Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
Vampires in the Arctic. Brilliant. Plus Ben Templesmith's distinctive art perfectly sets the mood for Steve Niles' spooky story.
This was decent.
Steve Niles know how to build tension and give a decent voice to a lot of characters. He does both well. The pacing is a little odd as things happen so quick. Also the art is a little off and it's hard to tell what the fuck is happening but I also love the cold feel of it.
Oh, what is it about? Basically vampires come to Alaska and kill people since the sun goes down for 30 days. It's a cool concept that works out better here then in the movie version.
Okay this is a really short review but this is a decent horror story worth reading if like a lot of death and vampires. A 3 out of 5.
Steve Niles know how to build tension and give a decent voice to a lot of characters. He does both well. The pacing is a little odd as things happen so quick. Also the art is a little off and it's hard to tell what the fuck is happening but I also love the cold feel of it.
Oh, what is it about? Basically vampires come to Alaska and kill people since the sun goes down for 30 days. It's a cool concept that works out better here then in the movie version.
Okay this is a really short review but this is a decent horror story worth reading if like a lot of death and vampires. A 3 out of 5.
I generally like the 30 Days of Night series, which is why I keep reading them even as the quality seems to drop the further it gets from the original. I supposed that's the way of most sequels, but it's sad to see it happen to this one. This book isn't too terribly bad. Mostly it feels more like I picked up a random vampire comic as opposed to something with an identity or strong characters. If you're interested in this series, I say stick to the first two. Maybe the third. But after that I thus far haven't found the others to be particularly inspiring.
My biggest complaint, though, comes from my English major side. Oh sure, I can suspend disbelief enough to imagine vampires in space -- but I was violently wrenched out of the narrative by the multiple spelling/grammar errors. There were many, but two of them in particular just irked me for how obvious they were:
"I came here to tell you you're all going to die. You're elitist ways are finished."
and
"Your concerns are valid, Agent Henson, but we need to know what happened. We'll include military personal among the fight crew."
Grrr. Maybe these errors wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't so clearly mirror the carelessness with which the story itself was likely handled.
My biggest complaint, though, comes from my English major side. Oh sure, I can suspend disbelief enough to imagine vampires in space -- but I was violently wrenched out of the narrative by the multiple spelling/grammar errors. There were many, but two of them in particular just irked me for how obvious they were:
"I came here to tell you you're all going to die. You're elitist ways are finished."
and
"Your concerns are valid, Agent Henson, but we need to know what happened. We'll include military personal among the fight crew."
Grrr. Maybe these errors wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't so clearly mirror the carelessness with which the story itself was likely handled.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Reading Rush 2020
The concept and idea of thirty days where vampires endlessly terrorize humans is fantastic and truly horrifying, but this graphic novel missed the mark a little for me. Mostly it was the art style; I could hardly make out who was who and what I was even looking at most of the time. I like stuff that's stylized, and can be easily recognized, but I need to be able to follow the story too. I have seen the film adaptation, and it's pretty good. I especially enjoyed the beginning, with all of the build up.
The concept and idea of thirty days where vampires endlessly terrorize humans is fantastic and truly horrifying, but this graphic novel missed the mark a little for me. Mostly it was the art style; I could hardly make out who was who and what I was even looking at most of the time. I like stuff that's stylized, and can be easily recognized, but I need to be able to follow the story too. I have seen the film adaptation, and it's pretty good. I especially enjoyed the beginning, with all of the build up.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
This comic book needed at least two more issues to expand the story and characters as Niles had to use cheap tricks to progress story, leaving out chunks of it somewhere in between. As if the was left out on the floor of the editing room. However, the movie adaptation did it justice and set things right. What comic lacks, tension is something that is a plenty in the movie. Templesmith's art is the stuff that nightmares are made of. Deranged and disturbing. Never read rest of the series, so I'll get back at it.