A review by discocrow
Cthulhu Tales, Volume 2: The Whisper of Madness by William Messner-Loebs, Mark Waid, Steve Niles
3.0
These stories exceeded the first volume in the series, and brought [a:Steve Niles|58947|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1348976879p2/58947.jpg] of [b:30 Days of Night|831829|30 Days of Night, Vol. 1|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1178747918s/831829.jpg|280664] fame into the mix. The humor turned to a far darker tone, and the stories increased in length. The artwork was far less [b:Love and Rockets|3272191|Love and Rockets New Stories #1|Gilbert Hernández|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358755675s/3272191.jpg|3308377] stylized and more dramatic, adding some linework and watercolor additions that I was surprised to see. All in all, I enjoyed this volume more and hope the next continues in this vein.
Also, the final story in the collection with the call to Dagon was quite surprising. I thoroughly enjoyed the artwork and thought it was a pleasant change from the Cthulhu love and general humor that is far more common. While there were still humorous stories in here, for the most part [a: Steve Niles|58947|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1348976879p2/58947.jpg] and [a: Mark Waid|5363|Mark Waid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1281876586p2/5363.jpg] upped the ante with more traditional horror stories which were far more entertaining to read.
Also, the final story in the collection with the call to Dagon was quite surprising. I thoroughly enjoyed the artwork and thought it was a pleasant change from the Cthulhu love and general humor that is far more common. While there were still humorous stories in here, for the most part [a: Steve Niles|58947|Steve Niles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1348976879p2/58947.jpg] and [a: Mark Waid|5363|Mark Waid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1281876586p2/5363.jpg] upped the ante with more traditional horror stories which were far more entertaining to read.