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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two twisted tales, two great artists, October 26, 2005
Niles and Fraction deliver odd, twisted and gruesome stories worthy of the bearing the "30 Days of Night" tag. Established fan favorite 30 Days artist Templesmith delivers his usual top notch visuals and you can see where he had a little fun playing with his style a bit to suit the story. Newcomer Kody Chamberlain proves he's ready to be part of the big show. His use of line, color and texture deliver his story in an engaging combination of classic illustration, modern horror comic and horror movie splatterfest.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great start for an amazing series, December 3, 2007
I am not a big comic book guy. I own very few, but I find that the ones I do own get read pretty regularly.
If you have any interest in the horror/vampire genre, then this is going to be a good choice for you. It is a well put together story that leads well into the follow up volumes.
The only real complaint I have here is the art. It leans toward the abstract and while many would argue it fits in well with the dark over feeling of the work, I found it a bit distracting.
Despite that, you are not likely to regret picking up this first entry in the series. If it's not quite for you, you can just stop right there.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two Different Stories of Varying Quality - Buy It for the Art, December 12, 2006
The first story, "Dead Billy Dead," written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Kody Chamberlain, is pretty good. The story is nothing great, but it's entertaining, but the art really stands out. It's very moody, with deep shadows and gorgeous coloring. I'd give it an "A".
The second story, "Juarez," by Matt Fraction and Ben Templesmith, started out great but completely becomes incomprehensible towards the end. This story is more complicated than the first one, and I respect that, but it's told in eight parts, the first six of which were really good, but the last two of which makes no sense at all. Overall, less enjoyable than the first, although I am a sucker for Ben Templesmith's artwork. I'd give it a "B".
It's not great, but good enough entertainment. Kinda expensive though. So you might want to skip it. Fun, but not good enough of a value.
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