srishtidear's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
crookedtreehouse's review
1.0
It's really unfortunate that this is labeled as "by Mike Mignola" on Goodreads. He's the cover artist. He didn't write this, or do any of the interior work. This book is actually by [a:Warwick Johnson-Cadwell|13455137|Warwick Johnson-Cadwell|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], and he should be the one praised or buried for it.
I found this story pretty bare bones and terrible. Johnson-Cadwell either doesn't understand how perspective works, or he chooses to ignore it. Either way, this looked more like an art student project than professional graphic novel. The story was dull, and it took me longer to read an eight page Chuck Tingle story than it did to fly through this.
If you're looking for a cool mythological story in the style of Mignola, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a fun, monster story, I'd read this in the store before purchasing it (it won't take long). If you loved the first two volumes of this (I don't even remember if I've read them), this might be to your liking. For me, this was a solid No, Thank You.
I found this story pretty bare bones and terrible. Johnson-Cadwell either doesn't understand how perspective works, or he chooses to ignore it. Either way, this looked more like an art student project than professional graphic novel. The story was dull, and it took me longer to read an eight page Chuck Tingle story than it did to fly through this.
If you're looking for a cool mythological story in the style of Mignola, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a fun, monster story, I'd read this in the store before purchasing it (it won't take long). If you loved the first two volumes of this (I don't even remember if I've read them), this might be to your liking. For me, this was a solid No, Thank You.
_faith_e_j's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jenstarfury's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
graypeape's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a fun, if light, Victorian horror story. A trio of supernatural creature hunters team up to investigate what happened to an old friend, another hunter, who hasn't been heard from for many years. When they find him, he has quite a tale to tell...
While it ended pretty much how I thought it would (this isn't deep and complex), but it was spooky and mysterious-ish getting there; it was entertaining. The art suits the story, kinda creepy/spooky, but a bit funny too. An amusing, quick read.
While it ended pretty much how I thought it would (this isn't deep and complex), but it was spooky and mysterious-ish getting there; it was entertaining. The art suits the story, kinda creepy/spooky, but a bit funny too. An amusing, quick read.
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