune Messiah (1969), when Paul Atreides negotiates with the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, who is appalled by Paul's suggestion that he impregnate his consort in this manner. [15]Krell, Alexis (July 6, 2019). "The Dune Peninsula and Frank Herbert Trail — 'Tacoma's newest treasure' — are open". Tacoma News-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019 . Retrieved July 7, 2019. Fleming Jr, Mike (February 14, 2019). " Aquaman 's Jason Momoa Joins Killer Cast of Denis Villenueve's Dune". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019 . Retrieved February 14, 2019. Anderson, Kevin J. (November 25, 2014). "Brainstorming NAVIGATORS OF DUNE". KJAblog.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015 . Retrieved April 6, 2016. Bui, Hoai-Tran (May 3, 2018). "The First Draft of Denis Villeneuve's Dune is Done, Pre-Production Begins 'Soon' ". /Film. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018 . Retrieved July 16, 2018. The Dune Storybook (1984) by Joan D. Vinge". FantasticFiction.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012 . Retrieved March 17, 2010.

Six licensed Dune computer and video games have been released. The first was Dune (1992) from Cryo Interactive/ Virgin Interactive. [186] [187] Another game developed at the same time, Westwood Studios' Dune II (1992), is generally credited for popularizing and setting the template for the real-time strategy genre of computer games. [188] [189] Dune II is considered to be among the most influential video games of all time. [190] The sequels Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson complete the original series and wrap up storylines that began with Heretics of Dune.

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Lussier, Marc-Andre (May 9, 2018). "Denis Villeneuve: 'I'm relaxed, but I take my role seriously!' ". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on July 15, 2018 . Retrieved July 16, 2018. The director of Blade Runner 2049 has also revealed that a first version of the screenplay of Dune ... is now ready.

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