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osc's review against another edition
3.0
Scott Snyder is about as close to a "can't miss," author as you're going to find in comics right now. His current work on Batman and Swamp Thing are what got me back in to reading comics after staying away for over a decade. I decided to go back and check out this earlier work now that it's in graphic novel form. While I prefer some of his other work, due to horror not being my favorite genre, I still recommend this series without hesitation. Eventually Snyder is bound to write something that I won't enjoy, but it hasn't happened yet.
unladylike's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic horror comic by a writer who is quickly becoming one of my favourites in the comics business.
jasmiinaf's review against another edition
1.0
The only thing I liked about this comic was the art. The story wasn't that interesting and I had hard time to concentrate to it.
bengriffin's review against another edition
3.0
This is a solid yarn with plenty to appreciate, in particular the real world setting and grounded, plausible horror. The artwork compliments the series well with a washed out dusty quality and the covers in particular are especially striking. The main problems are that there's very little impact, the story is incredibly predictable, and very little will remain with you afterwards. This is unfortunate for any story, but moreso for a horror whose sole purpose is to get under your skin. There's a lot worse things you could read, but there's also a lot better.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
2.0
If one learned history from comics, one would have no choice but to assume that boy rape was the most rampant threat to the American way of life.
mboyette252's review against another edition
4.0
Some of Scott Snyder’s beet work is within the Horror genre. This story provides the right amount of twists and turns that leave the reader in the edge unable to grasp at what is really happening. The ending is left for the reader to decipher and it is for all the better.
sarahdenn27's review against another edition
3.0
First of all, the art was amazing. I really loved Futaki's work in this, especially in the scene with Jack and Sam sitting on the metal bars of the construction site, with the city skyline in the background. It was gorgeous! Overall, I thought it was a good read, but I didn't find it scary enough. Maybe I'm being too picky after reading Locke & Key, but this one definitely wasn't as good as that series. I appreciated the ending, though, it was definitely very creepy!
rmgebhardt's review against another edition
3.0
This was actually a very solid read. It bordered on a higher rating, really, but as many other people mentioned, the art was a little tough. I love the style, but many of the characters were hard to differentiate and some scene flow was ill illustrated.
The story itself was solid, early 1900s horror piece. It was nothing overly revolutionary, but was a finely sturdy genre story. I also enjoyed the fact that Snyder didn't hold back. With the story involving children, there's sometimes a tendency to go easy on the characters, but not in this case. This gave the story some dark, gritty realness that drove things home. All in all, a great effort.
The story itself was solid, early 1900s horror piece. It was nothing overly revolutionary, but was a finely sturdy genre story. I also enjoyed the fact that Snyder didn't hold back. With the story involving children, there's sometimes a tendency to go easy on the characters, but not in this case. This gave the story some dark, gritty realness that drove things home. All in all, a great effort.
vinomanscott930's review against another edition
Very well thought out storyline with beautiful artwork.