The Twilight Zone: The After Hours (Twilight Zone (Walker Hardcover)) [Hardcover]

Mark Kneece (Author), Rod Serling (Author), Rebekah Isaacs (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Twilight Zone (Walker Hardcover) | Publication Date: September 16, 2008

One of most ground-breaking shows in the history of television, The Twilight Zone has become a permanent fixture in pop culture. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show’s most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation—a generation that has ridden Disney’s Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorTM ride, studied old episodes in school, watched the annual marathons, and paid homage to the show through the many random take-offs that show up in movies and TV shows everywhere.

 

Submitted for your approval: Marsha White, a dissatisfied shopper with an unusual problem. This is one shopping trip that is marked final sale, return only to the customer service desk—in the Twilight Zone!

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Grade 8 Up–For fans of the classic television program, Kneece's adaptations of two well-known episodes into comic format will be a delight. Both have the weird and creepy elements that the show was known for, using the supernatural to comment on the real world. After Hours is the story of a mannequin who has forgotten her identity and believes that she is a real woman; the scene in which she is locked in a department store after hours has all the eerie feel that it would have had on screen. Walking Distance features a man traveling back in time to witness his childhood and has the message that reclaiming your past is impossible. Because of this, the latter is more likely to appeal to adults than teens. In addition, the dated and mono-cultural nature of the stories and images, both designed to reflect the feel of the 1950s world of Twilight Zone, may be off-putting to students expecting the adaptations to have a more modern or diverse feel. The stories are exceptionally well told and are brilliantly adapted to a new medium, but their nostalgic feel is more likely to suit those familiar with the television show.–Alana Abbott, James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford, CT
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'Serling's imagination opens doors to "a wondrous land" ' SFX magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens; First Edition edition (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802797164
• ISBN-13: 978-0802797162
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,369,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MARK KNEECE (adaptor) has written stories for numerous comics, including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight. He helped found the sequential art department at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and teaches comics writing as a professor of sequential art. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.RICH ELLIS (illustrator) received a B.F.A. in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He also illustrated The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Pensiveness, August 22, 2011

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This review is from: The Twilight Zone: The After Hours (Twilight Zone (Walker Paperback)) (Paperback)

Albeit a little predictable, the story has a touch of heart added to a rather surreal circumstance. Illustration work is alright, but the real reason to pick this up is the the story by far. No gore, no body counts, I'm comfortable enough to share this story with young adults as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars In a barbie world, November 9, 2010

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This review is from: The Twilight Zone: The After Hours (Rod Serling's the Twilight Zone) (Paperback)

A young woman shopping in a department store for a gift for her mum is directed to a lift that takes her up to the top floor, an eerily deserted floor where only one attendant works and sells only one gift - the exact gift she was looking for! When she takes it back down she realises it's completely broken rather than new. When she complains she's told that there is no top floor where it is totally deserted. She faints and when she comes to it is night time in the store and she's all alone with the store mannequins... or is she?

Mark Kneece does a great job of building up the tension and terror of the situation for the reader until the somewhat unnerving reveal at the end. It's a great read with some really excellent moments of horror.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, September 17, 2008

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This review is from: The Twilight Zone: The After Hours (Twilight Zone (Walker Paperback)) (Paperback)

Marsha White is shopping for a gift - a gold thimble for her mother. She is taken to the 18th-floor of Brimble's department store, and is waited on by an extremely odd saleswoman. The woman clearly knows Marsha, but she cannot place her. Things go from bad to worse after Marsha discovers that the thimble has been damaged. After registering a complaint, Marsha falls asleep and is awakened to find herself trapped inside the department store.

The rest can only be described as a "Twilight Zone" experience.

Just as in WALKING DISTANCE, this graphic novel offers clean lines and bold coloring. Story panels are very easy to follow, and text bubbles are large and clear.

Another great addition to Rod Sterling's THE TWILIGHT ZONE graphic novel series!

Reviewed by: LadyJay