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Issue #1 of Noctua is an engaging and riveting new take on the Vampire mythos which left me craving Issue #2! This comic successfully blends several genres (Sci-Fi, Crime, Horror, Action, Thriller) into something new and innovative. While the Vampire genre is a saturated one, Noctua approaches it in a new manner. Rather than being monsters of folklore, these "Vampires" are simply normal people infected by a worldwide virus (HVV). They can be good or bad. Known as "Transhumans," these infected people are a repressed minority within society. In this way, the comic serves as an allegory/social commentary.
Noctua, the protagonist of the story, is a true anti-hero (he reminds me of The Punisher). A man who has lost everything and blames the Vampires for his lost. He mercilessly hunts down a group of blood-traffickers (drinking blood is illegal, but some Transhumans break this law...kind of like sex trafficking) and ends up taking the sole surviving slave-girl with him, as she reminds him of someone from his past. The two have an interesting dynamic, reminiscent of Leon: The Professional. There's is a lot to take in in this first Issue, and it really sets the stage for what's to come! The art is very stylized and minimalist. It reminds me of Frank Miller. The moody colors also set the tone which works well for the gritty, noir-ish styled story being told. Can't wait to check-out Issue #2! I'd recommend this indie comic for anyone interested in dark, gritty comics!
| Classement: | | [5 sur 5 étoiles!] |
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This story has a great message for elementary school kids. I was pleasantly surprised with the unexpected twists in this tale.
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What a great story with a spectacular message for kids. There's even a drawing activity and a warm hearted mini story at the end.
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This truly unique story is very entertaining. My imagination senses sparked when I read it!
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The writing is slow, boring and the creator's artistic vision is totally lost on me. I can usually find the good in anything and I tried for this one but I just don't like it.
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Dying Breath 4.5 out of 5.0
I didn't know what to expect with this book right off the bat, ha I said bat. I wasn't sure if it was going to be just another vampire book or going off how I interpreted the item description, an update on the classic story. I read this book as more of the later, and I was not let down. Actually I never read the Bram Stoker version, just seen the movie, but this came across in the same kind of vain. However it was updated to the 1930's.
The artwork was just fantastic. It has a nice dark and gloomy look to it, that really sets the visual tone for the story very well. The pages actually come off to me as these great digital paintings. Lets just say that I like the look of this book.
The story was the winner though. It was full of so much goodness that I just didn't want it to end. The story came off so well, it was entertaining but not in the sense that it was all action. Instead it was just a solid story that had great dialogue and easily has me wanting more. I say read it, and read it now!
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from www.secretidentitypodcast.com:
"Hello, Do You Work Here?" #1 is a pretty unique anthology project from Alterna Comics. Alterna's Peter Simeti asked people who worked in retail to send in stories about their craziest (but true) workplace experiences. The book containes fifteen different stories, most of which are accompanied by art from a variety of independet artists.
I found the group of stories in this volume to be a mixed bag--some were really funny or creepy, a few were pretty mediocre, and the rest were in-between. Overall though, there were enough high notes to make the book a worthwhile read. Some of the highlights include a law office clerk who deals with a suicidal client on her first day, a Taco Bell cashier who has a borderline stalker for a regular customer, and a copy store clerk who gets accosted by a 70-year old man. The stories are short, quick reads and the art that accompanies them ususally fits the tone of the story well.
"Hello, Do You Work Here?" should resonate with anyone who's ever worked in retail, and it makes a good coffee table book that you can pick up and read through in small chunks. I enjoyed it enough that I'll be picking up the second volume.
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I am going to stray away from my typical review format for this one so please bear with me. This book rocks on so many levels. It has so much humor involved with it that I could recommend it to everyone. However there is one drawback. It's not a comic. You know what it reminds me of is a great coffee table book. Anyone could pick this book up and read it, and relate to it. We all have bad days at work and this collects them with terrific artwork. Read this on here then buy a hard copy of it and read it again. A great humorous read that I can't get enough of. Is volume 2 ready yet?
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The best opening is one that immediately grabs people’s attention. How it does so is less important than whether or not it does so at all; if you can get eyes on you, then you’re doing fine. A prime example of this is a comic book with the title “Jesus Hates Zombies.” The fact that it then throws in “Featuring Lincoln Hates Werewolves” is almost funny for how for unnecessary it is – after telling us that this book is about Jesus hating the walking dead, do you really need to follow it up with something else?
Curious, I took the next logical step in investigating what this comic was all about, and downloaded the preview on its sales page. On the first page, Jesus sits brooding on a rooftop in a manner that reminiscent of Batman as he inner-monologues. “The first time I came down here it was to save your souls…” he grimly narrates as he readies a baseball bat, “this time I’m here to save your asses.”
One page in, and I knew I had to read the rest of this comic.
Jesus Hate Zombies Featuring Lincoln Hates Werewolves Volume One is the first of a four-part series. A graphic novel in PDF format, the book is sixty-five pages long, though the main comic series is only about two-thirds of the book. The rest is followed by a short guest comic, several pages of pin-ups, and the first five pages of the main story again, but this time by a different artist (Lauren Monardo) who was going to originally do the book. Despite the use of PDF format, there are no use of things like bookmarks here, and I kinda wish there were, as I prefer them for skipping about the major sections of a PDF.
The bulk of the book focuses on the continuing sagas of Jesus in the post-zombocalypse (my name for it) world and Lincoln waging a covert one-man war against werewolves back in his day. The story is by Stephen Lindsay, with Steve Cobb doing the art. Said art is entirely in black and white, though there’s heavy use of shading to accentuate panels where necessary. The style is hard to characterize – I don’t want to call it “cartoony,” since it’s not, but at the same time it’s not the most realistic depiction of things either. Characters tend to be tall and quite skinny, with features that seem chiseled and slightly exaggerated. I’m not usually one for this kind of artwork simply because I like to take my comics seriously, but this seemed to fit the over-the-top feel of the narrative nicely.
In regards to the narrative, the brief description I mentioned at the beginning of the last paragraph really sums up everything you need to know. Jesus has been sent to Earth to save it after a worldwide zombie outbreak. You’d think, being Jesus Christ and all, that he could solve this problem over coffee, but as Jesus himself explains, his powers are directly proportional to how many people believe in him, and with most people (un)dead and those few surviving ones short on faith, he’s reduced to using a baseball bat in the meantime.
President Lincoln’s story is even simpler, as hard as that is to believe. This simply has Honest Abe going out at night to hunt down and kill werewolves, like a mid-19th century version of the Punisher, if the Punisher only hunted furry savages and was President of the United States. What I don’t get is why Lincoln feels the need to do this alone; the Secret Service isn’t around yet, sure, but are you really telling me he doesn’t have anyone at all he can send in his stead, or barring that, at least take with him for backup? But no, he’s carrying this burden alone, even from his wife (who, in a truly laugh-out-loud scene, complains about his recent absences while combing her hair in nothing but a tank top and thong).
Clearly, these stories are meant to be taken with a large dose of humor alongside the action/adventure, which is cool with me; this is the comic version of seeing a thrill-ride summer blockbuster – larger than life, unconcerned with pesky things like details, and absolutely demanding that you suspend anything even remotely resembling disbelief in order to enjoy it. All things I have no problem with.
The only thing I did have a problem with, in fact, was the layout. The two stories here, Jesus’s and Lincoln’s, are completely separate in every regard; they’re different tales taking place at different times. Yet despite that, we switch back and forth from each story every six pages or so. Usually, when a comic does this, it’s because the two will eventually intersect at some point, and it wants us to see how both characters got there. Maybe that even happens in a later volume, but it doesn’t here, which is a bit irritating. You can’t read Jesus’s adventure without Lincoln’s breaking it up, and vice versa. Why not just sequester each story as an unbroken narrative in the book? I don’t get why they had to coil them around each other.
That said, if you can deal with each story being interrupted by the other every few pages or so, and can swallow the idea of Jesus busting up some undead heads, then you’ll likely get a kick out of this comic. It’s refreshing to see a comic that just wants to have fun the way this does, without feeling like it needs to satisfy some sort of post-modern superhero zeitgeist in order to justify its existence. So kick back, relax, and enjoy the sight of Jesus beating the holy hell out of some zombies while Lincoln wails on werewolves. This level of brain-bashing is good brain-candy.
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First the negative: Of the 103 pages, only the first 70 are story, followed by 12 pages consisting of an ad for upcoming Chapter #5, a page talking about a video based on the comic, 9 pages of pin-ups, and then the back cover on pg 82 (ISBN code, synopsis, etc.) The remaining 21 pages are the first 21 pages of "Jesus Hates Zombies : Those Slack-Jaw Blues"... Which I already have, so not a big plus for me, but you might get a kick out of it. Also, the story starts off with a bang and then slows down a lot for the remainder of this collection. It looks like it's about to pick up again, and then it ends. I'm left wanting more.
On to the plus: I really am intrigued by the story, and I dig the artwork – more the "flashback" than the dot-tone coated "present day" segments. I hope this series continues and I don't hesitate recommending it, especially for the 99¢ price.
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First the bad: This issue ended with a "to be continued in issue #3" and there never will be an issue #3. The artist changed between issue #1 and #2, and I preferred the look of the first issue, although I imagine that amount of detail takes quite awhile to achieve. And 7 of the 33 pages are the same full page ad for kosmixbook.com.
On the plus side it's only 50¢, it amused me a couple of times, and I was left wishing it had been given a longer run.
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The Spaghetti Strand Murder, An Unpalatable Case of ‘Howdunit’ by Brett M. Herholz (edited by Peter Simeti and Erin Kohut) and published by Alternia Comics. It is a sixty-five-page product (six of which are adds for other titles).
The comic is drawn in Herholz’ style which is reminiscent of that of Edward Gorey. Like Gorey it also harkens back to an early time, in this case, the 1920s, more or less. It is also, not a realistic style and make no pretense about such. However, a pleasant style and not at all confusing.
The author’s introduction explains the evolution of the comic through several attempts at creating a play, showing how the characters and setting evolved into this final work. Very interesting to share such an inside look at the creation of a work.
The Spaghetti Strand Murder comic takes as little over 40-pages of this product. It is a comedy rather than a mystery, even though a murder is the centerpiece of the story, and understanding that it come out of a play explains the flow of the dialog. I found it both an amusing and enjoyable read.
Lastly, another short comic “The Austerefield Family Reunion” is included, which is very much in the Edward Gorey vein.
As I am primarily a game product reviewer, I will mention that this work contains very little directly of use for a gamer beyond some wonderfully bizarre characters that could be incorporated into a game. In closing, as for Herolz' other work, this is the sort of thing you will like if you like this sort of thing.
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The Adventures of Polly and Handgraves: a Sinister Aura ‘Loosely Based on Real Events’ by Brett M. Herholz (with assistance from Rori Shapiro and Peter Simeti) and published by Alternia Comics. It is a seventy four-page product (six of which are adds for other titles) with a few title pages scattered throughout.
The comic is drawn in a style reminiscent of Edward Gorey, which suit the 1920s occult/mystery mood this work is trying to evoke. It also, however, make no attempt to be realistic being highly stylized. Still, a pleasant style and not at all confusing.
The Polly and Handgraves comic takes about 50-pages of this product. It is story is well told even if the ending leaves a little to be desired. A nice blend of mystery and suspense with a touch of the supernatural. I found it quite an enjoyable read.
The author provides a text piece called “The Truth is Stranger than Fiction” which explains the ‘Loosely Based on Real Events’ on the comics cover as well as letting us look into the author process of creating this piece and the characters involved. A nice touch and quite interesting.
Lastly, another short comic “The Austerfield Family Reunion” is included, which is very much in the Edward Gorey vein.
As I am primarily a game product reviewer, I will mention that this work would be good inspiration for a 1920s occult or mystery game. In closing, this is the sort of thing you will like if you like this sort of thing.
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Although not a 5 star book, this was pretty darn funny. To really appreciate the humor behind it, look at the story in this issue as a Cthulu adventure gone awry. The black and white art is just perfect for this kind of story-telling. Honestly, if it had been made in color, the book just wouldn't have been the same. I'd put this one on my pull list, if it would have still been printed.
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"The Unlikely Trio" was a wonderful read for me. The pencilling art that was done here matches the feel of the story, which gives a powerful message about peer pressure at the end that I believe all children, or anybody for that matter, should understand. The bonuses at the end of the titles are a wonderful inspirational find for children. I do hope to see more of this, as we are in a time where there just don't seem to be many children's comic books anymore.
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