Reviews

Der zweite Teil von Gou Tanabes Manga-Umsetzung von H.P. Lovecrafts "Berge des Wahnsinns".
Nach dem mysteriösen Massaker in Professor Lakes Camp machen sich Professor Dyer und sein Assistent Danforth auf, den letzten Überlebenden zu suchen, um endlich zu erfahren, was geschehen war. Dabei finden sie mehr heraus als sie verkraften können.
Eine im guten wie schlechten gleichwertige Fortsetzung von Teil 1. Selbe Empfehlung.

rungemaille's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

octoberrust1108's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

At the Mountains of Madness is one of my favorite works from Lovecraft, solely just for how eerie the concept of the novella is. Antarctica is a spooky place by itself. Giant ice continent on the bottom of the world? Uh, no thank you (in that creeped out, investigative kinda way). Add a city older than the Earth and strange beings that defy human understanding? Ohhh man. Some of the writing in the novella was a little tedious (I think he calls them “the Mountains of Madness” like six or seven times in the story...), but that’s where this adaptation excels. A lot of the writing is fleshed out into visuals, with an overhead narration guiding us along. These excerpts are finely curated from the story to really enhance the intrigue, mystery, horror, or disgust we’re about to feel as we turn the page.

Gou Tanabe takes the best parts of Lovecraft’s narration and combines them with breathtaking visuals that breathe chilling, eldritch life into the pages. Seriously, some of these splash pages are the most gorgeous things I’ve ever seen. Some of these pages I wanna rip out of the book and hang on the wall!

Cosmic horror is a genre that relies on non-specific visuals to scare readers with the unfathomable unknown. Somehow, Tanabe’s artwork honors that tradition, while simultaneously giving us what we want: a good look at the beasts!

The city itself is just breathtakingly horrific. As an artist, I’m baffled at how much time Tanabe must’ve put into these pages. The amount of detail is so immense that it honestly can be a little confusing to look at in some places (I think this only adds to the terror).

All in all, this is an incredibly faithful adaptation and it deserves your time. I own the first volume and found this at the library. It’s so good however, that I would love to own it and will have it on my own shelf before the end of the year. If you’re itching for some terror out of the aeons, don’t miss this one.