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makaylas_bookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first graphic novel I have read, So I wasn't exactly sure how to go about rating one. That being said I chose my rating based solely on the story line of this graphic novel. I liked the story line, it was very easy to follow, thrilling not necessarily scary but still very good. I liked that two of the characters seemed to have a happy ending and would honestly love more stories about the creepy hotel of route 66!
I thought the illustration of this was stunning and very real life comic like! I used to love comics when I was young but never graduated to graphic novels, even though i have seen many, they just always looked and felt more like picture books with words until now!
I thought the illustration of this was stunning and very real life comic like! I used to love comics when I was young but never graduated to graphic novels, even though i have seen many, they just always looked and felt more like picture books with words until now!
terrnadoe's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
shelbylynne00's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
amy_da1sy's review
5.0
This was one of my favourite things to read in a while. The whole thing was great and I just wanted it to be longer
kaylabono's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
songcatchers's review
5.0
'Pierrot Courts is where people get their moment. Where they take their final stand against whatever demons brought them here.'
Four interconnected comic horror shorts that take place at Pierrot Courts, a sort of haunted hotel on route 66 that only shows itself for certain people. People that have demons to face. But you don't want to face your demons in this hotel! It's fun, it's bloody, and I immediately downloaded Vol. 2.
'I'd like to say that the only demons you'll find here are the ones you bring with you. I'd like to say that...'
crookedtreehouse's review
1.0
In my snarkier youth, I would have opened this review with something akin to "Outright Geekery proclaims, on this book's cover that Hotell is 'The single best horror comic I've read in years." so I have to assume they haven't read any horror titles in at least a decade." I strongly disliked this book. But I think it's because I went in expecting this to be a suspenseful horror book, or something frightening. That's not what this is. This is a D- level horror that you used to find in the Marked Down bin at Blockbuster video. The kind of film made for MST3K.
The narrator of this collection runs a hotel. He appears to be talking to you at the beginning of each issue, but he's also talking to whoever the protagonist is in a particular issue. And that person is about to have a bad time.
There is not an original idea within ten miles of this book. The stories are Way Hokey and So Far Over The Top that you couldn't see them without The James Webb Telescope. A pregnant woman running away from The Most Textbook Abusive Husband Character Ever Written has a demon baby. SHOCK! A husband brutally murders his wife only she keeps coming back from the dead. HORROR! A person who tries to find out what's going on within the hotel gets way more than they bargained for. EXCLAMATION POINT!
If you're looking for a horror book to make you laugh, this is a four or five star book. The art is perfect , as its colored well, and very competent, but the anatomy is often just a smidge off, which is acceptable for horror. And there isn't a twist or turn that you won't see coming from the very first page.
While each issue is its own standalone story, they all exist at the same point in time, so characters overlap, and you can see their stories from different angles. CONTINUITY!
Look, you, like me, should have seen that the book is called HotELL and realized that there wasn't going to be any subtlety or original thought in the story. The characters have no depth. The dialogue is so wooden you can feel it splintering your eyes. But for some people, this is what they love about horror. And if that's you, you should definitely buy this book. It's competently terrible in a way that I can't enjoy but it appeals to enough people that schlock like this keeps getting written, and rewritten, and rewritten, and rewritten (like mediocre to subpar superhero comics).
The narrator of this collection runs a hotel. He appears to be talking to you at the beginning of each issue, but he's also talking to whoever the protagonist is in a particular issue. And that person is about to have a bad time.
There is not an original idea within ten miles of this book. The stories are Way Hokey and So Far Over The Top that you couldn't see them without The James Webb Telescope. A pregnant woman running away from The Most Textbook Abusive Husband Character Ever Written has a demon baby. SHOCK! A husband brutally murders his wife only she keeps coming back from the dead. HORROR! A person who tries to find out what's going on within the hotel gets way more than they bargained for. EXCLAMATION POINT!
If you're looking for a horror book to make you laugh, this is a four or five star book. The art is perfect , as its colored well, and very competent, but the anatomy is often just a smidge off, which is acceptable for horror. And there isn't a twist or turn that you won't see coming from the very first page.
While each issue is its own standalone story, they all exist at the same point in time, so characters overlap, and you can see their stories from different angles. CONTINUITY!
Look, you, like me, should have seen that the book is called HotELL and realized that there wasn't going to be any subtlety or original thought in the story. The characters have no depth. The dialogue is so wooden you can feel it splintering your eyes. But for some people, this is what they love about horror. And if that's you, you should definitely buy this book. It's competently terrible in a way that I can't enjoy but it appeals to enough people that schlock like this keeps getting written, and rewritten, and rewritten, and rewritten (like mediocre to subpar superhero comics).