Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
I always love a good comic and it's 30 DAYS OF NIGHT so how could this go wrong? It didn't but that doesn't mean I'm a super fan now either.
This is actually the first 30 DAYS story that I've read so I know I'm coming into it pretty late. I've seen the movie but I'm pretty sure it doesn't do the comic justice. So my ignorance aside I did like the story about the website host trying to find vampires and biting off more than she could chew, pun intended. And the vampires turning on vampires conspiracy going on. It was all very intriguing and it definitely got me interested in wanting to read more.
But I was kind of turned off by the art. I just felt it was substandard and didn't provide the story the additional oomph that I think far better artwork would have garnered. I didn't think there was much depth to the drawings and they ended up being mediocre compared to others that I've seen. Frankly I'd expect better in such a popular series. It could have been my on-screen reader. I did have some issues setting it to a decent-enough size to read the text well enough but it didn't appear to be affecting the images too much. I'm pretty sure the images were kind of off all on their own.
As a noob to the whole 30 DAYS OF NIGHT series I liked what I read in this volume. I was interested in the whole works before but I'm even more so now. Not thrilled with the art, like I said, but it wasn't enough to turn me off the work entirely. Just kind of blah in comparison to the rest of it. It's got it's gore, it's horror and for this uber-vampire fan (of the non-sparkly variety) it had the fangs. I absolutely appreciated that. A must-read for any true vampire fan that appreciates that vampires are rather ruthless and should probably be feared more than lusted after.
This is actually the first 30 DAYS story that I've read so I know I'm coming into it pretty late. I've seen the movie but I'm pretty sure it doesn't do the comic justice. So my ignorance aside I did like the story about the website host trying to find vampires and biting off more than she could chew, pun intended. And the vampires turning on vampires conspiracy going on. It was all very intriguing and it definitely got me interested in wanting to read more.
But I was kind of turned off by the art. I just felt it was substandard and didn't provide the story the additional oomph that I think far better artwork would have garnered. I didn't think there was much depth to the drawings and they ended up being mediocre compared to others that I've seen. Frankly I'd expect better in such a popular series. It could have been my on-screen reader. I did have some issues setting it to a decent-enough size to read the text well enough but it didn't appear to be affecting the images too much. I'm pretty sure the images were kind of off all on their own.
As a noob to the whole 30 DAYS OF NIGHT series I liked what I read in this volume. I was interested in the whole works before but I'm even more so now. Not thrilled with the art, like I said, but it wasn't enough to turn me off the work entirely. Just kind of blah in comparison to the rest of it. It's got it's gore, it's horror and for this uber-vampire fan (of the non-sparkly variety) it had the fangs. I absolutely appreciated that. A must-read for any true vampire fan that appreciates that vampires are rather ruthless and should probably be feared more than lusted after.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A graphic novel with a cool premise: what if vampires invaded a town in Alaska during the month where the sun doesn't rise? The story hits all the vampire tropes and starts to sketch out a world to be explored in future volumes. The art is impressionistic, abstract, moody and wonderful. This story works much better as a graphic novel than it did as the rather meh movie adaptation.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
A brilliant premise, since watered down by its inferior film adaptation.
I had nightmares, so apparently this one is good.
I like how simple, yet effective the story is, although I'm not completely sold on the whole "let's keep secrecy because of reasons" spiel, feels a bit overdone, and in this story specifically, it didn't make much sense but ok. I'm also a bit lost on the relevance of the mother-son duo looking for evidence on the existence of vampires, but maybe I need to read further into the other 12 comics to find how they fitted into the whole Barrow story.
Clive Barker's note at the beginning of the edition I read told me that the art was meant to make you focus on specifics and it did and I appreciate both the reading tip (because I picked this one up as light reading and to not do much thinking) and the art choice.
I like how simple, yet effective the story is, although I'm not completely sold on the whole "let's keep secrecy because of reasons" spiel, feels a bit overdone, and in this story specifically, it didn't make much sense but ok. I'm also a bit lost on the relevance of the mother-son duo looking for evidence on the existence of vampires, but maybe I need to read further into the other 12 comics to find how they fitted into the whole Barrow story.
Clive Barker's note at the beginning of the edition I read told me that the art was meant to make you focus on specifics and it did and I appreciate both the reading tip (because I picked this one up as light reading and to not do much thinking) and the art choice.
It's been awhile since I saw the movie, but from what I remember it seemed pretty close. I wasn't in love with the graphics though. It was all very blurry and hard to make out. I guess I like more detailed work....