The Nightmarist (Paperback)

by Duncan Rouleau (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Rouleau is a versatile and capable talent, and NIGHTMARIST is a thing of beauty to behold. --Marc Mason, Comics Waiting Room

Rouleau's art is especially delicious, with a detail and control that gives shape to the inky terrors lurking in the story. (Grade: A-) --Tom McLean, Variety

The Nightmarist is the best original graphic novel released in years, and I claim this during a time when OGNs are popping out of the woodwork each and every month. --Dave Petkash, Broken Frontier

Product Description
When an entity calling himself the Nightmarist appears in Beth Sorenson's dreams, claiming to protect her from forces plotting to twist her will, Beth's reality begins to crack. With horrors closing in around her, while awake and asleep, Beth must decide -- has she gone crazy? Have her dreams become ground zero in a battle for the future of mankind? Can she trust The Nightmarist? Her choices may cost more than her soul.

An all-new dark horror fantasy of existential proportions brought to you by M.Rex, Wildcats and Superman artist Duncan Rouleau.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Active Images (March 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976676184
• ISBN-13: 978-0976676188
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,061,370 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Like dreams, it's sometimes difficult, but worth it..., August 13, 2007

By	Jamie S. Rich (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Duncan Rouleau is a talented artist with an ability to construct a manic page that manages to pull the reader into the beauty of the design while still pushing his story along. He puts more in one panel than most comic books have on a ful page. So, it makes sense that one of his first solo efforts, both writing and drawing, is so image heavy.

THE NIGHTMARIST is a horror comic about one woman under siege by powerful forces who are trying to take control of her dreams, and so she has to go through her own internal visions to save herself from their deathly grip. The surreal aspects look amazing coming from Duncan Rouleau's pen, but as is often the case with these kinds of stories, the narrative gets muddled by the imagery. Rouleau alternately explains too much and too little, leaving the reader confused more often than not. Still, there are some good concepts and plenty of eye candy.