calalo's review against another edition
2.0
Igual que la anterior, EL Festival es la historia mas corta y la que mejor salio parada en la adaptación.
_lunaria_'s review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bookwomble's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
jl_shioshita's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
jeffhall's review against another edition
4.0
Every bit as good as the first volume, and the highlight this time around is the inclusion of artwork from Mick McMahon, whose immediately recognizable graphic art is too rarely seen in North American publications. As with the first volume, the adaptors often have to trim the narratives a bit to fit Into this short anthology format, but more often than not the editing works to great advantage, since Lovecraft's original prose is often wordy and over-blown. A very worthwhile collection overall.
brightredday's review against another edition
2.0
Turning Lovecraft's prose into literal depictions both defangs the horror and makes the resolutions completely nonsensical.
marvelarry's review
1.0
Some art is really good but the scripts are boring as hell.
Always with a narrator, always in Lovecraft's style, it is not adapting but paraphrasing Lovecraft in worse. The original author's style is great for is original medium but it is awfull for comics.
It seems the writers and the editor never trust the artists to convey the mood of the stories and, so, we have miles of unuseful texts.
Always with a narrator, always in Lovecraft's style, it is not adapting but paraphrasing Lovecraft in worse. The original author's style is great for is original medium but it is awfull for comics.
It seems the writers and the editor never trust the artists to convey the mood of the stories and, so, we have miles of unuseful texts.
caitcoy's review
4.0
My thoughts were mostly the same as with volume 1 on this one so I'll just note that this volume includes Pickman’s Model, The Temple, From Beyond, He, The Hound, The Nameless City, The Picture in the House, The Festival and The Statement of Randolph Carter.
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discocrow's review
3.0
Volume 2 of [b: The Lovecraft Anthology|10191063|The Lovecraft Anthology, Volume 1|H.P. Lovecraft|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337426778s/10191063.jpg|15090176] was far superior to the first.
The artistry of the comics themselves reminded me of the work of Dave McKean and the stories that were chosen were of a decidedly more obscure bend. Choosing tales such as The Rats in the Walls was rather inspired, as so much of it could be conveyed through the art rather than the script. The story, actually, appealed to me in comic form when I've never been a fan of it in general.
This is a good introduction to H.P. Lovecraft and his non-Cthulhu mythos stories. It elicits the cosmic dread while also showing that Lovecraft is capable of stories of a more fantastical bend (i.e. The Colour Out of Space) and the comics were both easy to read and fun to look at. Once more, it is a pleasure to see the more visual aspects of Lovecrafts works being played with in a way that isn't... movies of questionable worth.
Would highly recommend.
The artistry of the comics themselves reminded me of the work of Dave McKean and the stories that were chosen were of a decidedly more obscure bend. Choosing tales such as The Rats in the Walls was rather inspired, as so much of it could be conveyed through the art rather than the script. The story, actually, appealed to me in comic form when I've never been a fan of it in general.
This is a good introduction to H.P. Lovecraft and his non-Cthulhu mythos stories. It elicits the cosmic dread while also showing that Lovecraft is capable of stories of a more fantastical bend (i.e. The Colour Out of Space) and the comics were both easy to read and fun to look at. Once more, it is a pleasure to see the more visual aspects of Lovecrafts works being played with in a way that isn't... movies of questionable worth.
Would highly recommend.