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readingwithstardust's review against another edition
3.0
Great art, but I think most of these could've benefited from being just a little longer and more fleshed out, there was never quite a long enough lead up to build suspense for a real scare, although a couple managed to be vaguely unsettling and disquieting.
indeedithappens's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Vomit, and Pregnancy
f18's review
dark
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
3.3 ⭐ average
4- The Child Eater by Meg Gandy
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3- The Waiting Game by Carla Speed McNeil
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3.5- Found Object by britt c. h.
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0.5- The Grackle Bride by Randal Milholland
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4- Proliferation by Lin Visel and J. R. Cullen
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2- I Want to Wake Up by Greg Stolze and Langdon Foss
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4- The Untimely Death of Smokey II by Der-shing Helmer
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2.5- Temple by Hillary Blair
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3- Artifacts by Evan Dahm
3.5- Do Better by Kristin Cheny
4.5- Old Echoes by Lety R-Z and Stevan Zivadinovic
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4- Weft by Kit Goode and Liz Edwards
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3.5- Four PM is Tea Time by Ty and Lee Blauersouth
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3- Alone by Blue Delliquanti
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4- Growth by Melanie Gillman
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3.5- Fungus City by Gerald Swanson
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2.5- Sunken Ship by Isaiah Smalley and Kev Anderson
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2.5- Out of Chaos by Rachel Edidin and Kel McDonald
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4- I AM SICK by KC Green
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4- Miracle by C. Spike Trotman
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4- Fairy Ring by Savannah Horrocks
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4- The Collection by Ainsley Seago and Tristan Harrington
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5- Hostess by Gabby Schulz
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3- The Emperor Awakes by Jason Bradley Thompson
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2.5- Anniversary by Sophie Goldstein
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3- It Comes Back by Brittney Sabo
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mmparker's review against another edition
3.0
Mixed bag, as any anthology will be. Some just needed a few more pages, some would have been better off with fewer, most just weren't scary. Lots of really good art, though.
I particularly liked: The Child Eater, I Want To Wake Up, The Untimely Death of Smokey ll, Temple, Miracle, and It Comes Back.
I particularly liked: The Child Eater, I Want To Wake Up, The Untimely Death of Smokey ll, Temple, Miracle, and It Comes Back.
effingunicorns's review against another edition
3.0
A few misfires, as with most anthologies, and I'm not really a fan of the more realistic horror--the stuff that probably wouldn't happen in the real world but might--but overall I'm left feeling creeped out and uncomfortable, so mission accomplished.
philipf's review against another edition
4.0
As with any anthology, some of the stories are better than others. But overall, a nicely creepy assortment of horror tales. I do appreciate that when Spike was assembling the stories, she established some ground rules: No familiar monsters, no safe havens. It helps keep the stories fresh.
zapp's review against another edition
3.0
Trigger warning for all the things. It's creepy and a lot of the art was amazing.
codalion's review against another edition
3.0
A few items in this anthology were kind of spooky, but altogether they kind of highlighted how repetitive body horror is as a shock twist--and how repetitive short-form horror is in general. Ah, well, not everybody can be Junji Ito.
peyjturner's review against another edition
3.0
As with almost any anthology, it is a mixed bag. However, as with almost anything successfully kickstarted by Iron Circus Comics, said bag tends to be of superior quality than any other, and 'The Sleep of Reason' is no different. Created as a way to break out of the standard cliches and tropes of horror, this anthology promised "No zombies. No vampires. No werewolves. No familiar solutions. No safe havens." and it more or less delivered on that promise. Contained within this comic anthology are twenty-six very different, and very scary, stories that can only be put under the category of horror. The art varies wildly, and your mileage may vary on how much you like them, but each story delivers a unique scare that, more often than not, relies on the horror trope of the 'bad ending.' Not that that's a bad thing and not that each story does it in the same way, but after reading halfway through, I saw the ending coming from the beginning of the story.
Oh, and also, these stories are short, almost vignettes, but they do make use of every page and panel that they have, so there's that. Overall, I highly recommend grabbing a copy, so long as there are some left, and to enjoy the anthology like one would a sampler platter: individually and voraciously.
Oh, and also, these stories are short, almost vignettes, but they do make use of every page and panel that they have, so there's that. Overall, I highly recommend grabbing a copy, so long as there are some left, and to enjoy the anthology like one would a sampler platter: individually and voraciously.