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lectoratriste's review against another edition
2.0
Lo disfruté menos de la media esperada. Mi problema principal fue la edición con páginas en blanco y el espaciado, sumándole a esto que en esta antología hay cierto relato que estuvo a nada de hacerme dejar sin terminar el libro.
icameheretoread's review against another edition
4.0
I have a trip to Providence coming up, so I've been brushing up on my Lovecraft. This graphic novel helped. The illustrations are terrifying and a great amount of Lovecraft's ramblings are condensed into tight little retellings of the stories. I'm not going to lie, I have found him a chore to read. I had much better luck with an audio book rendition of The Call of Cthulhu.
I enjoyed this collection.
I enjoyed this collection.
vylotte's review against another edition
4.0
A set of Lovecraft short stories given graphic form. The art is fantastic, spooky and lush, a fitting tribute and companion to the words. Care and attention was taken with this adaptation, and it shows.
etienne02's review against another edition
4.0
A good anthology of some of Lovecraft work adapted into a comic book. I’m a huge fan of Lovecraft and I enjoy revisiting some of his work through a new format. I think that the adaptation respect the original form and that the artworks also give it justice. My only complaint would be that Lovecraft writing is kind of slow, and those short stories/comics n that books are really short so sometimes it felt a bit press or rush to fit in a shorter format. But I still like it and would recommend for the Lovecraft fan and maybe for some new comers who feel intimidated by his work and want to hope in, in an easier way!
theneverendingtbr's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This is a graphic novel collection of seven H.P. Lovecraft stories, there's two of these graphic novels and in this one we have The Call of Cthulhu, The Haunter of the Dark, The Dunwich Horror, The Colour Out of Space, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Rats in the Walls and Dagon.
I've give this a 3 Star rating because the artwork is on point, but it really breaks down the stories making them very brief; I did enjoy it though/it was a fun and visually pleasing.
I'd recommend this for Lovecraft fans, but if you haven't read any of his stories already you may not get as much out of it.
quotidianwriter's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic art is the perfect medium for these abridged tellings of Lovecraft's cosmic horror stories. Seven tales are included in total, and I'll admit that I have only read the original version of "The Call of Cthulhu," which I enjoyed despite Lovecraft's dense, showy writing style. I wanted to read this anthology to sample his other stories in a more accessible form. "The Colour Out of Space" was by far my favorite, followed by "The Rats in the Walls." I didn't care much for the others.
This book is meant to be an introduction to Lovecraft or a new way to re-experience his stories rather than a substitute for reading the originals. As with any adapted version of something, the reader loses the nuances and prose. Still, the varied artwork provides a unique atmosphere for each story, as all seven tales are illustrated by different talented artists. I especially enjoyed Alice Duke's watercolor-esque style in the last story, which was unfortunately also the shortest tale in the book.
The four-star rating is more due to my own "meh" feelings toward Lovecraft than this wonderfully curated collection.
This book is meant to be an introduction to Lovecraft or a new way to re-experience his stories rather than a substitute for reading the originals. As with any adapted version of something, the reader loses the nuances and prose. Still, the varied artwork provides a unique atmosphere for each story, as all seven tales are illustrated by different talented artists. I especially enjoyed Alice Duke's watercolor-esque style in the last story, which was unfortunately also the shortest tale in the book.
The four-star rating is more due to my own "meh" feelings toward Lovecraft than this wonderfully curated collection.
otterno11's review against another edition
2.0
Note: This is a review for both the Lovecraft Anthology, Volume 1 and Lovecraft Anthology, Volume 2.
In these anthologies, various comic writers and artists adapt a few dozen of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous tales to a graphic format, to me, mostly ineffectually. While a few feature intriguing art styles, most cannot approach the atmosphere or creepiness of the original stories filtered through the reader’s own imagination and thus feel rushed and fragmented.
Due to the verbose nature and detached style of Lovecraft’s writing, I feel that it is extremely difficult to adapt his work into a visual format, one that really succeeds as an adaption, and I have yet to see a truly satisfying comic interpretation of a Lovecraft story. Relying on slowly building atmosphere and describing “indescribable” horrors, his tales do not lend themselves to be rendered in images aside from one’s own imagination. It may be part of the limited space the editors and artists had to work with, but many feel slightly trite, with little of the eerie feelings cultivated through Lovecraft’s wordcraft.
The most successful were, I feel, were "Dagon," adapted by Dan Lockwood and illustrated by Alice Duke in Volume One, and "Pickman's Model," adapted by Jamie Delano and illustrated by Steve Pugh in Volume Two. Each of these used evocative art with an understated, close interpretation of the original stories to make them effective takes on the tales. Both of these stories are quite short, however.
In these anthologies, various comic writers and artists adapt a few dozen of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous tales to a graphic format, to me, mostly ineffectually. While a few feature intriguing art styles, most cannot approach the atmosphere or creepiness of the original stories filtered through the reader’s own imagination and thus feel rushed and fragmented.
Due to the verbose nature and detached style of Lovecraft’s writing, I feel that it is extremely difficult to adapt his work into a visual format, one that really succeeds as an adaption, and I have yet to see a truly satisfying comic interpretation of a Lovecraft story. Relying on slowly building atmosphere and describing “indescribable” horrors, his tales do not lend themselves to be rendered in images aside from one’s own imagination. It may be part of the limited space the editors and artists had to work with, but many feel slightly trite, with little of the eerie feelings cultivated through Lovecraft’s wordcraft.
The most successful were, I feel, were "Dagon," adapted by Dan Lockwood and illustrated by Alice Duke in Volume One, and "Pickman's Model," adapted by Jamie Delano and illustrated by Steve Pugh in Volume Two. Each of these used evocative art with an understated, close interpretation of the original stories to make them effective takes on the tales. Both of these stories are quite short, however.
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