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The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (The Dark Horse Book of ... #2)
by
Scott Allie
The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft conjures up weird tales of horror and magic the likes of which one seldom sees in graphic novels. Mignola returns with another Hellboy story; Thompson (Scary Godmother) and Dorkin (Dork, Hectic Planet) return to their characters in the stunning "Stray" story, the surprise hit of the first volume in this series. Morse (Ancient Joe, Soulwind...more
Hardcover, First Edition, 96 pages
Published
July 7th 2004
by Dark Horse Comics
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When someone suggested I read this series ("The Dark Horse Book Of...") I figured it had to be good, because Dark Horse puts out so much that I DO like... but this is proof that a name on the cover of a book isn't always a gaurentee of what's inside.
Filled with both graphic novel style stories and written text stories with a few illustrations, this book was a mixed bag for me.
Some of the stories were a hit- and I loved them. A few left me boggling at the art or story and wondering why someone th...more
This was a great compilation. I thought that the interview with a modern day witch was a nice touch.
As for Mike Mignola's piece, there are times I think, "Gee, Joe, is Mignola really as good as you say he is?" And I think, "Yeah, ok, maybe I am giving him too much credit". But then I read the little tiny comic in this collection, and I can now re-affirm that Mignola is a FREAKING genius. Awesome.
As for Mike Mignola's piece, there are times I think, "Gee, Joe, is Mignola really as good as you say he is?" And I think, "Yeah, ok, maybe I am giving him too much credit". But then I read the little tiny comic in this collection, and I can now re-affirm that Mignola is a FREAKING genius. Awesome.
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It's rare that I read horror fiction because the quotidian world is scary enough, between wars, crimes local and not-so, racism in its various cryptic and not-so-cryptic forms. I had bought this book for Evan Dorkin's and Jill Thompson's tales of intrepid dogs and cats vs. a witch's famililar and acolytes of Sekhmet, but avidly read the others. I especially appreciated "Mother of Toads," a story by the mostly-forgotten horror-pulp author of the 1930's, Clark Ashton Smith. Expect to be fascinated...more
A great series with a nice selection of stories. I liked Scott Allie's introductions which perfectly leads you into the books. My favourite stories in this book consists of the Hellboy story, 'The Troll Witch' which was I thought was quite brilliant, and the Beasts of Burden story, 'Unfamiliar' which I thought was a really powerful little story. Lastly, I really liked the story, 'The Flower Girl' which was a powerful and moving story; the drawings and colors were stylishly and beautifully haunti...more
Unlike "The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings" ...Witchcraft is definitely for an adult reader. A few of the stories are overtly sexual, in appropriately creepy ways. This collection plays up gender insecurities and stereotypes of witchcraft, without being misogynist. Mignola's Hellboy and Clark Ashton Smith's "The Mother of Toads" are standout tales that will provide multiple re-reads. Long interview in the middle with the head witch in America was surprisingly enlightening and engaging.
Maybe my expectations were too high for this. But this did nothing for me. I came away asking myself why I had wasted my time.
First off, the cover illustration just did not get my attention. The inside was just as bad. There is no punch to the stories and the endings are not that; there are no endings. The one story in the book is mediocre at best and the interview, well I didn't get past the first few questions.
First off, the cover illustration just did not get my attention. The inside was just as bad. There is no punch to the stories and the endings are not that; there are no endings. The one story in the book is mediocre at best and the interview, well I didn't get past the first few questions.
A thoroughly average graphic novel with a hodge-podge of stories about Witches. I particularly enjoyed both the plot and the art of Mignola’s Hellboy entry of “The Troll Witch” and Jill Thompson’s “The Unfamiliar.” The interview with the “real Witch” was a bit self-righteous and quite unentertaining. Otherwise, the stories were disappointingly average.
A collection of stories about witches plus one essay by a practicing Wiccan. The stories were so-so, the accompanying graphics were so-so. The essay 'The Truth about Witchcraft' by Phyllis Curott was very good, it presented Wicca in a manner that distances itself from many common misconceptions and places it in the shamanistic tradition.
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This was pretty cool. T really liked the art (and the story) for the Clark Ashton Smith story (Mother of Toads). The interview with a real life wican high priestess was cool and the dog/cat story was surprisingly great. The Hellboy story was good too.
I've got another one of these collections that's about monsters so I'll probably check that out soon.
I've got another one of these collections that's about monsters so I'll probably check that out soon.
Reading the whole line for the Beasts of Burden backstory. This collection was definitely creepier than Hauntings, although still mildly so. The high number of ambiguous endings was a little risky. Hellboy story reliably good. Particularly liked the Salem one as well.
These short tales I found a little creepy. Creepy though is something I like. Some of the story's were cool to read and see some wierd tales told. The first one containing hell boy caught me off guard when I opened the boook. I wasn't expecting him to be in this at all.
I might have liked this when I was twelve, before I discovered EC comics. Pretty uninspiring stuff - the best piece is a prose work by Clark Ashton Smith. The interview with a witch seems totally out of place, and the only good comic piece is a historical one about Salem which has great art and an unexpected end.
Always fun to read a graphic novel. I liked the Hellboy short a lot. I really enjoyed the interview with Wiccan advocate Phyllis Curott. The rest of the shorts were typical witch hags or historical witches. No portrayal of witch as benevolent or modern.
If I hadn't been trapped on the bus with it, I wouldn't have bothered. Good art. Daft stories. As for Phyllis Curott's belief in Leland's veracity -- I had to get off the bus so I was spared the last page of the interview.
Stories and illustrations were good enough, but for me the best part of this book is the insightful and illuminating interview about paganism and witchcraft with Wiccan High Priestess (and attorney) Phyllis Curott.
Great anthology book. I especially enjoyed the Hellboy story as well as "The Unfamiliar", by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, where a cat and his dog friends try to save the world from an ancient evil. A good mix of humor and spookiness.
A very short read, but then I got it cheap. Most of the stories I really liked, a few were ok, I'm undecided how I feel about the interview part because I'd rather have read another comic, but it was interesting.
well done art. Good horror graphic novel. loved Toad story. interesting interview with Wiccan lawyer. covers old stereotypes to new ideas.
I loved the comics but the short story "Mother of Toads" was spectacularly written.
I liked the concept, but the stories and artwork didn't really impress me all that much.
like a lot of these collections, this is a mixed bag.
Second book of the compilation of Dark Horse series
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