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A review by octoberrust1108
Clive Barker's Hellraiser Omnibus Vol. 1 by Juan Manuel Tumburús, Leonardo Manco, Mark Alan Miller, Stephen Thompson, Ibraim Roberson, Jordie Bellaire, Clive Barker
4.0
This is an excellent continuation of the Hellraiser story (really picking up years after Hellraiser 2 I believe) and really delves deeper into the mythos of the Cenobites. This book is a massive win because ultimately the Cenobites were the most interesting thing about the Hellraiser story! It was awesome to see the story really follow Kirsty’s battle with the Hell Priest (Pinhead) continued and greatly expanded in all sorts of crazy, engaging directions. The art was also downright breathtaking for the first 60% of the book, but then the artist’s changed and the visual quality of the book really dropped.
The story itself also grew to be too expansive in the last 5 or 6 issues I’d say, switching between too many perspectives and moments in time, whereas the beginning really only followed two perspectives at once which was much more digestible. If the art quality kept up the whole way through and the story didn’t start to falter towards the end this would’ve easily been a 5 star book. Even still, I am so glad I tried it out because it was quite a fun ride all in all.
The story itself also grew to be too expansive in the last 5 or 6 issues I’d say, switching between too many perspectives and moments in time, whereas the beginning really only followed two perspectives at once which was much more digestible. If the art quality kept up the whole way through and the story didn’t start to falter towards the end this would’ve easily been a 5 star book. Even still, I am so glad I tried it out because it was quite a fun ride all in all.