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a_leo_reading's review against another edition
5.0
5 out of 5 stars
Breathtaking writing and stunning visuals.
Just amazing.
Clive Barker is a mastermind of literature.
Breathtaking writing and stunning visuals.
Just amazing.
Clive Barker is a mastermind of literature.
a_leo_reading's review against another edition
5.0
Clive Barker is definitely my favorite writers of all time and an inspiration to me.
The art and story is so much better that the first volume.
But altogether is was a magnificent experience.
The art and story is so much better that the first volume.
But altogether is was a magnificent experience.
modkuraika's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who loves the first two Hellraiser films and refuses to acknowledge anything beyond them, this felt like a proper follow-up to those first two films. Having Clive Barker co-write this does wonders, and Manco's artwork is fantastic. The only issue is it's laying the groundwork for later issues, so it's mostly set-up, but I'm reading more as soon as possible.
modkuraika's review against another edition
5.0
Loving it. Feels like an appropriation evolution of the series that delivers on a premise other horror series have toyed with and then chickened out on.
mjthomas43's review against another edition
2.0
Great illustrations and incredibly graphic in terms of blood and gore but, despite the interesting concepts, it's a bit too mystical and supernatural for my tastes.
furythephoenix's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this continuation of the Hellraiser saga, how it tied into the first two films with some references by none other than Kirsty Cotton herself. However, the story seemed to leap all over the place and at times, much as I loved the graphic telling of the tale, it was often incoherent. The dialogue between the human characters could at times be quite cringey, too. There was, however, a beautifully dark poeticism to much of the prose, especially Pinhead's dialogue and introspection, which to me was the classic Clive Barker I know and love. Funnily enough, I can see this tying into Barker's latest book "The Scarlet Gospels", which I shelved recently for much the same criticisms as in this review, albeit magnified threefold in that book's case. I wonder if perhaps by reading this comic series, maybe I'll be better prepared for the Scarlet Gospels later down the track.
In my opinion, not Barker's best work by a long, long shot, but still decent. I'm going to give the next volume a try in good faith.
In my opinion, not Barker's best work by a long, long shot, but still decent. I'm going to give the next volume a try in good faith.
david_agranoff's review against another edition
4.0
During most of my life Clive Barker has been my favorite author, as far as professional heroes go he is one of them for sure. He has had a rough go of it lately. Lots of projects and books have been promised and only half of those (mostly films) have seen the light of day. Publishing wise Barker was dropped by his long time publisher after failing to deliver a collection of horror shorts called the Scarlet Gospels.
This collection has been rumored for almost a decade, and was said to feature Barker's return to the hellraiser-verse with a story about the death of it's villain Pinhead. Delay, after delay followed. In part because what was supposed to be a short story about Pinhead, became a novella, then as Barker kept writing it became a very, very long novel. The Scarlet Gospels became a separate project and different short story collection was said to be on the way.
Neither happened, I suppose Barker and the publishing powers that be had different ideas on how to market the work. The publisher claimed Barker couldn't stop revising it, or that he got distracted by other books(Mister B.Gone, Abarat 3) and film projects. Who knows for real.
Hellraiser is one of my favorite films ever, I am sure for Barker it has special place as it was his first film as director. So like many Hellraiser fans he helplessly watched as shitty sequel after shitty sequel was made with Pinhead that seemed to have little to do with his story. Personally I have found even Hellraiser 2 which Barker was somewhat involved with doesn't hold up well.
Barker clearly fell back in love with the story while workin on the Scarlet Gospels. Good thing because he decided to get involved in writing this graphic novel series. Not only does it return to the mythlogy of the story but follows the first stories heroine Kristy Cotton. After 25 years of haunting memories a trip to hell and back she has devoted herself to destroying the box and any gateway to hell.
Pinhead on the other hand is bored. The painand pleasure is all getting to be tiresome. Barker seems to be building up the character for a rebellion against hell. This is classic Barker, weird tools and gadgets. Deep non-tradtional mythos, and erotic horrors abound. This is the first Hellraiser story, since the first film that I could really get into. The art is perfect and disturbing.
Is it perfect? Besides a Pinhead that is a little to talkative and a throw-away lover for Kirsty it's pretty close to a perfect Hellraiser story.
tobin_elliott's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Great art, great story, and a great addition to the Hellraiser mythos.
What else do you want?
What else do you want?
catra121's review against another edition
4.0
This was GOOD...I really liked the turn this one took and I am really excited to read the next volume. Free with Comixology Unlimited.