micah_thelibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
thebookmagpieb593e's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
fallenprincess's review against another edition
5.0
If you love Joe Hill or horror comics please read this. It's essentially for 2 of it's stories: the cape amd wraith. They were perfection. The other stories were ok but I felt like I got a good quality overall
speculativebecky's review against another edition
4.0
The first three of these stories were horror in my less favorite vein, where the main character of the story is not the/a good guy. I prefer a story where I'm rooting for the protagonist against something horrifying, rather than just witnessing them wreak havoc on innocent - or even guilty - people. I still quite enjoyed The Cape, a super dark and intense story. The Cape: 1969 was a letdown as a prequel for me. Thumbprint was interesting but didn't wholly come together into a coherent story. Finally, Kodiak was my favorite and surprised me with its tenderness in contrast to the rest of this collection.
join_bookland's review
4.0
I really enjoyed the stories in this dark graphic novel collection, except for Thumbrint which depicted brutal situations of war which no doubt reflect real-world realities. My favourite was probably The Wraith as it brought me back into the creepy world of Christmasland. It was interesting to get the story behind its creation.
The illustrations for all stories were excellent!
The illustrations for all stories were excellent!
jobis89's review
3.0
Just a quick review for this one! I'd already read Wraith so there was only 3 graphic novels to read in this collection: The Cape, Thumbprint and Kodiak.
I have to say, The Cape was absolutely amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So dark and sinister. Haunting. But the other 2 kinda let me down! I just didn't think they were that great at all. Wraith, of course, was awesome, so felt like 3 stars was a happy medium for this entire collection.
I have to say, The Cape was absolutely amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So dark and sinister. Haunting. But the other 2 kinda let me down! I just didn't think they were that great at all. Wraith, of course, was awesome, so felt like 3 stars was a happy medium for this entire collection.
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