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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked this short story a lot!
I especially liked the visual description of this weird place
I especially liked the visual description of this weird place
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide
This one was an interesting piece. It is a graphic adaptation of a Stephen King short story of the same title. I have not read the short story, but this might make me want to read it. I have not read Stephen King in a while, and I tend to like his older stuff. However, this one is certainly worth reading. It is a good old tale of obsession and terror. It feels a lot like some of Kings vintage stuff so to speak. You will end up wondering as well if those ruins have 7 or 8 stones. And why do people who visit Ackerman's field commit suicide? Those are mysteries for the reader to unravel, if they can.
The art is done very well, and I think it complements the story very nicely with a combination of photorealism and artifacts (letters, so on). Overall, this is one I was glad to pick up. If you like Stephen King, you will probably like this one too. Fans of horror, especially the more psychological or supernatural type will probably like this as well.
The art is done very well, and I think it complements the story very nicely with a combination of photorealism and artifacts (letters, so on). Overall, this is one I was glad to pick up. If you like Stephen King, you will probably like this one too. Fans of horror, especially the more psychological or supernatural type will probably like this as well.
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was the graphic novel version of a short story that he wrote Now I need to go find the book that the short story was in so I can read it, since I don't remember the story.
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
Stephen King!.... You are the ultimate spook-master....
Originally, this was written in episodes to be downloaded from iTunes. I wonder how different the the experience would have been had I read it this way rather than in a regular hardcover hardcopy comic.
As it was, I found the story to be a creepy descent into madness. The art and story were good, but the ending left a bit to be desired. Maybe I just didn't understand it.
As it was, I found the story to be a creepy descent into madness. The art and story were good, but the ending left a bit to be desired. Maybe I just didn't understand it.
Nice, unique video audiobook. Definitely quick to get hooked in the book.
There is a place you must not go; must never go; for that way leads to madness! You see there is a place in rural Maine known as Ackerman’s field; in fact, I shouldn’t really be telling you this; make sure no one reads this. In this field – that few know exists – are seven important stones, sort of like Stonehenge, only far more powerful and important. You see if you look at these stones in a certain way, like through a camera lens, you will see an eighth stone. But that’s a good thing, because we need eight stones to be there to keep that portal to the hell dimension closed; otherwise that thing will be let free.
This is the story of Ackerman’s Field, told from Sheila’s viewpoint about her brother, a psychiatrist named Johnny who had a patient he referred to as N. Through his journal entries, Sheila – and in turn the reader – learn about this mysterious character called N and his travels to Ackerman’s Field. What he learned of the stones and what they are protecting; the reader also learns about his untimely end and how Johnny himself inevitably got involved. But the question is how many lives will this mysterious and terrifying place take?
Originally told as a multi-part graphic video series, it was published as a short story in Stephen King’s Just After Sunset collection, and is now told in glossy, colorful graphic novel version, giving life and form to creatures and characters from Stephen King’s imagination. Alex Maleev’s artwork evokes the frightening and captivating, while Mark Guggenheim’s words move the story along at a gripping and nail-biting pace. You don’t have to be a Stephen King fan to enjoy the great graphic novel story that is Stephen King’s N.
Originally written on October 13, 2011 ©Alex C. Telander.
For more reviews and exclusive interviews, go to the BookBanter site.
This is the story of Ackerman’s Field, told from Sheila’s viewpoint about her brother, a psychiatrist named Johnny who had a patient he referred to as N. Through his journal entries, Sheila – and in turn the reader – learn about this mysterious character called N and his travels to Ackerman’s Field. What he learned of the stones and what they are protecting; the reader also learns about his untimely end and how Johnny himself inevitably got involved. But the question is how many lives will this mysterious and terrifying place take?
Originally told as a multi-part graphic video series, it was published as a short story in Stephen King’s Just After Sunset collection, and is now told in glossy, colorful graphic novel version, giving life and form to creatures and characters from Stephen King’s imagination. Alex Maleev’s artwork evokes the frightening and captivating, while Mark Guggenheim’s words move the story along at a gripping and nail-biting pace. You don’t have to be a Stephen King fan to enjoy the great graphic novel story that is Stephen King’s N.
Originally written on October 13, 2011 ©Alex C. Telander.
For more reviews and exclusive interviews, go to the BookBanter site.