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47th out of 101 books
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Severed
by
Scott Snyder (Goodreads Author),
Scott Tuft (Goodreads Author), Attila Futaki
Eisner Award winner SCOTT SNYDER (Batman, Swamp Thing, American Vampire), Scott Tuft & NYT Best-Selling-Artist Attila Futaki (The Lightning Thief) bring you the complete collected hardcover of the scariest horror comic of the year, SEVERED.
1916. A man haunts the roads; a man with sharp teeth and a hunger for flesh. When 12 year-old Jack Garron runs away from home, he'l...more
1916. A man haunts the roads; a man with sharp teeth and a hunger for flesh. When 12 year-old Jack Garron runs away from home, he'l...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
April 11th 2012
by Image Comics
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Here's a prime example of the sort of shit I hate in comics: The generic, by-the-numbers script, with the same old horror tropes and no attempt to break from them, illustrated by a competent artist that doesn't even get enough chances at showing off his talent. But hey, it's Scott Snyder, so of course the guys down at the comic shop love to sing hymns and sacrifice goats over this one since HE CAN DO NO WRONG. The final result is an incredibly safe comic that doesn't take any chances, and tries...more
A solidly creepy horror comic, with well-paced shocks and nicely built suspense. However, I don't think the overall story pacing would have worked very well in a month-by-month serial format. Like a Stephen King novel, early chapters have extensive character building, punctuated with controlled bursts of terror. This is effective when the reader can jump right into the next chapter, but must have been tedious with four week breaks between issues. The collected format is the way to go with this t...more
Scott Snyder seems to be the latest "can't miss" writer in the comics industry and Severed is no exception. Fans of Snyder's period horror American Vampire will find plenty to like here. Snyder and co-author Scott Tuft pen an early 20th century coming-of-age story about an orphaned boy being meticulously stalked by a cannibalistic child killer. Like any good horror, Snyder and Tuft utilize basic human fears to ratchet up the tension one page at a time. By building real characters with depth and...more
Scott Snyder is the newest king in comic books. With the success of American Vampire and his work on Batman, as well as Swamp Thing, it was only a matter of time before we saw him put out something subpar. Well, subpar in comparison to his other work. And Severed is just that.
As a story, Severed works wonders. It combines all of the classic elements of horror and horror masters like Matheson and Bierce and King. Snyder sets an even tone from the start and creates a horror not out of a supernatu...more
As a story, Severed works wonders. It combines all of the classic elements of horror and horror masters like Matheson and Bierce and King. Snyder sets an even tone from the start and creates a horror not out of a supernatu...more
I received a free ebook copy of this from NetGalley.
All in all, this is a pretty solid horror story but, frankly, I was a little disappointed. I've greatly enjoyed Snyder's work before and so I think I was looking for something a little more than 'solid.' Of course, this doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it: it was a decent enough story, with some genuinely creepy going-ons, and there were a few instances in the story that I genuinely thought were good additions to the mood. It just didn't impress me,...more
All in all, this is a pretty solid horror story but, frankly, I was a little disappointed. I've greatly enjoyed Snyder's work before and so I think I was looking for something a little more than 'solid.' Of course, this doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it: it was a decent enough story, with some genuinely creepy going-ons, and there were a few instances in the story that I genuinely thought were good additions to the mood. It just didn't impress me,...more
What I really liked about this book is the way the tension/suspense is built up, drawing the readers in from the first pages and sucking them in further and further as the story progresses. Then you reach this point in the book where you're wondering "How the hell is our protagonist going to get out of this ?"
Billed as a horror comic, the only "horror" element (as in "fantastical") to it is at the very end. The rest of the book, say all but the last few pages, is a different kind of horror - the...more
Billed as a horror comic, the only "horror" element (as in "fantastical") to it is at the very end. The rest of the book, say all but the last few pages, is a different kind of horror - the...more
Alex Scales writes a pretty harsh review of Severed on Goodreads. He called it "generic, by-the-numbers script, with the same old horror tropes and no attempt to break from them". He cites Kazuo Umezu and Richard Corben as authors who have succeeded in the horror genre. I have read the entire Drifting Classroom series by the former and am digging around to see which Corben book to add to my shelf.
I liked Drifting Classroom but that didn't dissuade me from liking Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft's Se...more
I liked Drifting Classroom but that didn't dissuade me from liking Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft's Se...more
It's creepy. Yes, mysterious and spooky. Definitely not kooky. Welcome to this twisted fantasy.
I've not read any of Scott Snyder's other books (sorry!), but most reviewers are saying this is not as good as his usual work, so I might give him another go. I guess I'm just not a gory horror person. I don't like torture (why did I read this??? I don't know), but a good spooky story is always good. I particularly liked the setting of pre-Depression Americana, with train-hopping and music halls and gr...more
I've not read any of Scott Snyder's other books (sorry!), but most reviewers are saying this is not as good as his usual work, so I might give him another go. I guess I'm just not a gory horror person. I don't like torture (why did I read this??? I don't know), but a good spooky story is always good. I particularly liked the setting of pre-Depression Americana, with train-hopping and music halls and gr...more
The story is fairly simple, three stars worth, I guess, I didn't find it all that scary, but then again I am pretty jaded when it comes to horror. And frankly I would have easily given it a pass, but...
The art is amazing, this was the first I'd seen by this Attila Futaki guy, but hopefully I'll be seeing more of his work in the future.
The art is amazing, this was the first I'd seen by this Attila Futaki guy, but hopefully I'll be seeing more of his work in the future.
I had high hopes for this but it turns out to be only a so-so horror book. A vampire story with a cannibal twist. Unfortunately the basic story is revealed on the cover blurb and the "surprise" ending is telegraphed in the first two pages. The cover art was outstanding but the interior artwork overall I thought was just average. Futaki went for a period feel that left the colors, even the blood, mostly muted with more browns and sepias. The detail wasn't particularly interesting and I found myse...more
Kids. The road. Phonographs. Immortal cannibalistic monsters. Yeah, those sound like the key components to a wicked, awesome horror comic. Severed can best be described as a retelling of Hansel and Gretel set in the Depression Era of America. Writers Scott Synder and Scott Tuft present a stark, terrifying world for these children to inhabit. Seriously, I'm not sure what is wrong with either of them to think of such a thing. Their nightmares are brought to life be Attila Futaki. Each panel is pre...more
Good old school horror.
I can see why Scott did this with Image as against his usual publication houses.
The story progresses slowly opening the vulnerabilities in your mind, the ones you thought you had overcome since the time you grew up from that child who believed in bad people "out there".
For me - the build up to the climax was bigger than the climax.
They say all's well that ends well - for me this novel's climax turns out to be an anti -climax. The character and story has moved several years...more
I can see why Scott did this with Image as against his usual publication houses.
The story progresses slowly opening the vulnerabilities in your mind, the ones you thought you had overcome since the time you grew up from that child who believed in bad people "out there".
For me - the build up to the climax was bigger than the climax.
They say all's well that ends well - for me this novel's climax turns out to be an anti -climax. The character and story has moved several years...more
Simply put, this book kept me on the edge of my seat and was one of the hardest things to have to put down and wait to pick back up between reads I've read in quite some time. It continues to build and build and continually add suspense that reaches extreme heights. If you're reading this review you should stop right now and go read Severed instead (although this is the last sentence of the review so if you want to give these parentheses a shot in hopes that they may add some extra wonder to the...more
It's 1916. A 12-year-old boy full of dreams sets out on a cross country trek to find his musician father. Meanwhile, a monster travels the road disguised as a kindly old man, seducing then consuming runaway children.
I bought Severed on impulse because of the sweet cover (a monstrous eye and lamprey-like mouth tearing through a dark forest scene like it was paper)and Snyder's fine work on American Vampire. (Also because I like single-volume non-serial graphic stories).
It's a pure horror story. Th...more
I bought Severed on impulse because of the sweet cover (a monstrous eye and lamprey-like mouth tearing through a dark forest scene like it was paper)and Snyder's fine work on American Vampire. (Also because I like single-volume non-serial graphic stories).
It's a pure horror story. Th...more
This was actually a very solid read. It bordered on a higher rating, really, but as many other people mentioned, the art was a little tough. I love the style, but many of the characters were hard to differentiate and some scene flow was ill illustrated.
The story itself was solid, early 1900s horror piece. It was nothing overly revolutionary, but was a finely sturdy genre story. I also enjoyed the fact that Snyder didn't hold back. With the story involving children, there's sometimes a tendency...more
The story itself was solid, early 1900s horror piece. It was nothing overly revolutionary, but was a finely sturdy genre story. I also enjoyed the fact that Snyder didn't hold back. With the story involving children, there's sometimes a tendency...more
I've enjoyed Scott Snyder's American Vampire and that's what made me pick this up but I'm only getting back into graphic novels and didn't know the artist. The other Scott also isn't associated with comics previously so that was a bit of a wild card.
Although horror isn't for everyone I do think anyone would enjoy this. It's not gory and not your typical monster or ghost story. The actual storyline is about a young boy who goes on the road to find his father who abandoned him at birth. We follow...more
Although horror isn't for everyone I do think anyone would enjoy this. It's not gory and not your typical monster or ghost story. The actual storyline is about a young boy who goes on the road to find his father who abandoned him at birth. We follow...more
I go way back with horror comics. When I was a youngster, I couldn't get enough of them from Ripely's Believe it or Not, Witching Hour, House of Mystery, etc. One of the many faults of the current comic industry has been an overreliance on superheros and not enough on good old fashioned scary books. This is a welcome comeback to those days. I really enjoyed how this was put togather with a true sense of creeping terror. Synder is a master, as American Vampire shows of creating this dread. Hopefu...more
Scott Snyder is about as close to a "can't miss," author as you're going to find in comics right now. His current work on Batman and Swamp Thing are what got me back in to reading comics after staying away for over a decade. I decided to go back and check out this earlier work now that it's in graphic novel form. While I prefer some of his other work, due to horror not being my favorite genre, I still recommend this series without hesitation. Eventually Snyder is bound to write something that I...more
13 May 2013
Rating: * * * 1/2
Ah, Scott Snyder. Is there nothing this man can't do? Severed makes me wish that Scott Snyder will one day put out a full-length horror novel because his writing does a dang good job of giving me the heebie jeebies. Whether it's vampires, owls, or cannibals, he will make your skin crawl and you will love him for it.
Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft masterfully keep the suspense building throughout the entire story. It sucks you into this freakishly real terror so much that...more
Rating: * * * 1/2
Ah, Scott Snyder. Is there nothing this man can't do? Severed makes me wish that Scott Snyder will one day put out a full-length horror novel because his writing does a dang good job of giving me the heebie jeebies. Whether it's vampires, owls, or cannibals, he will make your skin crawl and you will love him for it.
Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft masterfully keep the suspense building throughout the entire story. It sucks you into this freakishly real terror so much that...more
The first thing that struck me was the mood this book sets. Between the sparse narration (explicit foreshadowing), the relative innocence of the young characters and the painted, rich look of the art, it's hard not to get immersed in an old-timey (not Powell's The Goon, more like Norman Rockwell), relaxed atmosphere.
I first encountered Snyder with Iron Man Noir, and I thought he was being entirely too clever for himself there. In this book, the writing voice seems entirely natural and consistent...more
I first encountered Snyder with Iron Man Noir, and I thought he was being entirely too clever for himself there. In this book, the writing voice seems entirely natural and consistent...more
America, 1916, and 13 year old Jack Garron is running away from his adopted mother’s home in search of his biological father, a fiddler who abandoned him as a baby. But there is a monster in a suit, the Nightmare, who is stalking him as he stalks all children he wants to eat and Jack is next up on the menu...
Scott Snyder steps out of DC and teams up with long-time friend Scott Tuft and artist extraordinaire Attilla Futaki to craft a riveting horror story set on the lonely roads and abandoned co...more
Scott Snyder steps out of DC and teams up with long-time friend Scott Tuft and artist extraordinaire Attilla Futaki to craft a riveting horror story set on the lonely roads and abandoned co...more
This was a great read. The pacing was perfect, the art work was beautiful and the story was completely captivating. I was immediately connected to the characters on an emotional level, feeling their fears, their joy, and their pain.
There were many people and places in this story that I would have learned more about, to have followed for a bit longer. This story could
have gone on for 20 more issues and I believe I my attention would not have faltered.
There were many people and places in this story that I would have learned more about, to have followed for a bit longer. This story could
have gone on for 20 more issues and I believe I my attention would not have faltered.
Horror comic with a singular and super-natural antagonist. Check. Told against a backdrop of historical America. Check. The result feels a bit derivative for the first few issues, but eventually a sense of lurking horror and exciting action adventure manages to come to the forefront, resulting in a good story, worth reading.
Unlike many of the reviewers here, I thought the artwork was both quite good and very appropriate.
Unlike many of the reviewers here, I thought the artwork was both quite good and very appropriate.
A classic style of horror, one written like an old child's warning tale. The story is gripping, with gorgeous art work that leave you cringing. Scott Snyder, one of my favorite comic authors, molded this story with such love that you can't help but falling in love with it yourself. It's absolutely fantastic, and recommended to horror fans looking for a well-written story.
picked up this collection on a whim and I wasn't disappointed. the book takes a concept like hitchhiking south and turning on it's head. when Jack meets up with Sam on the train to Chicago to go meet his father things start to look up for the boy. until a mysterious stranger takes an interest of him and his friend.
great read even with the dark subject matter.
great read even with the dark subject matter.
Pretty amazing, as with most things Scott Snyder touches. I read this in the comic form. To be honest, the comics did not so much scare me like they're touted to do, so much as I felt dirty and disturbed after. Some really great storytelling, although the story is neither brand new, nor is the ending the most original ever in my book.
I'm not that familiar with horror comics (well, I've sometimes seen Sandman listed as horror, but I see that more as fantasy with some horror elements), but I did enjoy this. It's the well-written-and-illustrated tale of a monster that preys on children with strong dreams. It explores themes of deception and betrayal.
I like horror but thought this was pretty tedious. The art style was difficult and the book spent a lot of time on character details and speechifying that messed up the pacing for me. I like slow punctuated by shocks, but I wasn't invested enough in the characters or world to hang through the long in-between bits.
What an awful comic, really. I mean, it's put together the way a comic should be, etc...but man, this was terrible. There's a whole bunch of soliloquizing about the road in here that doesn't mean anything and doesn't really add to the story, and then the ending is a bunch of stuff coming together that was never even in motion. Just terrible stuff.
Overall this is a decent, 7 issue, horror storyline with some fantastic artwork by Attila Futaki. Where this one falls short is in the writing. Yes, the atmosphere is well done but the narrative plotting is bit generic with each beat and twist easily seen a mile away incoming.
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Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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