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The Twilight Zone: The After Hours (The Twilight Zone)
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 Zo...more
Paperback, 72 pages
Published
September 16th 2008
by Walker Books for Young Readers
(first published January 5th 2008)
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Marsha White went to the department store for one thing: a gold thimble she saw advertised, a gift for her mother. The elevator operator takes her to the 18th floor, where a strange sales clerk assists her in purchasing the only item on the floor. When Marsha gets back downstairs, however, she finds that the thimble is damaged and complains to the manager--who says that the store does not sell gold thimbles, nor does it have an 18th floor. Through an odd turn of events, Marsha finds herself l...more
As you might know, I love all things horror, so when I came across graphic novels based on "The Twilight Zone" I had to read them. This was the first one, I have another on hold.
This volume follows a confused woman who goes to a department store to buy a golden thimble as a gift for her mother. She keeps thinking the mannequins are talking to her. When someone finally asks her if she needs help, they direct her to the 18th floor... except there is no 18th floor.
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This volume follows a confused woman who goes to a department store to buy a golden thimble as a gift for her mother. She keeps thinking the mannequins are talking to her. When someone finally asks her if she needs help, they direct her to the 18th floor... except there is no 18th floor.
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Boring and dull. The comic book fails to offer what made the show so addicting. Something about this is just boring and uninteresting. I have no idea if it was the subject matter but the dialogue between these characters was just painfully bad. It took me days to finish this because nothing about it appealed to me. I would open it and just look at it in disgust. Tedious would be the most accurate word for this. The artwork felt like Disney,not creepy at all.The climax sucks and the resolution do...more
Not a bad book. The artwork is solid, but lacks depth. The After Hours was a reasonable episode of The Twilight Zone, not one of the best, not one of the worst, but it probably wouldn't be one of my first choices to adapt as a graphic novel. The art os okay. Well drawn enough, but lacking depth.
Perhaps the most interesting part of it is the inclusion of scenes which were written for the episode, but never made it in. They don't add much to the story and I don't think the original ep...more
Perhaps the most interesting part of it is the inclusion of scenes which were written for the episode, but never made it in. They don't add much to the story and I don't think the original ep...more
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I thought this was kind of boring. The pictures were simplistic. Also the time period was strange. I found the actions confusing sometimes; I felt that certain scenes didn't clearly convey what was happening. Also the setting was confusing: it didn't really seem accurate to the 1950s, but nowadays women don't usually wear dresses shopping! I'm sure this was a scary TV show, but it was a boring graphic novel to me.
This was the first episode I actually saw on tv from the Twilight Zone and I was instantly hooked! First of all, the thrill of watching a classic Sci-Fi/Mistery/Unique show and on top of that to watch it in the middle of the night it was exciting.
Much more was my excitement when in a visit to my local library I saw this Graphic Novel/Book about it. It's so amazing!
Much more was my excitement when in a visit to my local library I saw this Graphic Novel/Book about it. It's so amazing!
Reviewed by LadyJay for TeensReadToo.com
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.
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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.
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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 ...more
One Sentence Review: Nice enough but essentially this is just a novelization of the television show, without a lot of risk taken with either the art or the presentation.
I usually don't read graphic novels, but this one caught my eye - big fan of "The Twilight Zone" and Rod Sterling. CREEPY!!
If you found the movie "Mannequin" to be terrifying, this one's for you. Otherwise, it's not one of the stronger entries in this series...
Graphic novelization of the TZ where the mannequins come alive :) Not as good as the show, but fun.
Rod Serling's Twilight Zone series, this episode 'The After Hours' was originally aired in June of 1960...
A fine adaptation. The text has lost some luster over the last fifty years.
Great art, and a faithful adaptation of the Twilight Zone episode.
Story about mannequin.
I was delighted to read this new graphic series of Twilight Zone stories. The presentation is well-fitted to the stories, and each includes the narration that Serling would have presented with the TV show, as well as a little background on the series.
This was one of my favorite shows as a kid, and the graphic versions do it justice. I can't wait to read more of these!
This was one of my favorite shows as a kid, and the graphic versions do it justice. I can't wait to read more of these!
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This was a nice adaptation of the show, and one that I think will appeal to teens, more so than the other one I read (Walking Distance). I'm pretty sure I'd seen this episode, but the comic adaptation kept me interested right up to the end. A good example of what the series is capable of. Now let's see them adapt To Serve Mankind!
A good graphic novel, a great idea, but... not the best episode. It was kind of lame. But, I'm looking forward to more of these.
I loved Twilight Zone and this book was pure creepy fun.
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