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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
This 4-issue mini-series serves as the link between Dark Days and Return to Barrow. It was published after Return to Barrow, but I chose to read it beforehand because I'm a fan of chronological reading (unless the author recommends otherwise).
I really, really enjoyed this. It introduces new players that I hope we get to see a lot more of as the series goes on. It also starts a weird little plotline that needs to continue, otherwise the entire point of the mini-series is utterly lost.
I really, really enjoyed this. It introduces new players that I hope we get to see a lot more of as the series goes on. It also starts a weird little plotline that needs to continue, otherwise the entire point of the mini-series is utterly lost.
All the loose ties from the 2004 Annual and the Eben & Stella mini-series are expanded upon an tied up in this installment.
Everyone is coming home to Barrow, just as the long night begins again. This time, though, the rules have changed.
Everyone is coming home to Barrow, just as the long night begins again. This time, though, the rules have changed.
Short, brutal, and horrific. The art style here is nearly monochromatic, with splashes and slashes of very limited colour - usually red - to draw your attention to specific aspects of the page.
You don't learn a lot about these vampires in the 3 issues of the original mini-series, but what you do learn should be more than enough to scare you.
In the end, the humans don't really win so much as... survive, and barely.
An excellent addition to the vampire genre.
You don't learn a lot about these vampires in the 3 issues of the original mini-series, but what you do learn should be more than enough to scare you.
In the end, the humans don't really win so much as... survive, and barely.
An excellent addition to the vampire genre.
Well, that was a major letdown. I absolutely loved the film version, so I thought I'd give this a shot. I gotta say, though, this graphic novel from which the film originates is actually pretty shitty. At least, this first volume is (it's not like I'm going to continue with this series, but still...).
What I thought would happen was each volume would cover a few days during the actual "30 days of night" ... but no. Instead, we rush through the entire 30 days in just under 80-something pages. The whole thing was a rush job. Literally, from one page to the next it was the beginning of the month of darkness, and then we jump right to the last couple of days before the sun comes back up. Um, what?!? How is that even okay? Seriously, it happened so fast. We're just supposed to sit here and accept the fact that 20+ days passed by over the course of half a page?? GIVE ME A BREAK! All the crucial world building, plot succession, and character development is lost in that time, and all because the story writer chose to skip from point-fucking-A to point-fucking-Z!
Poor character development.
Plot holes.
Crazy time shifts.
Muddy action panels.
It all made for a complete lack of interest. How am I supposed to care about anything that is happening, when I barely know any of the characters? You introduce one character, and then on the next page or two (and after a massive time jump, no less) they're dead. Cool. Great. Okay. Whatever.
So disappointed, especially because some of the coloring was really to my liking: lots of dark blues and grays, black, and pops of red, orange and yellow. That's it. I was into it. Gritty and bleak.
It's too bad all the crap had to overshadow what could've been a great concept of written and plotted better.
What I thought would happen was each volume would cover a few days during the actual "30 days of night" ... but no. Instead, we rush through the entire 30 days in just under 80-something pages. The whole thing was a rush job. Literally, from one page to the next it was the beginning of the month of darkness, and then we jump right to the last couple of days before the sun comes back up. Um, what?!? How is that even okay? Seriously, it happened so fast. We're just supposed to sit here and accept the fact that 20+ days passed by over the course of half a page?? GIVE ME A BREAK! All the crucial world building, plot succession, and character development is lost in that time, and all because the story writer chose to skip from point-fucking-A to point-fucking-Z!
Poor character development.
Plot holes.
Crazy time shifts.
Muddy action panels.
It all made for a complete lack of interest. How am I supposed to care about anything that is happening, when I barely know any of the characters? You introduce one character, and then on the next page or two (and after a massive time jump, no less) they're dead. Cool. Great. Okay. Whatever.
So disappointed, especially because some of the coloring was really to my liking: lots of dark blues and grays, black, and pops of red, orange and yellow. That's it. I was into it. Gritty and bleak.
It's too bad all the crap had to overshadow what could've been a great concept of written and plotted better.
I really enjoyed this book. The story seems enough for me for a 3-issue mini series. My only problem was that the final battle was somewhat unrealistic I guess. I don't think "willpower" is enough to take on a veteran vampire such as V. Also I had some issues with the art style but later on I think it suits the tone of the story. Not sure if I'm gonna continue the series though--I don't think I would appreciate the follow-up stories as much
The final volume was a big disappointment with its very abrupt and over-simplified ending.
I didn't even know that the movie was based on a comic until today and seeing as I still vividly remember the nightmares the movie brought on the first time I watched it, I was curious to see how the comic would compare.
I'm honestly torn between my feelings for the art. While I think the darkness suits the story, I'm not the biggest fan of it.
As for the story itself, volume one feels very much like a build-up and as such I can't really rate it any higher than a three.
One difference I think I've noticed and am perhaps not exstatic about is that the vampires of the comic feels a lot more contemporary than what I remember from the movie.
I'm honestly torn between my feelings for the art. While I think the darkness suits the story, I'm not the biggest fan of it.
As for the story itself, volume one feels very much like a build-up and as such I can't really rate it any higher than a three.
One difference I think I've noticed and am perhaps not exstatic about is that the vampires of the comic feels a lot more contemporary than what I remember from the movie.
Thirty days without sunshine means a whole month of fun for creatures of the underworld. The art is beautiful (if gory) and the story vivid.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes