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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
The art is what really shines in this book. Really raw and sharp, setting the perfect mood for such a story. Excellent drawings and paintings.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The story felt a little rushed, but it was pretty unique. The art alone made it worth reading.
I will admit to a bit of nostalgia involved in the fourth star.
When this came out, [a:Ben Templesmith|24599|Ben Templesmith|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1359003359p2/24599.jpg]'s art was a revelation. No horror book looked like this. And as much as Steve Niles is now associated with comic book horror, Templesmith's art was the main attraction.
This book is two cool premises mostly realized, and a third cool premise that seemed tacked on and unexplored:
1.) A town in Alaska doesn't see sunlight for thirty days, so a a group of vampires descend on it.
2.) A group of older vampires fear that massacring this town will cause people to believe in vampires again, so they decide to go to war with the younger vampires.
I think, while the stories could definitely be fleshed out more in a longer series, that Niles got these two stories across satisfactorily. However,
3.) There is a clandestine group aware of vampires interested in exposing them to the outside world and eradicating them.
But we get very little info about the group, their plan sucks, and so it feels like this story was given very little thought.
While I agree with the reviews that say this could have easily been stretched out, and the characters given more depth, I thought there was enough here that I cared a bit for the characters and was always curious about what was going to happen next.
Is the pallete too dark? Absolutely. Even a year later, Templesmith probably would have made it at least slightly lighter. But it is supposed to be a month without sunlight.
I also appreciate that time is muddied in this book because, with no working electronics, and no sunlight, you don't know how long the story has been taking place until you reach the next sunrise at the end of the story.
When this came out, [a:Ben Templesmith|24599|Ben Templesmith|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1359003359p2/24599.jpg]'s art was a revelation. No horror book looked like this. And as much as Steve Niles is now associated with comic book horror, Templesmith's art was the main attraction.
This book is two cool premises mostly realized, and a third cool premise that seemed tacked on and unexplored:
1.) A town in Alaska doesn't see sunlight for thirty days, so a a group of vampires descend on it.
2.) A group of older vampires fear that massacring this town will cause people to believe in vampires again, so they decide to go to war with the younger vampires.
I think, while the stories could definitely be fleshed out more in a longer series, that Niles got these two stories across satisfactorily. However,
3.) There is a clandestine group aware of vampires interested in exposing them to the outside world and eradicating them.
But we get very little info about the group, their plan sucks, and so it feels like this story was given very little thought.
While I agree with the reviews that say this could have easily been stretched out, and the characters given more depth, I thought there was enough here that I cared a bit for the characters and was always curious about what was going to happen next.
Is the pallete too dark? Absolutely. Even a year later, Templesmith probably would have made it at least slightly lighter. But it is supposed to be a month without sunlight.
I also appreciate that time is muddied in this book because, with no working electronics, and no sunlight, you don't know how long the story has been taking place until you reach the next sunrise at the end of the story.
dark
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:
Yes
On the one hand I liked the idea of how the town has come to live with the threat. On the other, it's vampires with guns, people, come on. And obviously I missed something key by skipping a volume, as I'm not sure about this whole vampire/ghost (right, he's a ghost?) thing. Still, more "entertaining" than the original and a nice distraction.
Very beautiful art, can tell the movie will suck (ha ha). Not my typical graphic novel, but glad I finally read it. Highly recommended for horror fans.
Le doy tres estrellas por la originalidad de la propuesta y lo singular del arte. Sin embargo debo confesar que este tipo de cómic a la Sienkiewicz me resulta muy difícil de leer y aunque lo valoro termino por penar que todo lo que la originalidad gráfica aporta visualmente lo resta narrativamente y que habría que hacer menos alardes. Luego ya en una portada o en un cuadro te vienes arriba.
Tampoco redondea la historia que se queda corta una vez que la acción despega.
Aprovecho para reseñar aquí las obras que han seguido la saga y que son en general bastante peores tanto en el apartado gráfico como en el argumental. Podríamos salvar la pequeña saga [b:30 Days of Night: Dead Space|27228629|30 Days of Night, Vol. 7 Dead Space|Steve Niles|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1445162118l/27228629._SY75_.jpg|47273198] y [b:30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease #5|27222356|30 Days of Night Spreading the Disease #5|Dan Wickline|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1445053466l/27222356._SY75_.jpg|47265040] y poco más.
¡Que le vamos a hacer! Me ha dado por los vampiros.
Tampoco redondea la historia que se queda corta una vez que la acción despega.
Aprovecho para reseñar aquí las obras que han seguido la saga y que son en general bastante peores tanto en el apartado gráfico como en el argumental. Podríamos salvar la pequeña saga [b:30 Days of Night: Dead Space|27228629|30 Days of Night, Vol. 7 Dead Space|Steve Niles|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1445162118l/27228629._SY75_.jpg|47273198] y [b:30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease #5|27222356|30 Days of Night Spreading the Disease #5|Dan Wickline|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1445053466l/27222356._SY75_.jpg|47265040] y poco más.
¡Que le vamos a hacer! Me ha dado por los vampiros.